View NAT / SNAT Sessions
Hi, I have recently enabled an SNAT in an iRule: switch -exact -- "1" [IP::addr [getfield [IP::client_addr] "%" "1"] equals 10.80.0.0/16] { snat automap } and I am trying to work out how many sessions are being SNAT'd as a result of this change. Issuing the commands: sho ltm nat sho ltm snat sho sys connection cs-client-addr 10.80.0.202 etc are not giving me any results. I am not so much interested in the details of the sessions, just totals so I can verify that I'm not exceeding the 64k limit but obviously doing something wrong. Thanks James
iRule - Url rewrite and header replace and pool selection not working
I have a scenario where I need to perform a header replace and url rewrite and select a pool. I have several sites that I need to select a specific pool and they all have to come through the same virtual server. When I select a pool the content returned is not complete. The web page is missing formatting and content. If I define a default pool that would be used for the specific site the content returned is complete for that site but still missing content for the other sites not using a default pool. I have tried a /32 oneconnet profile and that made no difference. Below is my irule when HTTP_REQUEST { switch -glob [string tolower [HTTP::host]] { "mywebsite.test.edu" { switch -glob [string tolower [HTTP::uri]] { "/mytestsite1" { HTTP::redirect "https://mywebsite.test.edu/mytestsite1/Authentication/Login?" } "/mytestsite1/*" {if {[HTTP::host] ne ""} { HTTP::header replace Host "differentname.test.edu" HTTP::uri [string map -nocase {"/mytestsite1/" "/differentname1/"} [HTTP::uri]] } pool mypool1 return } "/mytestsite2" { HTTP::redirect "https://mywebsite.test.edu/mytestsite2/Authentication/Login?" } "/mytestsite2/*" { if {[HTTP::host] ne ""} { HTTP::header replace Host "differentname.test.edu" HTTP::uri [string map -nocase {"/mytestsite2/" "/differentname2/"} [HTTP::uri]] } pool mypool2 return } "/mytestsite3" { HTTP::redirect "https://mywebsite.test.edu/mytestsite3/Authentication/Login?" } "/mytestsite3/*" { if {[HTTP::host] ne ""} { HTTP::header replace Host "differentname.test.edu" HTTP::uri [string map -nocase {"/mytestsite3/" "/differentname3/"} [HTTP::uri]] } pool mypool3 return } } } } }
APM Configuration to Support Duo MFA using iRule
Overview BIG-IP APM has supported Duo as an MFA provider for a long time with RADIUS-based integration. Recently, Duo has added support for Universal Prompt that uses Open ID Connect (OIDC) protocol to provide two-factor authentication. To integrate APM as an OIDC client and resource server, and Duo as an Identity Provider (IdP), Duo requires the user’s logon name and custom parameters to be sent for Authentication and Token request. This guide describes the configuration required on APM to enable Duo MFA integration using an iRule. iRules addresses the custom parameter challenges by generating the needed custom values and saving them in session variables, which the OAuth Client agent then uses to perform MFA with Duo. This integration procedure is supported on BIG-IP versions 13.1, 14.1x, 15.1x, and 16.x. To integrate Duo MFA with APM, complete the following tasks: 1. Choose deployment type: Per-request or Per-session 2. Configure credentials and policies for MFA on the DUO web portal 3. Create OAuth objects on the BIG-IP system 4. Configure the iRule 5. Create the appropriate access policy/policies on the BIG-IP system 6. Apply policy/policies and iRule to the APM virtual server Choose deployment type APM supports two different types of policies for performing authentication functions. Per-session policies: Per-session policies provide authentication and authorization functions that occur only at the beginning of a user’s session. These policies are compatible with most APM use cases such as VPN, Webtop portal, Remote Desktop, federation IdP, etc. Per-request policies: Per-request policies provide dynamic authentication and authorization functionality that may occur at any time during a user’s session, such as step-up authentication or auditing functions only for certain resources. These policies are only compatible with Identity Aware Proxy and Web Access Management use cases and cannot be used with VPN or webtop portals. This guide contains information about setting up both policy types. Prerequisites Ensure the BIG-IP system has DNS and internet connectivity to contact Duo directly for validating the user's OAuth tokens. Configure credentials and policies for MFA on Duo web portal Before you can protect your F5 BIG-IP APM Web application with Duo, you will first need to sign up for a Duo account. 