1. A method for using by an intermediary a request and a response specified by a policy to determine an action of the policy, the intermediary receiving communications between a client and one or more servers, the method comprising: a) identifying, by an intermediary, a policy for a communication between a client and one or more servers, the policy specifying a request and a server to communicate the request; b) transmitting, by the intermediary responsive to the policy, the request specified by the policy to the server specified by the policy; and c) determining, by the intermediary, an action of the policy based on a server response corresponding to the request specified by the policy.