If the health check detects that a backend target is unhealthy the load balancer will remove that unhealthy target from its list of available backend instances. This ensures that traffic is no longer routed to the unhealthy target.
Networking / Loadbalancer / Capabilities / DEV
Health Checks-based Target Removal
CCC.LB.CP13
Related Threats
| ID | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| CCC.LB.TH05 | Health Checks Are Exploited to Take Services Offline | Manipulating health-check endpoints or responses can cause healthy targets to be marked unavailable, leading to denial of service. |