# \#xc **URL:** https://community.f5.com/tag/xc/215.md [Latest](https://community.f5.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.f5.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.f5.com/tags.md) --- ## [Delineating Between Different Automated Traffic Types with F5 Distributed Cloud Bot Defense](https://community.f5.com/t/delineating-between-different-automated-traffic-types-with-f5-distributed-cloud-bot-defense/77407)
**Author:** [@jus](https://community.f5.com/u/jus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 6:31pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/delineating-between-different-automated-traffic-types-with-f5-distributed-cloud-bot-defense/77407 "2026-09-29T18:31:02Z")
For years, bot management was largely a binary decision: Allow Human Traffic or Block Malicious Automated Scripts. However, today’s digital landscape has expanded far beyond this simple distinction. The rise of Agentic … --- ## [Leverage F5 XC AI Powered WAF to Challenge Frontier AI Models](https://community.f5.com/t/leverage-f5-xc-ai-powered-waf-to-challenge-frontier-ai-models/77292)
**Author:** [@jus](https://community.f5.com/u/jus)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2026, 4:30pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/leverage-f5-xc-ai-powered-waf-to-challenge-frontier-ai-models/77292 "2026-09-04T16:30:41Z")
This article expands on F5’s blog post regarding CVE-2026-42208 Leveraging AI to Challenge Frontier AI Models Unlocking the full capabilities of your F5 Distributed Cloud (XC) WAF requires moving beyond static signature… --- ## [Malware Protection with F5 Distributed Cloud Web App & API Protection](https://community.f5.com/t/malware-protection-with-f5-distributed-cloud-web-app-api-protection/77191)
**Author:** [@jus](https://community.f5.com/u/jus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2026, 12:00pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/malware-protection-with-f5-distributed-cloud-web-app-api-protection/77191 "2026-07-29T12:00:00Z")
F5 Distributed Cloud WAAP comes with robust malware protection built with the precision and scope to address the unique challenges of safeguarding file uploads. Allowing users to upload files is a staple of web applicat… --- ## [Automating TLS Certificates in Kubernetes with cert-manager and F5 Distributed Cloud DNS](https://community.f5.com/t/automating-tls-certificates-in-kubernetes-with-cert-manager-and-f5-distributed-cloud-dns/77138)
**Author:** [@mkylian](https://community.f5.com/u/mkylian)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2026, 10:25am UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/automating-tls-certificates-in-kubernetes-with-cert-manager-and-f5-distributed-cloud-dns/77138 "2026-05-29T10:25:51Z")
Introduction If you run workloads in Kubernetes or Open Shift, you’ve almost certainly dealt with TLS certificates. You need them everywhere — Ingress controllers, internal services, mutual TLS between microservices, and… --- ## [F5 XC HTTP 404 rout\_not\_found / rsp\_code 404](https://community.f5.com/t/f5-xc-http-404-rout-not-found-rsp-code-404/76671)
**Author:** [@Karthick1](https://community.f5.com/u/Karthick1)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2026, 7:27am UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/f5-xc-http-404-rout-not-found-rsp-code-404/76671 "2026-05-21T07:27:26Z")
I would like to add more point about the HTTP 404 error: route\_not\_found / rsp\_code 404 in an XC (RE + CE) deployment. 1. Even if XC has the correct host match value in the route, you might still observe a 404 respo… --- ## [AI-Enabled Risk Scoring Helps Reduce Risks](https://community.f5.com/t/ai-enabled-risk-scoring-helps-reduce-risks/77046)
**Author:** [@jus](https://community.f5.com/u/jus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2026, 12:00pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/ai-enabled-risk-scoring-helps-reduce-risks/77046 "2026-05-19T12:00:00Z")
Risk Categories AI-enabled Risk Scoring for F5 Distributed Cloud WAF reduces key risk categories: Security, Business/availability, and Operational. Security risk (missed attacks / false negatives): F5 Distributed Cloud’… --- ## [Implementing Risk-Based Actions with AI-Powered WAF: Customer Policy Paths](https://community.f5.com/t/implementing-risk-based-actions-with-ai-powered-waf-customer-policy-paths/77045)
**Author:** [@jus](https://community.f5.com/u/jus)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2026, 8:37am UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/implementing-risk-based-actions-with-ai-powered-waf-customer-policy-paths/77045 "2026-05-09T08:37:19Z")
Why Custom policy is where risk-based actions matter most The default policy is straightforward: it applies a broad mix of signatures, threat campaigns, and violations; “Enhance with AI” is an optional add-on. Custom po… --- ## [Help Needed: Tracking Unreachable Traffic and Public IPs in F5 XC](https://community.f5.com/t/help-needed-tracking-unreachable-traffic-and-public-ips-in-f5-xc/77039)
