DGCat-Admin — F5 BIG-IP Datagroup & URL Category Manager
Available in two versions with identical functionality: Bash (dgcat-admin.sh) — For Linux, macOS, or directly on BIG-IP/Big-IQ PowerShell (dgcat-admin.ps1) — For Windows (PowerShell 5.1+) Why This Tool? SSL Orchestrator (SSLO) policies rely heavily on datagroups and URL categories for traffic classification. While you can add sites directly to SSLO policies, this approach has limitations: SSLO uses iAppLX to generate APM per-request policies under the hood Each host or site added directly becomes an expression in the APM policy Large lists could degrade policy performance and are not easily manageable The recommended approach: Use datagroups or URL categories for SSLO security policy rules. They're optimized for fast lookups, keep policies clean and are operationally easier to maintain. DGCat-Admin makes managing those lists very easy. Need to export a few massive datagroups or custom URL categories so you can precisely replicate existing SSLO business logic at another site in just minutes? Need to ingest a large number of subnets or hosts from an Excel spreadsheet into a datagroup for SSLO security policy use? Want to take a custom URL category and convert it to a datagroup? Want to take a datagroup and convert it to a custom URL category? This tool was designed specifically for those purposes. https://github.com/hauptem/F5-SSL-Orchestrator-Tools/tree/main/DGCat-AdminAdvanced WAF IP Exceptions Manager
This solution introduces a dedicated Python-based GUI tool for managing IP whitelist exceptions in F5 BIG-IP Advanced WAF policies. The tool was developed to simplify a common operational workflow: searching WAF policies, adding IP or CIDR-based exceptions, checking whether an IP already exists across policies, deleting outdated exceptions, applying policy changes, and tracking actions through an activity log. The solution is especially useful in large environments where manual exception handling can create operational overhead, inconsistent policy configuration, or audit challenges. It demonstrates how focused automation can deliver practical value without requiring a large orchestration platform or full CI/CD pipeline.
