# \#server **URL:** https://community.f5.com/tag/server/161.md [Latest](https://community.f5.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.f5.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.f5.com/tags.md) --- ## [Did Serverssl profile require certificate?](https://community.f5.com/t/did-serverssl-profile-require-certificate/71799)
**Author:** [@kridsana](https://community.f5.com/u/kridsana)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2023, 12:17am UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/did-serverssl-profile-require-certificate/71799 "2023-03-05T00:17:37Z")
Hi We want to use F5 as SSL bridging (Decrypt using ssl client profile and re-encrypt using serverssl profile) Problem is our server using self-sign root certificate and certificate name is IP server (eg. 10.10.10.1 ) … --- ## [HSTS / ASM connection drops](https://community.f5.com/t/hsts-asm-connection-drops/50231)
**Author:** [@saidshow](https://community.f5.com/u/saidshow)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2019, 5:57am UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/hsts-asm-connection-drops/50231 "2019-11-06T05:57:00Z")
Hi All, We currently implement HSTS as an iRule on the F5, we also decrypt and inspect traffic with ASM. There are discussions internally on our side about adding HSTS to the web server responses on the actual server … --- ## ["Server" Field Not Shown in CURL -I command](https://community.f5.com/t/server-field-not-shown-in-curl-i-command/19619)
**Author:** [@RecontuerSG\_258](https://community.f5.com/u/RecontuerSG_258)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2016, 8:41am UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/server-field-not-shown-in-curl-i-command/19619 "2016-12-06T08:41:07Z")
Dear all, Using F5’s command line, I have been trying to find out from the HTTP headers on what web server is serving out the web page. Using curl -I and curl -v to get verbose response, the field “Server” was never s… --- ## [Remote syslog server](https://community.f5.com/t/remote-syslog-server/15835)
**Author:** [@Muhammad\_Irfan1](https://community.f5.com/u/Muhammad_Irfan1)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2014, 6:38pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/remote-syslog-server/15835 "2014-09-11T18:38:29Z")
I have configure remote logging server (solarwind kiwi log server). Server is receiving a lot of logs per second and all of them have a info severity. Although I have changed the severity in option to minimum but s… --- ## [Dead Server Redirect](https://community.f5.com/t/dead-server-redirect/16784)
**Author:** [@Ray\_Ebersole\_13](https://community.f5.com/u/Ray_Ebersole_13)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2014, 1:15am UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/dead-server-redirect/16784 "2014-02-24T01:15:14Z")
Hi, We have a server that is down with an external DNS and IP address that I would like to point at an internal IP that is correctly working. Here is what I have done: Created a node for the working server Added t… --- ## [The Disadvantages of DSR (Direct Server Return)](https://community.f5.com/t/the-disadvantages-of-dsr-direct-server-return/67382)
**Author:** [@Lori\_MacVittie](https://community.f5.com/u/Lori_MacVittie)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2013, 2:50am UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/the-disadvantages-of-dsr-direct-server-return/67382 "2013-11-08T02:50:46Z")
I read a very nice blog post yesterday discussing some of the traditional pros and cons of load-balancing configurations. The author comes to the conclusion that if you can use direct server return, you should. I agree … --- ## [Like Cars on a Highway.](https://community.f5.com/t/like-cars-on-a-highway/62972)
**Author:** [@Don\_MacVittie\_1](https://community.f5.com/u/Don_MacVittie_1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2012, 10:31pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/like-cars-on-a-highway/62972 "2012-01-31T22:31:38Z")
Every once in a while, as the number of people following me grows (thank you, each and every one), I like to revisit something that is fundamental to the high-tech industry but is often overlooked or not given the at… --- ## [Layer 4 vs Layer 7 DoS Attack](https://community.f5.com/t/layer-4-vs-layer-7-dos-attack/67404)
