can i break the redirect?

[kmann Profile]

Hi,

I have set up some redirects using the tool, to navigate users from old sites to new sites.

However there is a requirement to enable certain users to break the redirect if needed (to access certain content they may still need).

Can this be done with ISAPI_Rewrite 2.x? If so, how?

Thanks

[Lexey]

I have set up some redirects using the tool, to navigate users from old sites to new sites.
However there is a requirement to enable certain users to break the redirect if needed (to access certain content they may still need).

Can this be done with ISAPI_Rewrite 2.x? If so, how?

It depends on the used authentication method. If there is a user name inside an URL or cookie or header, for example, then it is possible to exclude it from processing. Otherwise, no.

[kmann Profile]

Hi,

Please could you elaborate further (with an example) on how to do this if a username does exist within the URL or cookie?

Thanks

[Lexey]

Hi,
Please could you elaborate further (with an example) on how to do this if a username does exist within the URL or cookie?

For example, if URL is like https://somesite/someaction?user=user the following condition could be used to stop a rule processing:
RewriteCond URL (?![^?]+\?user=user).*

Since there are many possible variations, it would be better if you tell me the URL (or cookie format) that is interesting for you.

[kmann Profile]

Hi,

Makes sense. However say for example the my current redirection rule is as follows:

#Redirect all requests
RewriteCond Host: tstsps101\:45775
RewriteRule /test/.* https\://site.com/default.aspx [I,RP]


Now I want the redirect to stop if it contains 'user=admin' in the URL, for example:
https://tstsps101:45775/test/default.aspx?user=admin
https://tstsps101:45775/test/home.aspx?user=admin
https://tstsps101:45775/test/document.doc?user=admin

What rule can be written to achieve this?

[Lexey]

Makes sense. However say for example the my current redirection rule is as follows:

#Redirect all requests
RewriteCond Host: tstsps101\:45775
RewriteRule /test/.* https\://site.com/default.aspx [I,RP]


Now I want the redirect to stop if it contains 'user=admin' in the URL, for example:
https://tstsps101:45775/test/default.aspx?user=admin
https://tstsps101:45775/test/home.aspx?user=admin
https://tstsps101:45775/test/document.doc?user=admin

What rule can be written to achieve this?

Try this:
RewriteCond Host: tstsps101\:45775
RewriteRule /test/(?![^?]*\?user=admin).* https\://site.com/default.aspx [I,RP]