Validate http headers policy

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Validate HTTP Header policy inspects each HTTP Request whether the HTTP Request contains a particular Request Header and the corresponding Header value. If the incoming request does not match with the criteria set by the policy configuration then the request is immediately rejected.

Policy Statement

Each policy requires certain configuration, which will allow to configure the policy for a particular API endpoint. Below are the list of configurations required for this policy.

Validate H T T P Header Policy

The rules and setup needs to be made accordingly.

Name Description Is Mandatory
Header Name Indicates the Header Name to inspect in each HTTP Request whether the header exists or not Yes
Header Value Header value to be checked for the specified Header Name No

Policy Usage

The policy can be applied only at inbound section.

Scope

Currently the policy can be applied at API Version Scope only.