1. Log in to the Duo Admin Panel and navigate to Applications. 2. Click Protect an application. Figure 1: Duo Admin Panel – Protect an Application 3. Locate the entry for F5 BIG-IP APM Web in the applications list and click Protect to get the Client ID, Client secret, and API hostname. You will need this information to configure objects on APM. Figure 2: Duo Admin Panel – F5 BIG-IP APM Web 4. As DUO is used as a secondary authentication factor, the user’s logon name is sent along with the authentication request. Depending on your security policy, you may want to pre-provision users in Duo, or you may allow them to self-provision to set their preferred authentication type when they first log on. To add users to the Duo system, navigate to the Dashboard page and click the Add New... -> Add User button. A Duo username should match the user's primary authentication username. Refer to the https://duo.com/docs/enrolling-users link for the different methods of user enrollment. Refer to Duo Universal Prompt for additional information on Duo’s two-factor authentication. Create OAuth objects on the BIG-IP system Create a JSON web key When APM is configured to act as an OAuth client or resource server, it uses JSON web keys (JWKs) to validate the JSON web tokens it receives from Duo. To create a JSON web key: 1. On the Main tab, select Access > Federation > JSON Web Token > Key Configuration. The Key Configuration screen opens. 2. To add a new key configuration, click Create. 3. In the ID and Shared Secret fields, enter the Client ID and Client Secret values respectively obtained from Duo when protecting the application. 4. In the Type list, select the cryptographic algorithm used to sign the JSON web key. Figure 3: Key Configuration screen 5. Click Save. Create a JSON web token As an OAuth client or resource server, APM validates the JSON web tokens (JWT) it receives from Duo. To create a JSON web token: 1. On the Main tab, select Access > Federation > JSON Web Token > Token Configuration. The Token Configuration screen opens. 2. To add a new token configuration, click Create. 3. In the Issuer field, enter the API hostname value obtained from Duo when protecting the application. 4. In the Signing Algorithms area, select from the Available list and populate the Allowed and Blocked lists. 5. In the Keys (JWK) area, select the previously configured JSON web key in the allowed list of keys. Figure 4: Token Configuration screen 6. Click Save. Configure Duo as an OAuth provider APM uses the OAuth provider settings to get URIs on the external OAuth authorization server for JWT web tokens. To configure an OAuth provider: 1. On the Main tab, select Access > Federation > OAuth Client / Resource Server > Provider. The Provider screen opens. 2. To add a provider, click Create. 3. In the Name field, type a name for the provider. 4. From the Type list, select Custom. 5. For Token Configuration (JWT), select a configuration from the list. 6. In the Authentication URI field, type the URI on the provider where APM should redirect the user for authentication. The hostname is the same as the API hostname in the Duo application. 7. In the Token URI field, type the URI on the provider where APM can get a token. The hostname is the same as the API hostname in the Duo application. Figure 5: OAuth Provider screen 8. Click Finished. Configure Duo server for APM The OAuth Server settings specify the OAuth provider and role that Access Policy Manager (APM) plays with that provider. It also sets the Client ID, Client Secret, and Client’s SSL certificates that APM uses to communicate with the provider. To configure a Duo server: 1. On the Main tab, select Access > Federation > OAuth Client / Resource Server > OAuth Server. The OAuth Server screen opens. 2. To add a server, click Create. 3. In the Name field, type a name for the Duo server. 4. From the Mode list, select how you want the APM to be configured. 5. From the Type list, select Custom. 6. From the OAuth Provider list, select the Duo provider. 7. From the DNS Resolver list, select a DNS resolver (or click the plus (+) icon, create a DNS resolver, and then select it). 8. In the Token Validation Interval field, type a number. In a per-request policy subroutine configured to validate the token, the subroutine repeats at this interval or the expiry time of the access token, whichever is shorter. 9. In the Client Settings area, paste the Client ID and Client secret you obtained from Duo when protecting the application. 