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tskeel_217567
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Feb 23, 2016

irule to restrict ftp and sftp destination

I need an irule to limit sftp and ftp destination ideally by hostname. If hostname is not possible I think IP would be ok.

This was my first attempt:

when CLIENT_ACCEPTED {
  if { !([matchclass [IP::local_addr] equals FTPWhitelist]) }{
    reject
      } 
}

I have one ip in FTPWhitelist but traffic to other sites is allowed.

Thanks

iRules
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  • Josiah_39459's avatar
    Josiah_39459
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    Feb 23, 2016
    I'm very confused. Where are you attaching the irule? To a forwarding vip? Or a vip with a single ip? Does the vip proxy multiple hostnames? Hostname won't be possible unless you do a sideband reverse DNS lookup, because the hostname is resolved by the client and only the ip comes to the BIGIP. Otherwise you can do it the way you are trying, or use packet filters, etc...
  • tskeel_217567's avatar
    tskeel_217567
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    Feb 23, 2016
    This is for a forward proxy virtual server. I attached the irule to virtual server with type "standard", I restricted the port and source destinations.