HTTP Basic Access Authentication iRule Style
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Published Sep 30, 2010
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Nimbostratus
NimbostratusHere's an updated iRule for 11.x that should work:
when HTTP_REQUEST {
binary scan [ md5 [HTTP::password]] H* password
if { [class lookup "[HTTP::username]" authorized_users] equals $password } {
log local0. "User [HTTP::username] has been authorized to access virtual server [virtual name]"
Insert iRule-based application code here if necessary
} else {
if { [string length [HTTP::password]] != 0 } {
log local0. "User [HTTP::username] has been denied access to virtual server [virtual name]"
}
HTTP::respond 401 WWW-Authenticate "Basic realm=\"Secured Area\""
}
}