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request.x_header.header_name=Tests the specified request header (header_name) against a regular expression. Any HTTP request
header can be tested, including custom headers. To test recognized headers, use
request.header.header_name= instead, so that typing errors can be caught at compile time. For
streaming requests , only the User-Agent header is available.
Replaces: request_x_header.header_name=
Syntax
request.x_header.header_name=regular_expression
where:
•header_name—Any HTTP header, including custom headers.
•regular_expression—A regular expression. For more information, see Appendix E: “Using
Regular Expressions,” in the Blue Coat ProxySG Configuration and Management Guide.
Layer and Transaction Notes
•Use in <Cache> and <Proxy> layers.
Examples
; deny access to the URL below if the request contains the custom
; header “Test” and the header has a value of “test1”
<proxy>
deny url=http://www.bluecoat.com request.x_header.Test=”test1”
See Also
•Actions:
append( ), delete( ), delete_matching( ), rewrite( ), set( )
• Conditions: request.header.header_name=, request.header.header_name.address=,
response.x_header.header_name=