**Author:** [@diab](https://community.f5.com/u/diab)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2026, 7:14am UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/help-needed-tracking-unreachable-traffic-and-public-ips-in-f5-xc/77039 "2026-04-20T07:14:57Z")
Hi all, I’m troubleshooting unreachable traffic in F5 XC and need to identify which Regional Edge (RE) locations cannot reach my backend servers (BE). Here are my questions: How can I track failed requests or unreacha… --- ## [Moving HTTP Load Balancers Between F5 Distributed Cloud Namespaces — Why It's Harder Than You Think](https://community.f5.com/t/moving-http-load-balancers-between-f5-distributed-cloud-namespaces-why-its-harder-than-you-think/76933)
**Author:** [@Martin\_Petersen](https://community.f5.com/u/Martin_Petersen)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2026, 12:00pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/moving-http-load-balancers-between-f5-distributed-cloud-namespaces-why-its-harder-than-you-think/76933 "2026-03-16T12:00:00Z")
The Problem If you have been working with F5 Distributed Cloud (XC) for a while, you have probably run into this: your namespace structure no longer reflects how your teams or applications are organized. Maybe the initia… --- ## [Question about healthchecks](https://community.f5.com/t/question-about-healthchecks/76953)
**Author:** [@Teddy\_Brewski](https://community.f5.com/u/Teddy_Brewski)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2026, 12:22pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/question-about-healthchecks/76953 "2026-03-10T12:22:46Z")
Hello, We’re publishing quite old server behind XC load balancer, and to make it work I had to lower “TLS Security Level” to Medium under Origin Pool \> TLS. This works fine, however, without healthchecks. If I enable a… --- ## [CORS with API calls](https://community.f5.com/t/cors-with-api-calls/76883)
**Author:** [@Teddy\_Brewski](https://community.f5.com/u/Teddy_Brewski)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2026, 8:04am UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/cors-with-api-calls/76883 "2026-02-17T08:04:45Z")
Hello, Sorry if this is an obvious question -- we’re very new to XC. We’re using XC with one load balancer with CORS activated. It works fine for web applications but all API calls (to our internal APIs) are blocked be… --- ## [Does XC DNS support health monitoring for CNAME records?](https://community.f5.com/t/does-xc-dns-support-health-monitoring-for-cname-records/76863)
**Author:** [@Ding\_Hsu](https://community.f5.com/u/Ding_Hsu)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2026, 4:25pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/does-xc-dns-support-health-monitoring-for-cname-records/76863 "2026-01-28T16:25:47Z")
Hi everyone, I have a question regarding health monitor with CNAME records in the XC DNS Load Balancer. If I configure a Type A DNS Load Balancer in XC, I can attach a DNS pool with health monitor. However, if I conf… --- ## [HTTP portal with the NTLM auth flow is broken on XC.](https://community.f5.com/t/http-portal-with-the-ntlm-auth-flow-is-broken-on-xc/76837)
**Author:** [@andresneri1](https://community.f5.com/u/andresneri1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2026, 5:16pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/http-portal-with-the-ntlm-auth-flow-is-broken-on-xc/76837 "2026-01-26T17:16:32Z")
We are trying to protect an OWA365 portal with XC, but some requests with NTLM authentication show an Error 503 - Service Unavailable message in XC. I think that is the NTLM auth process because when try the same HTTP G… --- ## [Simplifying and Securing Network Segmentation with F5 Distributed Cloud and Nutanix Flow](https://community.f5.com/t/simplifying-and-securing-network-segmentation-with-f5-distributed-cloud-and-nutanix-flow/76746)
**Author:** [@Jennifer\_Yeung](https://community.f5.com/u/Jennifer_Yeung)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2026, 1:00pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/simplifying-and-securing-network-segmentation-with-f5-distributed-cloud-and-nutanix-flow/76746 "2026-01-12T13:00:00Z")
Introduction Enterprises often separate environments—such as development and production—to improve efficiency, reduce risk, and maintain compliance. A critical enabler of this separation is network segmentation, which is… --- ## [Show or List F5 XC Routes in the Web](https://community.f5.com/t/show-or-list-f5-xc-routes-in-the-web/76814)
**Author:** [@Sebastiansierra](https://community.f5.com/u/Sebastiansierra)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2026, 9:42am UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/show-or-list-f5-xc-routes-in-the-web/76814 "2026-01-12T09:42:22Z")
Hi F5ers, After more than two years working with F5 XC, I have decided to explore a functionality to show the host associated with each route “I have requested this functionality to F5, but it´s in design.” For any… --- ## [F5 Distributed Cloud (XC) Custom Routes: Capabilities, Limitations, and Key Design Considerations](https://community.f5.com/t/f5-distributed-cloud-xc-custom-routes-capabilities-limitations-and-key-design-considerations/76743)
