

The environment should consist of a Domain Controller (DC) and web host (IIS) VMs. VM deployment and base system configs take approximately 30 minutes, at which point your BIG-IP platform will be ready for implementing any of the SHA scenarios listed in Integrate F5 BIG-IP with Azure Active Directory.įor testing the scenarios, this tutorial assumes the BIG-IP will be deployed into an Azure resource group containing an Active Directory (AD) environment. For example, a wildcard certificate defined with a subject *. would be suitable for

A certificate used to publish web apps can be used, if its subject corresponds to the BIG-IP's Fully qualified domain name (FQDN). Let’s encrypt offers free 90 days certificate for testing.Īn SSL certificate for securing the BIG-IPs management interface. Deploying a BIG-IP in Azure for SHA requires:Ī paid Azure subscription or a free 12-month trial subscription.Īny of the following F5 BIG-IP license SKUsį5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager™ (APM) standalone licenseį5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager™ (APM) add-on license on an existing BIG-IP F5 BIG-IP® Local Traffic Manager™ (LTM)ĩ0-day BIG-IP full feature trial license.Ī wildcard or Subject Alternative Name (SAN) certificate, to publish web applications over Secure Socket Layer (SSL). Prior F5 BIG-IP experience or knowledge isn't necessary, however, we do recommend familiarizing yourself with F5 BIG-IP terminology. By the end of this tutorial you should have:Ī fully prepared BIG-IP Virtual Machine (VM) for modeling a Secure Hybrid Access (SHA) proof of conceptĪ staging instance to use for testing new BIG-IP system updates and hotfixes This tutorial walks you through the end to end process of deploying BIG-IP Vitural Edition (VE) in Azure IaaS.
