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Re: F5 and similar

From: Paul R (paulsesamedata.net)
Date: Wed Aug 27 2003 - 09:27:45 CDT

You probably already know this but by signing up for an account in the
support section you will get a great deal more access to their site
documentation.
Cheers, Paul

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From: "pen test" <pentestlisthotmail.com>
To: <pen-testsecurityfocus.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 2:55 AM
Subject: F5 and similar

> Recently I started a pen test of a network and the company is using a F5
> BigIP for load balancing and ssl acceleration. I looked and looked and
> could not find any information to answer a few questions. Any help would
be
> great.
>
> Does the BigIp handle all requests and stay between the client and server
or
> does it just simply redirect to the server?
>
> Bascially what I am getting at is if the the BigIp is between the client
and
> application server
>
> client ---ssl--- bigip ---http--- application server
>
> is the the application server safe from attacks that may affect it as the
> bigip will actually be on the one that is attacked?
>
> Thanks
>
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