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    hoolio
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    Hi,

     

     

    Is this an HTTP application? What kind of authentication does the application use? Is the username sent in the HTTP headers or payload? Here is an example iRule which parses the username from the Authorization header or payload using a stream profile:

     

     

    http://devcentral.f5.com/wiki/default.aspx/iRules/parse_username_from_http_requests_rule.html

     

     

    And here is an example from Deb which shows a method for rate limiting POST requests by parsing the username from the Authorization header:

     

     

    http://devcentral.f5.com/wiki/default.aspx/iRules/RateLimit_HTTPRequest.html

     

     

    Aaron