10. From the Client's ServerSSL Profile Name, select a server SSL profile. Figure 6: OAuth Server screen 11. Click Finished. Configure an auth-redirect-request and a token-request Requests specify the HTTP method, parameters, and headers to use for the specific type of request. An auth-redirect-request tells Duo where to redirect the end-user, and a token-request accesses the authorization server for obtaining an access token. To configure an auth-redirect-request: 1. On the Main tab, select Access > Federation > OAuth Client / Resource Server > Request. The Request screen opens. 2. To add a request, click Create. 3. In the Name field, type a name for the request. 4. For the HTTP Method, select GET. 5. For the Type, select auth-redirect-request. 6. As shown in Figure 7, specify the list of GET parameters to be sent: request parameter with value depending on the type of policy For per-request policy: %{subsession.custom.jwt_duo} For per-session policy: %{session.custom.jwt_duo} client_id parameter with type client-id response_type parameter with type response-type Figure 7: Request screen with auth-redirect-request (Use “subsession.custom…” for Per-request or “session.custom…” for Per-session) 7. Click Finished. To configure a token-request: 1. On the Main tab, select Access > Federation > OAuth Client / Resource Server > Request. The Request screen opens. 2. To add a request, click Create. 3. In the Name field, type a name for the request. 4. For the HTTP Method, select POST. 5. For the Type, select token-request. 6. As shown in Figure 8, specify the list of POST parameters to be sent: client_assertion parameter with value depending on the type of policy For per-request policy: %{subsession.custom.jwt_duo_token} For per-session policy: %{session.custom.jwt_duo_token} client_assertion_type parameter with value urn:ietf:params:oauth:client-assertion-type:jwt-bearer grant_type parameter with type grant-type redirect_uri parameter with type redirect-uri Figure 8: Request screen with token-request (Use “subsession.custom…” for Per-request or “session.custom…” for Per-session) 7. Click Finished. Configure the iRule iRules gives you the ability to customize and manage your network traffic. Configure an iRule that creates the required sub-session variables and usernames for Duo integration. Note: This iRule has sections for both per-request and per-session policies and can be used for either type of deployment. To configure an iRule: 1. On the Main tab, click Local Traffic > iRules. 2. To create an iRules, click Create. 3. In the Name field, type a name for the iRule. 4. Copy the sample code given below and paste it in the Definition field. Replace the following variables with values specific to the Duo application: <Duo Client ID> in the getClientId function with Duo Application ID. <Duo API Hostname> in the createJwtToken function with API Hostname. For example, https://api-duohostname.com/oauth/v1/token. <JSON Web Key> in the getJwkName function with the configured JSON web key. Note: The iRule ID here is set as JWT_CREATE. You can rename the ID as desired. You specify this ID in the iRule Event agent in Visual Policy Editor. Note: The variables used in the below example are global, which may affect your performance. Refer to the K95240202: Understanding iRule variable scope article for further information on global variables, and determine if you use a local variable for your implementation. when ACCESS_POLICY_AGENT_EVENT { if { [ACCESS::policy agent_id] eq "JWT_CREATE" } { set duo_uname [ACCESS::session data get "session.logon.last.username"] # Inline logic for creating JWT set header "{\"alg\":\"HS512\",\"typ\":\"JWT\"}" set exp [expr {[clock seconds] + 900}] set client_id "<Duo Client ID>" set redirect_uri "https://[ACCESS::session data get session.server.network.name]/oauth/client/redirect" set payload "{\"response_type\": \"code\",\"scope\":\"openid\",\"exp\":${exp},\"client_id\":\"${client_id}\",\"redirect_uri\":\"${redirect_uri}\",\"duo_uname\":\"${duo_uname}\"}" set jwt_duo [ACCESS::oauth sign -header $header -payload $payload -alg HS512 -key "<JSON Web Key>"] ACCESS::session data set session.custom.jwt_duo $jwt_duo # JWT Token creation set aud "<Duo API Hostname>" set jti [string range [clock seconds] 0 31] set token_payload "{\"sub\": \"${client_id}\",\"iss\":\"${client_id}\",\"aud\":\"${aud}\",\"exp\":${exp},\"jti\":\"${jti}\"}" set jwt_duo_token [ACCESS::oauth sign -header $header -payload $token_payload -alg HS512 -key "<JSON Web Key>"] ACCESS::session data set session.custom.jwt_duo_token $jwt_duo_token } } when ACCESS_PER_REQUEST_AGENT_EVENT { if { [ACCESS::perflow get perflow.irule_agent_id] eq "JWT_CREATE" } { set duo_uname [ACCESS::session data get "session.logon.last.username"] set header "{\"alg\":\"HS512\",\"typ\":\"JWT\"}" set exp [expr {[clock seconds] + 900}] set client_id "<Duo Client ID>" set redirect_uri "https://[ACCESS::session data get session.server.network.name]/oauth/client/redirect" set payload "{\"response_type\": \"code\",\"scope\":\"openid\",\"exp\":${exp},\"client_id\":\"${client_id}\",\"redirect_uri\":\"${redirect_uri}\",\"duo_uname\":\"${duo_uname}\"}" set jwt_duo [ACCESS::oauth sign -header $header -payload $payload -alg HS512 -key "<JSON Web Key>"] ACCESS::perflow set perflow.custom $jwt_duo # JWT Token creation set aud "<Duo API Hostname>" set jti [string range [clock seconds] 0 31] set token_payload "{\"sub\": \"${client_id}\",\"iss\":\"${client_id}\",\"aud\":\"${aud}\",\"exp\":${exp},\"jti\":\"${jti}\"}" set jwt_duo_token [ACCESS::oauth sign -header $header -payload $token_payload -alg HS512 -key "<JSON Web Key>"] ACCESS::perflow set perflow.scratchpad $jwt_duo_token } } Note: iRule updated 11/27/2024 to eliminate CMP demotion. Figure 9: iRule screen 5. Click Finished. Create the appropriate access policy/policies on the BIG-IP system Per-request policy Skip this section for a per-session type deployment The per-request policy is used to perform secondary authentication with Duo. Configure the access policies through the access menu, using the Visual Policy Editor. The per-request access policy must have a subroutine with an iRule Event, Variable Assign, and an OAuth Client agent that requests authorization and tokens from an OAuth server. You may use other per-request policy items such as URL branching or Client Type to call Duo only for certain target URIs. Figure 10 shows a subroutine named duosubroutine in the per-request policy that handles Duo MFA authentication. Figure 10: Per-request policy in Visual Policy Editor Configuring the iRule Event agent The iRule Event agent specifies the iRule ID to be executed for Duo integration. In the ID field, type the iRule ID as configured in the iRule. Figure 11: iRule Event agent in Visual Policy Editor Configuring the Variable Assign agent The Variable Assign agent specifies the variables for token and redirect requests and assigns a value for Duo MFA in a subroutine. This is required only for per-request type deployment. Add sub-session variables as custom variables and assign their custom Tcl expressions as shown in Figure 12. subsession.custom.jwt_duo_token = return [mcget {perflow.scratchpad}] subsession.custom.jwt_duo = return [mcget {perflow.custom}] Figure 12: Variable Assign agent in Visual Policy Editor Configuring the OAuth Client agent An OAuth Client agent requests authorization and tokens from the Duo server. Specify OAuth parameters as shown in Figure 13. In the Server list, select the Duo server to which the OAuth client directs requests. In the Authentication Redirect Request list, select the auth-redirect-request configured earlier. In the Token Request list, select the token-request configured earlier. Some deployments may not need the additional information provided by OpenID Connect. You could, in that case, disable it. Figure 13: OAuth Client agent in Visual Policy Editor Per-session policy Configure the Per Session policy as appropriate for your chosen deployment type. Per-request: The per-session policy must contain at least one logon page to set the username variable in the user’s session. Preferably it should also perform some type of primary authentication. This validated username is used later in the per-request policy. Per-session: The per-session policy is used for all authentication. A per-request policy is not used. Figures 14a and 14b show a per-session policy that runs when a client initiates a session. Depending on the actions you include in the access policy, it can authenticate the user and perform actions that populate session variables with data for use throughout the session. Figure 14a: Per-session policy in Visual Policy Editor performs both primary authentication and Duo authentication (for per-session use case) Figure 14b: Per-session policy in Visual Policy Editor performs primary authentication only (for per-request use case) Apply policy/policies and iRule to the APM virtual server Finally, apply the per-request policy, per-session policy, and iRule to the APM virtual server. You assign iRules as a resource to the virtual server that users connect. Configure the virtual server’s default pool to the protected local web resource. Apply policy/policies to the virtual server Per-request policy To attach policies to the virtual server: 1. On the Main tab, click Local Traffic > Virtual Servers. 