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Which of the following is NOT a profile type on the BIG-IP?

The correct answer is B. Application. BIG-IP profile types include Protocol, Persistence, Authentication, and SSL, but 'Application' is not a recognized profile category on the BIG-IP platform.

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Question

Which of the following is NOT a profile type on the BIG-IP?

Options

  • AProtocol
  • BApplication
  • CPersistence
  • DAuthentication
  • ESSL

How the community answered

(29 responses)
  • A
    3% (1)
  • B
    90% (26)
  • C
    7% (2)

Why each option

BIG-IP profile types include Protocol, Persistence, Authentication, and SSL, but 'Application' is not a recognized profile category on the BIG-IP platform.

AProtocol

Protocol is a valid BIG-IP profile category covering layer 4 transports such as TCP and UDP profiles.

BApplicationCorrect

F5 BIG-IP organizes profiles into specific functional categories such as Protocol (TCP, UDP), Persistence, Authentication, SSL/TLS, and services like HTTP and DNS. 'Application' is not a defined profile type in BIG-IP's profile architecture - it does not correspond to any profile classification used in LTM configuration.

CPersistence

Persistence is a valid BIG-IP profile type used to maintain client-to-server session affinity (e.g., source IP, cookie, SSL persistence).

DAuthentication

Authentication is a valid BIG-IP profile type used to offload client authentication to an external authentication service.

ESSL

SSL is a valid BIG-IP profile type (Client SSL and Server SSL) used to terminate and initiate TLS sessions on behalf of clients and servers.

Concept tested: BIG-IP LTM profile type categories

Source: https://techdocs.f5.com/en-us/bigip-14-1-0/big-ip-local-traffic-management-profiles-reference.html

Topics

#BIG-IP profiles#profile types#SSL profile#persistence profile

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