Azure Application Gateway is a web traffic load balancer that enables Sandra to manage traffic to her web applications. It is designed to distribute traffic to backend virtual machines and services based on various HTTP request attributes.
Here's how Azure Application Gateway meets the requirements:
Routing Based on HTTP Attributes: Application Gateway can route traffic based on URL path or host headers.
SSL Termination: It provides SSL termination at the gateway, reducing the SSL overhead on the web servers.
Web Application Firewall: Application Gateway includes a Web Application Firewall (WAF) that provides protection to web applications from common web vulnerabilities and exploits.
Session Affinity: It can maintain session affinity, which is useful when user sessions need to be directed to the same server.
Scalability and High Availability: Application Gateway supports autoscaling and zone redundancy, ensuring high availability and scalability.
Reference:
Azure's official documentation on Application Gateway, which details its capabilities for routing traffic based on HTTP request attributes1.