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bookbinder_1115
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Sep 21, 2010

Using the F5 as a Reverse Proxy for RSA SecurID Self Service

Hey Everyone, I am new to the F5 load balancer and iRules. From what I understand the F5 load balancer has the ability to act as a reverse proxy. In order to make the RSA device accessible from the w...
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hoolio
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Sep 22, 2010
If the internal server is configured for https://HostName.Domain.com:7004/console-selfservice/ and the external URL they want to present is https://rsa.website.com/, I'd guess the host header needs to be rewritten. I wonder if only the / URI needs to be rewritten to /console-selfservice/ or all URIs need to have this string prepended.

 

 

You could either do this rewriting with ProxyPass or with a streamlined version which is more tailored to the exact requirements.

 

 

http://devcentral.f5.com/wiki/default.aspx/iRules/proxypass

 

http://devcentral.f5.com/wiki/default.aspx/iRules/proxypassv10

 

 

Aaron