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Version: v7

Redirection Rules

These rules allow you to configure redirection for your application pages


Overview

Redirection Rules is a feature of Haltdos DDOS that allows application owners to redirect a request to another site or URL, temporarily or permanently on matching a particular URL pattern.

Redirection

How to Use

  1. Go to Apps > DDOS > Listeners > Rules > Redirection Rules.

  2. Click on Add Rule and set relevant parameters described in the table below.

  3. Click on Save Changes.

ParametersAccepted ValuesDefault
Rule NameStringNone
Rule MessageDescription for the rule in String formatNone
Rule PriorityInteger1
Match CriteriaAbsolute URL pathNone
Forward URLAbsolute URL pathNone
Response Code301, 302302 - Temporary Redirect

Description

Rule Name

Specify a user-friendly name to identify the rule. The rule name takes alpha-numeric input.

    Accepted values: String

Default: Blank
Message

The user can add a short description of the rule. The description would explain the purpose of the rule.

    Accepted values: String

Default: Blank
Rule Priority

User can set the priority of the rule.

    Accepted values: Integer

Default: Blank
Match Criteria

Specify the URL for which this rule will be applied. Any requests made on this URL trigger this rule and the request shall be redirected or forwarded according to the rule.

    Accepted values: Absolute URL

Default: Blank

The match URL should follow the format: [http(s)://www.().haltdos.io/()]

Forward URL

The user can specify the URL on which the request has to be redirected. All the requests that trigger this rule will be forwarded to this URL. The forward URL should follow the format: [http(s)://().haltdos-1.io/()]

    Accepted values: Absolute URL

Default: Blank
Response Code

In this option, the end-user can decide that the redirection should be permanent or temporary by selecting the option from the drop-down list.

    Accepted values: 301 / 302

Default: 302
  • 301 - Permanent Redirect
  • 302 - Temporary Redirect