Data Center

001 Understanding X-Forwarded-For (XFF) Header   X-Forwarded-For is like a tagging system where each proxy/load balancer adds its mark to document the request’s journey, and the final destination reads those tags to understand where the request really came from. It’s Like Adding a Shipping Label Think of the HTTP request as a package: Original package: Comes […]

001 Netscaler SSL Setup Overview   The NetScaler appliance provides several methods for handling SSL/TLS traffic, each with a different approach to encryption and decryption.  Here is a summary of the three NetScaler SSL deployment modes: SSL offloading: With SSL offloading, the NetScaler appliance terminates the secure SSL/TLS connection from the client and decrypts the traffic. It

001 Netscaler VPX Initial Setup (Using EVE-NG)   In this lab, I’m using EVE-NG to simulate and set up the Citrix Netscaler VPX. Below are the steps I followed for the initial configuration. Step 1: Login to Netscaler VPX Use the default credentials to log in: Username: nsroot Password: nsroot Upon your first login, you’ll