Configuring traffic through a load balancer using dsconfig - PingDirectory

Page created: 15 Jul 2022 |

Page updated: 20 Jan 2023

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9.2 Product PingDirectory Directory Capability Product documentation Content Type Administration User task IT Administrator Administrator Audience System Administrator Software Deployment Method Configuration Performance Tuning

To configure the directory server to get traffic through a load balancer and to record the actual client's IP address:

Edit the HTTP or HTTPS connection handler object and set use-forwarded-headers to true by running dsconfig.

dsconfig set-connection-handler-prop \
    --handler-name "HTTPS Connection Handler" \
    --set use-forwarded-headers:true

To finalize the changes to the HTTP or HTTPS connection handler, use dsconfig to restart the connection handler.

dsconfig set-connection-handler-prop \
    --handler-name "HTTPS Connection Handler" \
    --set enabled:false

dsconfig set-connection-handler-prop \
    --handler-name "HTTPS Connection Handler" \
    --set enabled:true

To provide the X-Forwarded-* information to your load balancer, consult your provider's guide on configuring the load balancer settings.