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Andreia
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Jan 24, 2023

How to "Convert" NGINX to iRules?

Hi, We have an NGINX that works as a reverse proxy to do mTLS with clients and that is also validated (mTLS) by the API that receives requests from this reverse proxy. I need to create a Virtual Se...
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Jan 24, 2023

Hi! Thanks for answering!
In fact, the mTLS part with the client I managed to do by making an iRule that validates the client's certificate data and configuring the SSL Profile Client to require the client's certificate. My problem is in these " proxy_set_header X-SSL-I-DN $ssl_client_i_dn;", for example, "add_header x-debug-client-cert-i-dn $ssl_client_i_dn always;, I have no idea how to implement this via iRule. A part that competes certificates and SSL Profile client is OK I believe.
But that "proxy_pass https://api-dev.acme.com;" what would it be? A redirect? And how do I make it so that, when BIG-IP does this redirect, the API validates the BIG-IP certificate? I thought of configuring this in the SSL Profile Server, but that would only make sense if I put the API address in a pool, which is not the case if the "proxy_pass" is indeed a redirect....so how does the API Would you validate the data from auth-test-dev.acme.com.br?
I believe it is not a complex thing, but the pressure is great to implement it. šŸ˜ž