How to add a forwarding host entry on the proxy and force an HTTPS connection to a server

Products

• ProxySG Software - SGOS

Issue/Introduction

You can configure the proxy to forward a specific request to an upstream server.  This can be used to specify HTTPS protocol over HTTP.

Configure the Forwarding Host entry:

1. In the Management Console go to Forwarding --> Forwarding Hosts --> New --> Set the Host and Check server, and select HTTPS to use to connect to the server.
2. Select OK

Configure a rule in the VPM to use the Forwarding Host:

1. In the VPM in a Forwarding Layer edit the source and or destination to catch the connections you want to forward
2. In the action Set --> New --> Select Forwarding --> Add the Forwarding Host entry created above to the right.
3. Select to fail open or fail closed if host is not available.
4. Select OK