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!!! Overview
[{$pagename}] is a [proxy] [Service] (a computer [server] or an [application]) that acts as an intermediary for [requests] from [clients] seeking [resources] from other servers. A [client|user-agent] connects to the [{$pagename}], requesting some [resource], such as a file, connection, [WEB] page ([URL]), or other [resource] available from a different server and the [{$pagename}] evaluates the [request] and determines which server to connect the [client|user-agent].
[{$pagename}] is an [Application Layer] device which is an [Observer] and by definition a [Man-In-The-Middle].[{$pagename}] __may not meet the strict definition of a [Proxy]__ as the [End-User] may not have [Consented|Consent] or provided [Permission] to the [proxy].
!! [{$pagename}] [Classifications]
A [{$pagename}] may reside on the user's local computer, or at various points between the user's computer and destination servers on the [Internet].
* A [{$pagename}] that passes__ requests and responses unmodified__ is usually called a [gateway] or sometimes a tunneling [proxy] or [Transparent Proxy]. ([SOCKS])
* A forward [proxy] is an Internet-facing proxy used to retrieve from a wide range of sources (in most cases anywhere on the Internet).
* A [Reverse Proxy] is usually an internal-facing [proxy] used as a [front-end] to control and protect [access] to a private [Local Area Network] ([LAN]). A [Reverse Proxy] commonly also performs tasks such as
* [Access Proxy]
* [TLS Proxy]
* [Application routes]
!! Uses of [{$pagename}] [2]
There are of course many legitimate uses for [{$pagename}] including:
* [Load Balancing]
* providing single point of entry to a private network
!! [Security Considerations]
[{$pagename}] is an [Observer] and by definition a [Man-In-The-Middle].
!! [Privacy Considerations]
[{$pagename}] is an [Observer] and by definition a [Man-In-The-Middle].
!! More Information
There might be more information for this subject on one of the following:
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* [#1] - [Types of Proxies|Wikipedia:Proxy_server#Types_of_proxy|target='_blank'] - based on data observed:2015-12-27
* [#2] - [Uses of Proxies|Wikipedia:Proxy_server#Uses_of_proxy_servers|target='_blank'] - based on data observed:2015-12-27
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