Add Redirection protection / Allowed redirection Domains

Add support for validating HTTP redirection destinations in response "Location" headers, similar to BIG-IP ASM Redirection Protection / Allowed Redirection Domains.

Desired behavior:

  • Inspect HTTP 30x responses containing a "Location" header.

  • Allow relative redirects.

  • Allow absolute redirects only to configured domains / domain patterns.

  • Support learning or logging-only mode before enforcement.

  • Generate a distinct security event when a redirect target falls outside the configured allowlist.

  • Support per-load-balancer or per-policy configuration.

This would provide parity with the older BIG-IP ASM control for mitigating open/unvalidated redirect behavior at the WAF layer.

The use case is not a primary application-security control, but it is a useful defense-in-depth capability for applications that legitimately perform external redirects, particularly SSO-enabled applications.

  • Rick Butland
  • Nov 10 2026
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