Adding x-forwarded-for to access logs#2420
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Linkerd access logs are missing the origin IP address. Solved by adding in the field x_forwarded_for to access logs which has the origin ip address. Validated by compiling and deploying the modified proxy image alongside a nginx container, checking access log content for existing fields + the new field Part fixes issue #9842 Signed-off-by: Dan Ambrose <dan@northflank.com>
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Problem:
Access logs don't show the origin IP of requests which impacts observability of network events.
As partly described in Issue #9842.
Solution:
Added in the field
This field uses the
get_headermethod with aHeaderName::from_staticValidation:
Building and deploying the customised linkerd proxy with access logs enabled alongside a nginx container.
Sending network requests and validating that all pre-existing fields persist and the new one functions as intended.
Fixes:
Part fixes #9842
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