Manual Chapter : BIG-IP system forward proxy chaining and APM benefits

Applies To:

  • BIG-IP APM

    21.0.0, 17.5.1, 17.5.0, 17.1.3, 17.1.2, 17.1.1, 17.1.0, 17.0.0, 16.1.6, 16.1.5, 16.1.4, 16.1.3, 16.1.2, 16.1.1, 16.1.0, 15.1.10, 15.1.9

back-action Forward Proxy Chaining Per Request

Updated Date: 04/30/2026

BIG-IP system forward proxy chaining and APM benefits

The BIG-IP system supports forward proxy chaining which enables connection to a next hop proxy server. Access Policy Manager (APM®) brings these abilities to forward proxy chaining:

  • Offload authentication from and support authentication to the next hop on the client’s behalf.
  • Support single sign-on to the next hop and to resources at the next hop.
  • Select different proxy servers for different requests.
  • Select different SSO configurations for different requests.