2. Select the Virtual Server. 3. In the Access Policy section, select the policy you created. 4. Click Finished. Figure 15: Access Policy section in Virtual Server (per-request policy) Per-session policy Figure 16 shows the Access Policy section in Virtual Server when the per-session policy is deployed. Figure 16: Access Policy section in Virtual Server (per-session policy) Apply iRule to the virtual server To attach the iRule to the virtual server: 1. On the Main tab, click Local Traffic > Virtual Servers. 2. Select the Virtual Server. 3. Select the Resources tab. 4. Click Manage in the iRules section. 5. Select an iRule from the Available list and add it to the Enabled list. 6. Click Finished.
Need to restrict access to URLs
Hello team, I have a new https://xyz.com that needs to be published to internet. We are planning to launch its services in phases. For 1st phase I have received set of 29 URI paths (These are wildcard URI path i.e https://xyz.com/asdf/xyz/morning*) that needs to be accessible from internet public IPv4 & public IPv6 IPs. Any other URI paths than these 29 paths should be redirected to https://oldapplication.com when accessed from internet public IPv4 & public IPv6 IPs. Access to https://xyz.com from internal organization private IPs should be accessible without any URI path restriction. Please inform how I can achieve above requirement using iRule or LTM policy or WAF. Thanks in advanceBIG-IP Next: iRules pool routing
If you use routing in iRules with the pool command in BIG-IP and you’re starting to kick the tires on BIG-IP Next in your lab environments, please note the pool reference is not just the pool name. For example, in classic BIG-IP, if I had a pool named myPool then the command in my iRule would just be pool myPool. In BIG-IP Next (as of this publish date, they are working on restoring the relative path) you will need these additional details: Tenant Name Application Name Pool Service Name The format for the pool reference is then: pool /app/myTenantName:ApplicationName/pool/PoolServiceName Consider this partial AS3 declaration (stripped down to the necessary lines for brevity): { "class": "ADC", "tenant2zBLVQCbR2unEw5ge6nVrQ": { "class": "Tenant", "testapp1": { "class": "Application", "pool_reference_test_7_testvip1": { "class": "iRule", "iRule": { "base64": "" } }, "testpool1": { "class": "Pool" }, "testpool2": { "class": "Pool" }, "testpool2_service": { "class": "Service_Pool", "pool": "testpool2" }, "testpool3": { "class": "Pool" }, "testpool3_service": { "class": "Service_Pool", "pool": "testpool3" }, "testvip1": { "class": "Service_HTTP", "iRules": [ "pool_reference_test_7_testvip1" ], "pool": "testpool1", "virtualAddresses": [ "10.0.2.51" ], "virtualPort": 80 } } } } In this case, there is a default pool (testpool1) attached to the virtual server, but the ones that will require routing in the iRule, testpool2 and testpool3, are not attached. They are mapped in the Service_Pool classes though, and that's what we need for the iRule. From this declaration, we need: Tenant Name: tenant2zBLVQCbR2unEw5ge6nVrQ Application Name: testapp1 Service Pool Names: testpool2_service, testpool3_service The original iRule then, as shown here: when HTTP_REQUEST { if { [string tolower [HTTP::uri]] == "/tp2" } { pool testpool2 HTTP::uri / } elseif { [string tolower [HTTP::uri]] == "/tp3" } { pool testpool3 HTTP::uri / } } Becomes: when HTTP_REQUEST { if { [string tolower [HTTP::uri]] == "/tp2" } { pool /app/tenant2zBLVQCbR2unEw5ge6nVrQ:testapp1/pool/testpool2_service HTTP::uri / } elseif { [string tolower [HTTP::uri]] == "/tp3" } { pool /app/tenant2zBLVQCbR2unEw5ge6nVrQ:testapp1/pool/testpool3_service HTTP::uri / } } When creating an application service in the Central Manager GUI, here’s the workflow I used: Create the application service without the iRule, but with whatever pools you’re going to route to so that the pools and pool services are defined. Validate the app and view results. This is where you’ll find your tenant and service pool names. The app’s name should be obvious as you set it! Go ahead and deploy; there isn’t a way here to save drafts currently. Create or edit the iRule with the pool format above with your details. Edit the deployment to reference your iRule (and the correct version), then redeploy. This should get you where you need to be! Comment below or start a thread in the forums if you get stuck.
