Solving for true-source IP with global load balancers in Google Cloud

Global load balancers in Google cloud perform source NAT of traffic. Since they do support PROXY protocol, administrators have a path to maintaining true source IP when using this option.

Background Recently a customer approached us with requirements that may seem contradictory: true source IP persistence, global distribution of load balancers (LB's), TCP-only proxying, and alias IP...
Updated May 02, 2024
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May 02, 2024

Excellent documentation, thanks for sharing this valuable information.

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