Bug ID 744183: VMware Horizon HTML5 client launch results in certificate mismatch warning

Last Modified: Jul 12, 2023

Affected Product(s):
BIG-IP APM(all modules)

Known Affected Versions:
13.1.0, 13.1.0.1, 13.1.0.2, 13.1.0.3, 13.1.0.4, 13.1.0.5, 13.1.0.6, 13.1.0.7, 13.1.0.8, 13.1.1, 13.1.1.2, 13.1.1.3, 13.1.1.4, 13.1.1.5, 13.1.3, 13.1.3.1, 13.1.3.2, 13.1.3.3, 13.1.3.4, 13.1.3.5, 13.1.3.6, 13.1.4, 13.1.4.1, 13.1.5, 13.1.5.1

Fixed In:
15.0.0

Opened: Sep 15, 2018

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

VMware Horizon HTML5 client launch from APM Webtop results in certificate mismatch warning, as browser is redirected to IP address instead of host name due to use of "view.proxy_addr" session variable.

Impact

Certificate mismatch warning is shown.

Conditions

VMware Horizon HTML5 client is used. "view.proxy_addr" session variable is set to external IP address.

Workaround

Unset "view.proxy_addr" session variable, it's required only for PCoIP clients and HTML5 client uses Blast protocol.

Fix Information

"view.proxy_addr" session variable is now ignored for Blast protocol, which lets VMware Horizon HTML5 client to launch without warnings, even when this session variable is configured.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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