Proxy
- operates at the application layer
- proxy server is an intermediary for requests from clients seeking resources from other servers
Proxy Types
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if you want to protect clients in your internal network, put them behind a forward proxy | |
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if your intention is to protect servers, put them behind a reverse proxy | |
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are chains of forward proxies |
Diagrams
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Forward Proxy & Reverse Proxy |
Proxy Chain |
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