KNOW THE PROXY SERVER AND FUNCTION. The word
proxy comes from the Latin
proximus, which means close.
Proxy server is a server that helps us to maintain our privacy in accessing the Internet. When we access the Internet using a proxy, a web page that we visit will not be able to see us. Web page will only see the proxy that we use it.
Proxy servers operate as follows.
Client connecting with a
proxy server, and ask for certain services such as file, connection, access the web page or other.
Proxy server then evaluates the service request in accordance with its filter rules.
- To hide a specific server from the public for security
- To speed up access to the necessary resources
- To open the blocked sites in places such as schools, offices, and so forth.
- To pass security control / parental
- To protect your identity when you're online
Proxy servers that continue without modification request and the answer is usually called a gateway or tunneling
proxy. A
proxy server can be placed on client computers, or at several locations between the client and the target servers.
Reverse proxy is a proxy that is used as a front-end, with a view to controlling and protecting access to a server or a private network. Usually the reverse proxy to do things like load-balancing, authentication, decryption, or caching.