2.1.1.3. Lab 3 - HTTP to HTTPS Redirect

1. Create an iRule to redirect all traffic that arrives at an HTTP virtual server to be redirected to the same IP address but using an HTTPS port.
2. The full original HTTP request should be maintained when re-directing. Example http://my.domain.com/app1/index1.html should redirect to https://my.domain.com/app1/inex.html
3. Traffic goes to the HTTPS virtual server should still perform the pool selection and should still perform the header stripping from previous labs.

Important

• Estimated completion time: 20 minutes

1. Open Chrome Browser

2. Enter https://bigip1 into the address bar and hit Enter

   

3. Login with username: admin

   password: admin.F5demo.com

4. Click Local Traffic -> iRules -> iRules List

5. Click Create button

   

6. Enter Name of HTTP_to_HTTPS_iRule

7. Enter Your Code

8. Click Finished

9. Click Local Traffic -> Virtual Servers -> Virtual Server List

10. Click on http_irules_vip

    

11. Click on the Resources tab

12. Click Manage button for the iRules section

    

13. Click on HTTP_to_HTTPS_iRule from the Available box and click the << button, thus moving it to the Enabled box, your first and now second iRule should be in the Enabled box.

    

14. Click the Finished button

15. Open the Firefox browser

16. Click the 3 horizontal line button on the far right of the address bar

17. Use developer tools in Mozilla, or use Chrome to view headers

    

18. Look at the headers for each of your requests. Did you log them all? What is the value of the Server header? None of this should have changed since the last lab.

Hint

Basic Hint if you need a hint here is some example code:

Link to DevCentral: https://clouddocs.f5.com/api/irules/HTTP__redirect.html

If you are really stuck, here is what we are looking for:

1. When HTTP_Request comes in
2. Redirect from HTTP to HTTPS
3. Now you should have enough to understand and the majority of code to create the iRule. If not here is the complete iRule.