Review available match types for Application Load Balancer
Before you start setting up your Application Load Balancer rules, review the match types available with this Cloudlet:
| Match Type | Matches Based on... | Wildcard Support | Case Sensitivity Support | Multiple Value Support |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cookie | a combination of cookie name and cookie value. | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Default | any and all incoming requests. | |||
| Device characteristics | a list of available device characteristics. | |||
| File extension | the file extensions to match on. | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hostname | the hostnames to match on. | ✓ | ||
| IP/CIDR | an IP address or CIDR list. You can also select whether to use the client IP address from the connecting IP address, the X-Forwarded-For HTTP header value, or either option. | ✓ | ||
| Protocol | the protocol to match on. HTTP or HTTPS protocol are the current options, and you can only select on protocol per match. | |||
| Query string | the query string values to
match on. For example, name
or name=value1
or name=value1
value2 . |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Range | the portion of the traffic to load balance. | ✓ | ||
| Request header | a request header value. | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Request method | the method used for the
request, like GET
or POST . |
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| URL path | the URL paths to match on.
For example:
/clothing/children/shoes/shoe1.jpg . |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| User location data | a combination of the following geographic categories: continent, country, and region/state. | ✓ |