Dropping of HTTP headers having dot in the Header Name

NSX Advanced Load Balancer drops HTTP headers having “.” (dot) in the header name. For instance, NSX Advanced Load Balancer drops the following header: Tenant.123:xyz

Note:

The above header has “.” in the header name.

The following header was successfully accepted by NSX Advanced Load Balancer: Tenant_123:xyz

Note:

The above header has “_” in the header name.

Resolution

1. Login to the Controller UI.

2. Navigate to Application > Virtual Services. Choose the virtual service that you want to edit.

3. Navigate to Application Profile, select System-HTTP or System-Secure-HTTP and click edit.

4. Navigate to DDoS, and select Allow Header Names with Dot/Period check box.

5. After performing the changes, click Save.

6. Test the setup again to confirm that the NSX Advanced Load Balancer allows HTTP headers with . (dot) in the header name.