Appendix A - Understanding Source IP Address Visibility on the Real Server
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Appendix A - Understanding Source IP Address Visibility on the Real Server
| Scenario # | Transparency | Subnet Originating Requests | SSL Offloading | SSL Reencryption | Is the Real Server local? | Real Server will see production traffic from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | No | No | No | No | No | Virtual Service address |
| 1 | No | No | No | No | Yes | Virtual Service address |
| 2 | No | No | No | Yes | No | Invalid setting - cannot re-encrypt without offloading first |
| 3 | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Invalid setting - cannot re-encrypt without offloading first |
| 4 | No | No | Yes | No | No | Virtual Service address |
| 5 | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Virtual Service address |
| 6 | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Virtual Service address |
| 7 | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Virtual Service address |
| 8 | No | Yes | No | No | No | Virtual Service address |
| 9 | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Server side interface |
| 10 | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Invalid setting - cannot re-encrypt without offloading first |
| 11 | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Invalid setting - cannot re-encrypt without offloading first |
| 12 | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Virtual Service address |
| 13 | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Server side interface |
| 14 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Default gateway interface |
| 15 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Server side interface |
| 16 | Yes | No | No | No | No | Invalid setting - cannot use transparency with non-local servers |
| 17 | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Client's IP address |
| 18 | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Invalid setting - cannot re-encrypt without offloading first |
| 19 | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Invalid setting - cannot re-encrypt without offloading first |
| 20 | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Invalid setting - cannot use transparency with non-local servers |
| 21 | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Client's IP address |
| 22 | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Invalid setting - cannot use transparency with non-local servers |
| 23 | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Invalid setting - cannot re-encrypt without offloading first |
| 24 | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Invalid setting - cannot use transparency with non-local servers |
| 25 | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Client's IP address |
| 26 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Invalid setting - cannot use transparency with non-local servers |
| 27 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Invalid setting - cannot re-encrypt without offloading first |
| 28 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Invalid setting - cannot use transparency with non-local servers |
| 29 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Client's IP address |
| 30 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Invalid setting - cannot use transparency with non-local servers |
| 31 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Invalid setting - cannot use transparency with non-local servers |