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draco
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May 17, 2017

Redirection to https failing in IE 11

Hi All

 

I used the below configuration for redirecting http services with custom port to https

 

1) Create SSL Client profile with allowing Non-SSL Connections ( You need to modify default config)

 

2) Create VIP with 8888 port and use SSL client profile

 

3) Configure below iRule

 

when HTTP_REQUEST {

 

if { [URI::protocol [HTTP::uri]] eq "http" } {

 

HTTP::redirect https://[getfield [HTTP::host] ":" 1]:[TCP::local_port][HTTP::uri] }

 

}

 

It works fine in IE 9 , chrome but on IE 11, till the login page of application, it is doing redirection to http but after logging in , it goes to http.

 

Has any one faced this on IE 11 ?

 

Also, when i take 'inspect element ' on IE 11 browser or use fiddler, it redirects http to https successfully even after logging in -its https throughout.

 

I tried changing the user agent in IE11 to IE 9 and tested , it still http, after logging into application.

 

Please do let me know if you have any idea as to what is happening.

 

application delivery
BIG-IP
LTM

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  • dragonflymr's avatar
    dragonflymr
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    May 17, 2017

    Hi,

     

    Is there any specific reason for doing it with one VS and Non-SSL Connections mod in clientssl profile instead of classic two VS solution with http VS redirecting to https VS?

     

    Anyway, I doubt it's BIG-IP issue, rather IE11 bug/feature. You should compare traces from IE9 connection to IE11 connection. Especially important is who is resetting or closing connection - BIG-IP or IE11

     

    If there are no differences then it means that IE11 is somehow differently reacting to this kinds of redirects.

     

    Piotr