**Author:** [@Injeyan\_Kostas](https://community.f5.com/u/Injeyan_Kostas)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2025, 7:50pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/f5-distributed-cloud-xc-custom-routes-capabilities-limitations-and-key-design-considerations/76743 "2025-12-11T19:50:13Z")
Have you ever worked with Routes under an F5 Distributed Cloud (XC) Load Balancer? If yes, you probably already know how challenging they can become to maintain, especially when multiple domains are hosted behind the sa… --- ## [Thinking Outside the Box: Rewriting Web Pages with F5 Distributed Cloud (XC)](https://community.f5.com/t/thinking-outside-the-box-rewriting-web-pages-with-f5-distributed-cloud-xc/76604)
**Author:** [@Kayvan](https://community.f5.com/u/Kayvan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2025, 4:57am UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/thinking-outside-the-box-rewriting-web-pages-with-f5-distributed-cloud-xc/76604 "2025-12-02T04:57:24Z")
Welcome to a new article series where we tackle complex application delivery needs and solve tricky requirements with creative solutions in F5 Distributed Cloud (XC). When you’re faced with a tricky requirement, sometime… --- ## [Kostas Injeyan - October 2025 Featured Member](https://community.f5.com/t/kostas-injeyan-october-2025-featured-member/76597)
**Author:** [@Melissa\_C](https://community.f5.com/u/Melissa_C)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2025, 5:41am UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/kostas-injeyan-october-2025-featured-member/76597 "2025-10-14T05:41:22Z")
Welcome to our Featured Members Series. This month we are spotlighting Kostas Injeyan, who has been an amazing contributor to the DevCentral Community. DevCentral: To start, please introduce yourself and tell our commun… --- ## [XC Distributed Cloud and how to keep the Source IP from changing with customer edges(CE)!](https://community.f5.com/t/xc-distributed-cloud-and-how-to-keep-the-source-ip-from-changing-with-customer-edges-ce/76575)
**Author:** [@Nikoolayy1](https://community.f5.com/u/Nikoolayy1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2025, 1:04am UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/xc-distributed-cloud-and-how-to-keep-the-source-ip-from-changing-with-customer-edges-ce/76575 "2025-09-30T01:04:36Z")
Code is community submitted, community supported, and recognized as ‘Use At Your Own Risk’. Old applications sometimes do not accept a different IP address to be used by the clients during the session/connection. How can… --- ## [F5 DNS/GTM External Monitor(EAV) with SNI support and response code check](https://community.f5.com/t/f5-dns-gtm-external-monitor-eav-with-sni-support-and-response-code-check/76488)
**Author:** [@Nikoolayy1](https://community.f5.com/u/Nikoolayy1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2025, 9:00am UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/f5-dns-gtm-external-monitor-eav-with-sni-support-and-response-code-check/76488 "2025-09-11T09:00:24Z")
Code is community submitted, community supported, and recognized as ‘Use At Your Own Risk’. The example DNS/GTM health monitor is for versions before 16.1 as BIG-IP supports SNI for default DNS/GTM HTTPS monitor in the l… --- ## [F5 XC – Persistence and Resiliency pt. I (persistence)](https://community.f5.com/t/f5-xc-persistence-and-resiliency-pt-i-persistence/76193)
**Author:** [@Martin\_Petersen](https://community.f5.com/u/Martin_Petersen)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2025, 12:00pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/f5-xc-persistence-and-resiliency-pt-i-persistence/76193 "2025-09-03T12:00:00Z")
Consistent Hash - a brief introduction Since we’re talking about distributed environments (multiple PoPs, CEs, etc.) and need to ensure consistent behavior without necessarily being able to form a cluster (e.g., PoP Fran… --- ## [Custom Attack Signatures](https://community.f5.com/t/custom-attack-signatures/76397)
**Author:** [@andresneri1](https://community.f5.com/u/andresneri1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2025, 2:27pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/custom-attack-signatures/76397 "2025-08-15T14:27:01Z")
We are migrating an ASM policy with custom attack signatures created by the user. How can we translate this to an XC configuration? These are SQL injection signatures. Thank you in advance --- ## [F5 Roles required for Catalog Items](https://community.f5.com/t/f5-roles-required-for-catalog-items/76423)
**Author:** [@WildWeasel](https://community.f5.com/u/WildWeasel)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2025, 7:22pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/f5-roles-required-for-catalog-items/76423 "2025-08-07T19:22:46Z")
Having difficulty mapping required roles for a group to have proper access to catalog items. If I create a group call Security-Team and I want them to manage the security like WAF (Web App \* API Protection) and Bot D… --- ## [F5 XC JWKS auto update](https://community.f5.com/t/f5-xc-jwks-auto-update/76328)
