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WEB: X-Forwarded-For insert with custom header name?

Hi,

Is it really true, that WEB cannot add custom X-Forwarded-For header directly using X-Forwarded-For Rule?

One must use url rewriting with variable $CLIENT_IP?


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Rafael_LEHMANI_FTNT

Q: Only with the URL Rewriting can we have a free form X-Forwarded-For Header name, right?

>no, XFF can custom it (Use X-Header to Identify Original Client's IP)

Q: Also it seems like you will add IP addresses if the header already exists (in XFF rule) but what if you just want to replace the value with the single IP that FWEB receives.

>?? XFF?? rule is to add FWB IP@ as next hop (with or without XFF inserted before)

Q: Seems like URL Rewriting will maybe do it?

> no need




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------Original Message------

Hi Patrick,

FWB does support both XFF parsing and insertion.

Best Regards

Rafael Lehmani

Consulting Systems Engineer,??Enhanced Technologies, INTL
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M: +33 625 115 291
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Rafael_LEHMANI_FTNT

Hi Patrick,

FWB does support both XFF parsing and insertion.

Best Regards

Rafael Lehmani

Consulting Systems Engineer,??Enhanced Technologies, INTL
________________________________________________

E: rlehmani@fortinet.com
M: +33 625 115 291
________________________________________________
www.fortinet.com




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------Original Message------

Hi,

Is it really true, that WEB cannot add custom X-Forwarded-For header directly using X-Forwarded-For Rule?

One must use url rewriting with variable $CLIENT_IP?


------------------------------
Thx
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Rafael LEHMANI
Rafael_LEHMANI_FTNT

Q: Only with the URL Rewriting can we have a free form X-Forwarded-For Header name, right?

>no, XFF can custom it (Use X-Header to Identify Original Client's IP)

Q: Also it seems like you will add IP addresses if the header already exists (in XFF rule) but what if you just want to replace the value with the single IP that FWEB receives.

>?? XFF?? rule is to add FWB IP@ as next hop (with or without XFF inserted before)

Q: Seems like URL Rewriting will maybe do it?

> no need




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------Original Message------

Hi Patrick,

FWB does support both XFF parsing and insertion.

Best Regards

Rafael Lehmani

Consulting Systems Engineer,??Enhanced Technologies, INTL
________________________________________________

E: rlehmani@fortinet.com
M: +33 625 115 291
________________________________________________
www.fortinet.com




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Rafael LEHMANI
Rafael_LEHMANI_FTNT

Hi Patrick,

Could you please ask you local SE to raise a case to CSE Team by providing cnfig and pcap files?

Best Regards

Rafael Lehmani

Consulting Systems Engineer




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------Original Message------

Hi Patrick,

FWB does support both XFF parsing and insertion.

Best Regards

Rafael Lehmani

Consulting Systems Engineer,??Enhanced Technologies, INTL
________________________________________________

E: rlehmani@fortinet.com
M: +33 625 115 291
________________________________________________
www.fortinet.com




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Rafael LEHMANI