Local response redirection process flow

The local response redirection solution takes advantage of the fact that most devices handle HTTP 302 redirection. The following process flow illustrates how local response redirection works at a high level:

• WebSEAL receives the client request.

• WebSEAL determines that it must return a response that would normally be handled by returning a static page, such as a login or error page.

• WebSEAL builds a Location header in the response that contains the URI of a custom response handling application located on a separate server.

• WebSEAL includes, as an attribute in the query string of the Location header, the type of operation required (such as “login required”, “expired password”, or "error") and an optional set of configurable WebSEAL macros and their values.

• WebSEAL redirects the client to this custom response handling application.
• The custom response handling application is responsible for presenting an appropriate response or set of responses to the client.

Parent topic: Local response redirection