Blue Coat Systems Proxy SG manual Socksgateway.failopen

Chapter 4: Property Reference

socks_gateway.fail_open( )

Controls whether the ProxySG terminates or continues to process the request if the specified SOCKS gateway or any designated backup or default cannot be contacted.

There is a box-wide configuration setting (config>socks-gateways>failure-mode) for the default SOCKS gateway failure mode. The socks_gateway.fail_open( ) property overrides the configured default.

Syntax

socks_gateway.fail_open(yesno)

The default value is no.

where:

•yes—Continue to process the request if the specified SOCKS gateway or any designated backup or default cannot be contacted. This may result in the request being forwarded through a forwarding host or ICP, or may result in the request going direct to the origin server.

•no—Terminates the request if the specified SOCKS gateway or any designated backup or default cannot be contacted.

Layer and Transaction Notes

•Use in <Forward> layers.

•Applies to all except administrator transactions.

See Also

•Properties: socks.accelerate( ), socks.authenticate( ), socks.authenticate.force( ), socks_gateway( )

•Conditions: socks.destination_address=, socks.destination_port=, socks.method=, socks.tunneled=, socks.version=

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