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Wasfi_Bounni
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May 06, 2021
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What does the BIG-IP LTM do when it can not insert an X-Forwarded-For

Hi;   I have an F5 virtual server listening on port 8080 and load balancing two forward explicit proxies. I want the F5 to add an XFF header as I am using SNAT auto map.   The F5 is only loa...
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    Niels_van_Sluis
    May 06, 2021

    Hi Wasfi,

     

    When using LTM without the required licenses like SSLO or SWG to intercept SSL traffic via the Explict Forward Proxy, it will just pass the SSL traffic without changing the payload.

     

    Kind regards,

     

    --Niels

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Niels_van_Sluis
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May 06, 2021

Hi Wasfi,

 

When using LTM without the required licenses like SSLO or SWG to intercept SSL traffic via the Explict Forward Proxy, it will just pass the SSL traffic without changing the payload.

 

Kind regards,

 

--Niels