client source-interface

Function

The client source-interface command binds a source interface to an HTTP client.

The undo client source-interface command unbinds the source interface from an HTTP client.

By default, an HTTP client source is selected by the app or sock.

Format

client source-interface { interface-name | interface-type interface-number }

undo client source-interface

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Value
interface-name	Specifies the name of a source interface of an HTTP client.	The value is a string of 1 to 63 case-sensitive characters, spaces not supported.
interface-type	Specifies the type of a source interface of an HTTP client.	-
interface-number	Specifies the number of a source interface of an HTTP client.	The value is a string of 1 to 63 case-sensitive characters, spaces not supported.

Parameter

Description

Value

interface-name

Specifies the name of a source interface of an HTTP client.

The value is a string of 1 to 63 case-sensitive characters, spaces not supported.

interface-type

Specifies the type of a source interface of an HTTP client.

interface-number

Specifies the number of a source interface of an HTTP client.

The value is a string of 1 to 63 case-sensitive characters, spaces not supported.

Views

HTTP view

Default Level

2: Configuration level

Task Name and Operations

Task Name	Operations
https	write

Usage Guidelines

Usage Scenario

To improve system security, you can specify the source interface of the HTTP client and use the bound source interface address to establish a connection.

Prerequisites

If a loopback interface is used, ensure that the loopback interface has been created and an IPv4 address has been configured for the loopback interface. Otherwise, this command cannot be executed successfully.

Configuration Impact

After the source interface of an HTTP client is specified successfully, the client can establish a connection only through the specified source interface.

Example

# Configure the source interface of the HTTP client to be LoopBack1.

<HUAWEI> system-view
[~HUAWEI] interface LoopBack1
[~HUAWEI-LoopBack1] ip address 10.1.1.1 24
[*HUAWEI-LoopBack1] quit
[*HUAWEI] http
[*HUAWEI-http] client source-interface LoopBack1