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A, steaming profile will do which of the following?
The correct answer is C. Search and replace all occurrences of a specified string in requests and responses processed by. A BIG-IP streaming profile performs bidirectional search-and-replace, rewriting all matching string occurrences in both HTTP requests and HTTP responses passing through the virtual server.
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A, steaming profile will do which of the following?
Options
- ASearch and replace all occurrences of a specified string only is responses processed by a virtual
- BSearch and replace all occurrences of a specified string only in request processed by a virtual
- CSearch and replace all occurrences of a specified string in requests and responses processed by
- DSearch and replace the first occurrence of a specified of a specified string in either a request or
How the community answered
(50 responses)- A2% (1)
- B4% (2)
- C94% (47)
Why each option
A BIG-IP streaming profile performs bidirectional search-and-replace, rewriting all matching string occurrences in both HTTP requests and HTTP responses passing through the virtual server.
Limiting replacement to responses only describes a response-direction rewrite, which is not the behavior of a streaming profile - it operates on both traffic directions.
Limiting replacement to requests only ignores the response path, which the streaming profile also processes.
The streaming profile on BIG-IP is designed to scan the full payload of both requests sent to the server and responses returned to the client, replacing every occurrence of the configured string. This bidirectional behavior distinguishes it from profiles that operate in only one direction. All occurrences are replaced, not just the first match.
The streaming profile replaces all occurrences of the target string, not only the first occurrence found in a given message.
Concept tested: BIG-IP streaming profile search and replace behavior
Source: https://techdocs.f5.com/en-us/bigip-15-1-0/big-ip-local-traffic-management-profiles-reference/configuring-the-stream-profile.html
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