Viprion F5 sending logs to Qradar need the slot number removed
when sending the log to qradar it comes up in the format of slot/hostname <132>Aug 11 15:27:37 slot1/testf502 warning tmm[11723]: 01260026:4: No shared ciphers between SSL peers 185.181.102.18.56372:192.168.10.156.443. looking to remove the slot from the log entry before sending to qradar to allow for better sorting.Direct Access 2012 and f5
We are testing Direct Access 2012 and are planning to use the f5 to handle load balancing between two DA servers. I haven't found much info specific to using f5, mainly this:http://www.f5.com/pdf/white-papers/...ess-tb.pdf The only real technical documentation is the old Forefront UAG back in 2009: https://devcentral.f5.com/tech-tips...bjKNinnbaM http://www.f5.com/pdf/deployment-guides/f5-uag-dg.pdf I would like verifaction that the this older documention is still relevant with DA 2012. Thanks MykelGetting Started with iRules: Directing Traffic
The intent of this getting started series was to be a journey through the basics of both iRules and programming concepts alike, bringing everyone up to speed on the necessary topics to tackle iRules in all their glory. Whether you’re a complete newbie to scripting or a seasoned veteran, we want everyone to be able to enjoy iRules equally, or at least as near as we can manage. As we wrap this series, it is our hope that it has been helpful to that end, and that you'll be eager to move on to intermediate topics in the next series. In this final entry in the series, we’re taking a look at what I think is likely the thing that many people believe is the primary if not one of the sole uses of iRules before they are indoctrinated into the iRuling ways: routing. That is, directing traffic to a particular location or in a given fashion based on … well, just about anything in the client request. Of course, this is only scratching the surface of what iRules is capable. Whether it's content manipulation, security, or authentication, there’s a huge amount that iRules can do beyond routing. That being said, routing and the various forms that it can take with a bit of lenience as to the traditional definition of the term, is a powerful function which iRules can provide. First of all, keep in mind that the BIG-IP platform is a full, bi-directional proxy, which means we can inspect and act upon any data in the transaction bound in either direction, ingress or egress. This means that we can technically affect traffic routing either from the client to the server or vice versa, depending on your needs. For simplicity’s sake, and because it’s the most common use case, let’s keep the focus of this article to only dealing with client-side routing, e.g. routing that takes place when a client request occurs, to determine the destination server to deliver the traffic to. Even looking at just this particular portion of the picture there are many options for routing from within iRules. Each of the following commands can change the flow of traffic through a virtual, and as such is something I’ll attempt to elucidate: pool node virtual HTTP::redirect reject drop discard As you can see there are some very different commands here, not all of them what you would consider traditional “routing” style commands, but each has a say in the outcome of where the traffic ends up. Let’s take a look at them in a bit more detail. pool The pool command is probably the most straight-forward, “bread and butter” routing command available from within iRules. The idea is very simple, you want to direct traffic, for whatever reason, to a given pool of servers. This simple command gets exactly that job done. Just supply the name of the pool you’d like to direct the traffic to and you’re done. Whether your criteria for allowing traffic to a given pool, or whether you’re trying to route traffic to one of several different pools based on client info or just about anything else, an iRule with a simple pool command will get you there. The pool command is the preferred method of simple traffic routing such as this because by using the pool construct you’re getting a lot of bang for your buck. The underlying infrastructure of monitors and reporting and such is a powerful thing, and shouldn’t be overlooked. There is, however, one other permutation of this command: pool [member []] Perhaps you don’t want to route to one of several pools, but instead want to route to a single pool but with more granularity. What if you don’t want to just route to the pool but to actually select which member inside the pool the traffic will be