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mhd90_359601
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Dec 12, 2018

Values in X-Forwarded-For when SNAT is enable

Hi I have a case where user has pointed out that the X-Forwarded-For has F5 self ip. F5 has automap enabled. Is this expected behaviour? The VS has tcp profile, so nothing being done by F5 to the htt...
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DaveS_377638
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I suggest you look at the server that is the node for the VS that is setting this header. Since the LTM is set for SNAT/automap, the self IP address will be the client address seen by that server.

 

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DaveS_377638
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Dec 14, 2018

XFF is used to indicate the originating IP address. The configuration details you've given for the LTM means it's not including the header so it must be the back end server that is doing it, confirmed by the address being the LTM self address.

 

Is this expected behaviour - it will be if server is configured for XFF insertion.