A responder policy bound to a vServer with type REQUEST will be evaluated on which traffic?

A responder policy bound to a vServer with type REQUEST will be evaluated on which traffic?

• A. Only requests
• B. Neither
• C. Both requests and responses
• D. Only responses

Answer: (A)

When a responder policy is bound to a vServer with the binding type REQUEST, it is evaluated only on the incoming client requests to that vServer. This means the policy runs during the request phase, before the request reaches any upstream server, allowing actions like redirects or blocks to be taken based on the request data (URL, headers, method, etc.). It does not run on the opposite direction—traffic coming back as responses—unless you bind a separate policy with the RESPONSE type. So the policy affects only requests.

When a responder policy is bound to a vServer with the binding type REQUEST, it is evaluated only on the incoming client requests to that vServer. This means the policy runs during the request phase, before the request reaches any upstream server, allowing actions like redirects or blocks to be taken based on the request data (URL, headers, method, etc.). It does not run on the opposite direction—traffic coming back as responses—unless you bind a separate policy with the RESPONSE type. So the policy affects only requests.