sent to? Easy enough, specify the “member” flag along with with the IP and port, and you’re set to go. This looks like: when CLIENT_ACCEPTED { if { [IP::addr [IP::client_addr] equals 10.10.10.10] } { pool my_pool } } when HTTP_REQUEST { if { [HTTP::uri] ends_with ".gif" } { if { [LB::status pool my_Pool member 10.1.2.200 80] eq "down" } { log "Server $ip $port down!" pool fallback_Pool } else { pool my_Pool member 10.1.2.200 80 } } } node So when directing traffic to a pool or a member in a pool, the pool command is the obvious choice. What if, however, you want to direct traffic to a server that may not be part of your configuration? What if you want to route to either a server not contained in a particular pool, whether that’s bouncing the request back out to some external server or to an off the grid type back-end server that isn’t a pool member yet? Enter the node command. The node command provides precisely this functionality. All you have to do is supply an IP address (and a port, if the desired port is different than the client-side destination port), and traffic is on its way. No pool member or configuration objects required. Keep in mind, of course, that because you aren’t routing traffic to an object within the BIG-IP statistics, connection information and status won’t be available for this connection. when HTTP_REQUEST { if { [HTTP::uri] ends_with ".gif" } { node 10.1.2.200 80 } } virtual The pool command routes traffic to a given pool, the node command to a particular node…it stands to reason that the virtual command would route traffic to the virtual of your choice, right? That is, in fact, precisely what the command does – allows you to route traffic from one virtual server to another within the same BIG-IP. That’s not all it does, though. This command allows for a massively complex set of scenarios, which I won’t even try to cover in any form of completeness. A couple of examples could be layered authentication, selective profile enabling, or perhaps late stage content re-writing post LB decision. Depending on your needs, there are two basic functions that this command provides. On is to add another level of flexibility to allow users to span multiple virtuals for a single connection. This command makes that easy, taking away the tricks the old timers may remember trying to perform to achieve something similar. Simply supply the name of whichever virtual you want to be the next stop for the inbound traffic, and you’re set. The other function is to return the name of the virtual server itself. If a virtual name is not supplied the command simply returns the name of the current VIP executing the iRule, which is actually quite useful in several different scenarios. Whether you’re looking to do virtual based rate limiting or use some wizardry to side-step SSL issues, the CodeShare has some interesting takes on how to make use of this functionality. when HTTP_REQUEST { # Send request to a new virtual server virtual my_post_processing_server } when HTTP_REQUEST { log local0. "Current virtual server name: [virtual name]" } HTTP::redirect While not something I would consider a traditional routing command, the redirection functionality within iRules has become a massively utilized feature and I’d be remiss in leaving it out, as it can obviously affect the outcome of where the traffic lands. While the above commands all affect the destination of the traffic invisibly to the user, the redirect command is more of a client-side function. It responds to the client browser indicating that the desired content is located elsewhere, by issuing an HTTP 302 temporary redirect. This can be hugely useful for many things from custom URIs to domain consolidation to … well, this command has been put through its paces in the years since iRules v9. Simple and efficient, the only required argument is a full URL to which the traffic will be routed, though not directly. Keep in mind that if you redirect a user to an outside URL you are removing the BIG-IP and as such your iRule(s) from the new request initiated by the client. when HTTP_RESPONSE { if { [HTTP::uri] eq “/app1?user=admin”} { HTTP::redirect "http://www.example.com/admin" } } reject The reject command does exactly what you’d expect: rejects connections. If there is some reason you’re looking to actively terminate a connection in a not so graceful but very immediate fashion, this is the command for you. It severs the given flow completely and alerts the user that their session has been terminated. This can be useful in preventing unwanted traffic from a particular