URL redirects

This section contains details and instructions for configuring URL redirects over HTTP or HTTPS in IBM® NS1 Connect®, as well as managing SSL/TLS certificates for secure data transfer.

The number of URL redirects over HTTPS available depends on the type of plan that you have. You can view your plan type and usage limits on the Usage page.

URL redirection (or URL forwarding) is a method that is used to send requesting clients to a different URL than the one they requested. For example, if you are relocating a web page to a new URL, you can configure a redirect to direct traffic to the new location.

On the NS1 Connect platform, you can configure a redirect from a source URL corresponding to one of your existing DNS zones to a defined target. During the configuration process, you define the forwarding type, path forwarding mode, and HTTP protocol to use when redirecting incoming queries.

Sensitive information and URL redirects

Do not use URL redirects if the source URL contains sensitive information. For example, passwords or other sensitive information are sometimes embedded in query parameters, which may be visible to IBM personnel.