Dropping of HTTP headers having dot in the Header Name
Avi Load Balancer
drops HTTP headers having “.” (dot) in the header name. For instance, Avi Load Balancer
drops the following header: Tenant.123:xyzThe above header has “.” in the header name.
The following header was successfully accepted by
Avi Load Balancer
: Tenant_123:xyzThe above header has “_” in the header name.
Resolution
- Login to the Controller UI.
- Navigate to . Choose the virtual service that you want to edit.
- Navigate toApplication Profile, selectSystem-HTTPorSystem-Secure-HTTPand clickedit.
- Navigate toDDoS, and selectAllow Header Names with Dot/Periodcheck box.
- After performing the changes, clickSave.
- Test the setup again to confirm that theAvi Load Balancerallows HTTP headers with . (dot) in the header name.