> Source: [sk102297](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk102297)

# sk102297 - Security Gateway does not strip "X-Fordwarded-For" data from HTTP packets

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk102297 |
| Date Created | 2014-09-04 |
| Last Modified | 2017-01-16 |
| Technical Level | Advanced |
| Products | Security Gateway |
| Versions | R82.10, R82, R81.20 |

## Symptoms

- Security Gateway does not strip the "X-Forwarded-For" data from proxied from HTTP packets, although it was configured to do so per [sk100223](https://supportcenter.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal?eventSubmit_doGoviewsolutiondetails=&solutionid=sk100223).

## Cause

Traffic captures showed that packets coming from the 3rd party Proxy server had "X-Forwarded-User" strings instead of "X-Forwarded-For".

## Solution

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