resource-name

Use the resource-name stanza entry to define HTTP transformation resources.

resource-name = resource-file

Description

This configuration information is necessary to support WebSEAL HTTP transformations. We can use WebSEAL HTTP transformations to modify HTTP requests and HTTP responses (excluding the HTTP body) using XSLT. To enable the HTTP transformations for a particular resource, attach a POP to the appropriate part of the object space. This POP must contain an extended attribute with the name HTTPTransformation and one of the following values:

• Request = resource-name
• Response = resource-name

For more details, see the information about HTTP transformations in the IBM Security Verify Access: Web Reverse Proxy Configuration Guide.

Options

resource-name	The name of the HTTP transformation resource.
resource-file	The name of the resource file. We must restart WebSEAL for changes to an XSL rules file to take effect.

Usage: Optional

Comments

If an HTTP transformation rule modifies the URI or host header of the request, WebSEAL reprocesses the transformed request. This reprocessing ensures the transformation does not bypass WebSEAL authorization. This behavior also means that administrators can define HTTP transformations rules to send requests to different junctions. WebSEAL performs reprocessing (and authorization) on the first HTTP transformation only. Transformed requests undergo HTTP transformation again if there is an appropriate POP attached to the associated object space. However, WebSEAL does not reprocess the new requests that result from these subsequent transformations.

Default: None.

Example:

resourceOne = resourceOne.xsl

Parent topic: [http-transformations] stanza