**Author:** [@Injeyan\_Kostas](https://community.f5.com/u/Injeyan_Kostas)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2025, 12:01pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/f5-xc-jwks-auto-update/76328 "2025-07-12T12:01:37Z")
Hello, I want to do JWT validation for Azure generated JWTs. In XC I can copy paste the keys but these are not last forever as they are rotated. I was expecting to find a way to import the url so XC checks it freque… --- ## [F5 XC and Service Policy/HTTP path](https://community.f5.com/t/f5-xc-and-service-policy-http-path/76315)
**Author:** [@andresneri1](https://community.f5.com/u/andresneri1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2025, 11:58am UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/f5-xc-and-service-policy-http-path/76315 "2025-07-10T11:58:13Z")
Hi Team, We are migrating some ASM policies to the XC platform. However, the customer has a long list of URLs allowed by the ASM policy. I understand that the Service Policy on XC is the functionality to use in this ca… --- ## [F5 XC Distributed Cloud DNS GSLB implementing Split-DNS](https://community.f5.com/t/f5-xc-distributed-cloud-dns-gslb-implementing-split-dns/76236)
**Author:** [@Nikoolayy1](https://community.f5.com/u/Nikoolayy1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2025, 5:45pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/f5-xc-distributed-cloud-dns-gslb-implementing-split-dns/76236 "2025-06-23T17:45:00Z")
F5 XC DNS Load Balancers have the topology load balancing feature from the start, but now you can use source IP prefix lists or BGP ASN numbers that opens the door to Split-DNS similar to the BIND “View” feature! The… --- ## [How to achieve hiding internal URLs and HTTP dynamic redirection with F5 XC HTTP Load Balancer](https://community.f5.com/t/how-to-achieve-hiding-internal-urls-and-http-dynamic-redirection-with-f5-xc-http-load-balancer/76243)
**Author:** [@Nikoolayy1](https://community.f5.com/u/Nikoolayy1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2025, 5:41pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/how-to-achieve-hiding-internal-urls-and-http-dynamic-redirection-with-f5-xc-http-load-balancer/76243 "2025-06-23T17:41:27Z")
XC HTTP LB basic rewrite options By default, XC with or without a route rewrites the Host value of the client’s http request to the origin server’s FQDN name in the origin pool (only if the origin server is FQDN, … --- ## [Secure and Seamless Cloud Application Migration with F5 Distributed Cloud and Nutanix](https://community.f5.com/t/secure-and-seamless-cloud-application-migration-with-f5-distributed-cloud-and-nutanix/76024)
**Author:** [@Jennifer\_Yeung](https://community.f5.com/u/Jennifer_Yeung)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2025, 12:00pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/secure-and-seamless-cloud-application-migration-with-f5-distributed-cloud-and-nutanix/76024 "2025-04-30T12:00:00Z")
Introduction F5 Distributed Cloud (XC) offers SaaS-based security, networking, and application management services for multicloud environments, on-premises infrastructures, and edge locations. F5 Distributed Cloud Servic… --- ## [F5 Distributed Cloud – CE High Availability Options: A Comparative Exploration](https://community.f5.com/t/f5-distributed-cloud-ce-high-availability-options-a-comparative-exploration/74585)
**Author:** [@Kayvan](https://community.f5.com/u/Kayvan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2025, 3:21am UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/f5-distributed-cloud-ce-high-availability-options-a-comparative-exploration/74585 "2025-03-13T03:21:37Z")
This article explores an alternative approach to achieve HA across single CE nodes, catering for use cases requiring higher performance and granular control over redundancy and failover management. Introduction F5 Distr… --- ## [Secure AI RAG using F5 Distributed Cloud in Red Hat OpenShift AI and NetApp ONTAP Environment](https://community.f5.com/t/secure-ai-rag-using-f5-distributed-cloud-in-red-hat-openshift-ai-and-netapp-ontap-environment/75785)
**Author:** [@Jennifer\_Yeung](https://community.f5.com/u/Jennifer_Yeung)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2025, 3:51am UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/secure-ai-rag-using-f5-distributed-cloud-in-red-hat-openshift-ai-and-netapp-ontap-environment/75785 "2025-02-25T03:51:18Z")
Introduction Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) is a powerful technique that allows Large Language Models (LLMs) to access information beyond their training data. The “R” in RAG refers to the data retrieval process, wh… [Next page](https://community.f5.com/tag/xc/215.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=xc)