**Author:** [@Lori\_MacVittie](https://community.f5.com/u/Lori_MacVittie)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2011, 12:56pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/layer-4-vs-layer-7-dos-attack/67404 "2011-06-22T12:56:43Z")
Not all DoS (Denial of Service) attacks are the same. While the end result is to consume as much - hopefully all - of a server or site’s resources such that legitimate users are denied service (hence the name) there is a… --- ## [They’re Called Black Boxes Not Invisible Boxes](https://community.f5.com/t/they-rsquo-re-called-black-boxes-not-invisible-boxes/67513)
**Author:** [@Lori\_MacVittie](https://community.f5.com/u/Lori_MacVittie)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2011, 10:03am UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/they-rsquo-re-called-black-boxes-not-invisible-boxes/67513 "2011-06-01T10:03:46Z")
Infrastructure can be a black box only if its knobs and buttons are accessible I spent hours at Interop yesterday listening to folks talk about “infrastructure.” It’s a hot topic, to be sure, especially as it relates to… --- ## [Service Virtualization Helps Localize Impact of Elastic Scalability](https://community.f5.com/t/service-virtualization-helps-localize-impact-of-elastic-scalability/67864)
**Author:** [@Lori\_MacVittie](https://community.f5.com/u/Lori_MacVittie)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2010, 10:52am UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/service-virtualization-helps-localize-impact-of-elastic-scalability/67864 "2010-06-23T10:52:57Z")
Service virtualization is the opposite of – and complementary implementation to – server virtualization. One of the biggest challenges with any implementation of elastic scalability as it relates to virtualization and c… --- ## [I Can Has UR .htaccess File](https://community.f5.com/t/i-can-has-ur-htaccess-file/68164)
**Author:** [@Lori\_MacVittie](https://community.f5.com/u/Lori_MacVittie)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2010, 9:58am UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/i-can-has-ur-htaccess-file/68164 "2010-06-09T09:58:26Z")
Notice that isn’t a question, it’s a statement of fact Twitter is having a bad month. After it was blamed, albeit incorrectly, for a breach leading to the disclosure of both personal and corporate information via Goog… --- ## [It’s 2am: Do You Know What Algorithm Your Load Balancer is Using?](https://community.f5.com/t/it-rsquo-s-2am-do-you-know-what-algorithm-your-load-balancer-is-using/67829)
**Author:** [@Lori\_MacVittie](https://community.f5.com/u/Lori_MacVittie)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2010, 11:02am UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/it-rsquo-s-2am-do-you-know-what-algorithm-your-load-balancer-is-using/67829 "2010-01-26T11:02:22Z")
The wrong load balancing algorithm can be detrimental to the performance and scalability of your web applications. When you’re mixing and matching virtual or physical servers you need to take care with how you configure … --- ## [Is Your Cloud Opaque or Transparent?](https://community.f5.com/t/is-your-cloud-opaque-or-transparent/67281)
**Author:** [@Lori\_MacVittie](https://community.f5.com/u/Lori_MacVittie)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2008, 12:04pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/is-your-cloud-opaque-or-transparent/67281 "2008-08-04T12:04:37Z")
Cloud computing promises customers the ability to deliver scalable applications on-demand without the overhead of a massive data center. The visibility - and flexibility as well as control - you have into and over the cl… --- ## [Architecting for Speed](https://community.f5.com/t/architecting-for-speed/67325)
**Author:** [@Lori\_MacVittie](https://community.f5.com/u/Lori_MacVittie)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2008, 6:30pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/architecting-for-speed/67325 "2008-07-25T18:30:07Z")
I’m going to give you an engine low to the ground. An extra-big oil pan that’ll cut the wind underneath you. That’ll give you more horsepower. I’ll give you a fuel line that’l… --- ## [Performance Testing Web 2.0: Don't forget the APIs](https://community.f5.com/t/performance-testing-web-2-0-dont-forget-the-apis/67348)
**Author:** [@Lori\_MacVittie](https://community.f5.com/u/Lori_MacVittie)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2008, 12:06pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/performance-testing-web-2-0-dont-forget-the-apis/67348 "2008-07-09T12:06:12Z")
Keynote, well known for its application performance testing and monitoring services, just announced a new version of its KITE (Keynote Internet Testing Environment) that is now capable of testing Web 2.0 sites that make …