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“Use for App Service” and Application Gateway Unexpected Consequences: azurewebsites.net redirect URL, odd App Behavior, failed Authentication, and broken ARR Affinity

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The default behavior for an Application Gateway with App Service instance in the backend pool is that the Host header is overridden to match the Web App’s default hostname: *.azurewebsites.net. This is caused by the “Use for App Service” and “Pick host name from backend address” configuration options on the Application Gateway. These requests arrive …

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App Service with Application Gateway v2: High Security in Azure PaaS

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Azure App Services (Web Apps) are publicly exposed to the Internet by default, accessible with their *.azurewebsites.net URL. This means that anyone in the world can access your site simply by knowing its URL, including hackers and spammers. We can secure our site by using an Application Gateway as a frontend. Azure App Gateway is …

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