virtual or pool, for weeding out unwanted clients all-together, etc. when CLIENT_ACCEPTED { if { [TCP::local_port] != 443 } { reject } } drop & discard These two commands have identical functionality. They do effectively the same thing as the reject command, that is, prevent traffic from reaching its intended destination but they do so in a very different manner. Rather than overtly refusing content, terminating the connection and as such alerting the client that the connection has been closed, the discard or drop commands are subtler. They simply do away with the affected traffic and leave the client without any status as to the delivery. This small difference can be very important in some security scenarios where it is far more beneficial to not notify an attacker that their attempts are being thwarted. when SERVER_CONNECTED { if { [IP::addr [IP::client_addr] equals 10.1.1.80] } { discard log local0. "connection discarded from [IP::client_addr]" } } Routing traffic is by no means the most advanced or glamorous thing that iRules can do, but it is valuable and quite powerful nonetheless. Combing advanced, full packet inspection with the ability to manipulate the flow of traffic leaves you with near endless options for how to deliver traffic in your infrastructure, and allows for greater flexibility with your deployments. This kind of fine grained control is part of what leads to a tailored user experience which is something that iRules can offer in a very unique and powerful way. Internal Virtual Server This isn't directly an iRules routing technology, though there are plenty of iRules entry points into this unique routing scenario on BIG-IP, so I thought I'd share. The internal virtual server is reachable only by configuration of an adapt profile on a standard virtual server. Once the configuration routing is place, events and commands related to content adaption (ICAP, though not required) are available to make decision on traffic manipulation and further routing. Check out the overview on AskF5.
Uri Rewrite and relative Uri's/Links
Hello Folks, I think it's more an theoretical question, but with a practical background. I've the following secenario. Client side is requesting "https://www.domain.com/app Proxy performs a HTTP:uri rewrite from /app to "/" (content on backend system is in the root directory). That's working fine -> I'll get a Login mask and then I'll get some incomplete content back in the browser. After looking the site source code I'll find a lot of "relative links" <!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"><head><meta charset="utf-8"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no"> <base href="/" /> <link href="css/rich-text/bundle.min.css" rel="stylesheet"> <link href="css/rich-text/css/dx.light.css" rel="stylesheet"> <link href="css/rich-text/bundle-richedit.min.css" rel="stylesheet"> <script src="_framework/blazor.webassembly.js"></script> <script src="_content/MudBlazor/MudBlazor.min.js"></script> <script src="_content/Dsm.Blazor.Components/common.bundle.js"></script> <script src="_content/Dsm.Blazor.Components/contextmenu.bundle.js"></script> and so on. The problem is, the browser is requesting all these links without the subdirectory /app https://www.domain.com/css/rich-text instead of https://www.domain.com/app/css/rich-text A search on the WWW says that the usage of subfolders + rewrites with relative paths should not really be a problem. Or rather, this was described as a workaround. According to my understanding of relative links, these should simply be added to the existing browser URL during the request. Do I have a problem understanding relative links here or could be the <base href="/" /> the problem (because all paths are relative to / [root path] thus removing the /app path from subsequent requests)? Thanks in advance for you help. rschwarzIrule for Host block with custom ASM violation
Dears, I have following scenarios, 1. if Traffic from Internal user/IP --- > Allow connection 2. Traffic from internet 2.1) Block access only on Host name ( URL ), That is -----> https://XYZ.com 2.2) Allow access to URI's, Thats is ------- > https://XYZ.com/abc or https://XYZ.com/* I tried multiple way and find some solution but its not working. Its great if some one helps here when HTTP_REQUEST { set reqBlock 0 if {[string tolower [HTTP::host]] eq "XYZ.Google.com" && [IP::addr [IP::client_addr] equals "10.0.0.0/8"]} { log local0. "[IP::client_addr] triggered geo" set reqBlock 1 } } when ASM_REQUEST_DONE { if {$reqBlock == 1} { ASM::raise VIOLATION_URL_GEOLOCATION } }
