What is a proxy server?

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What is a proxy server?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

In computer networks, a proxy server is a server (a computer system or an application program) that acts as an intermediary for requests from clients seeking resources from other servers. A client connects to the proxy server, requesting some service, such as a file, connection, web page, or other resource, available from a different server. The proxy server evaluates the request according to its filtering rules. For example, it may filter traffic by IP address or protocol. If the request is validated by the filter, the proxy provides the resource by connecting to the relevant server and requesting the service on behalf of the client. A proxy server may optionally alter the client's request or the server's response, and sometimes it may serve the request without contacting the specified server. In this case, it 'caches' responses from the remote server, and returns subsequent requests for the same content directly.



A proxy server has a large variety of potential purposes, including:



To keep machines behind it anonymous (mainly for security).[1]

To speed up access to resources (using caching). Web proxies are commonly used to cache web pages from a web server.[2]

To apply access policy to network services or content, e.g. to block undesired sites.

To log / audit usage, i.e. to provide company employee Internet usage reporting.

To bypass security/ parental controls.

To scan transmitted content for malware before delivery.

To scan outbound content, e.g., for data leak protection.

To circumvent regional restrictions.

A proxy server that passes requests and replies unmodified is usually called a gateway or sometimes tunneling proxy.



A proxy server can be placed in the user's local computer or at various points between the user and the destination servers on the Internet.

Answer 3

Lets say you're a cop

and the proxy is a see through mirror

the webpage is in the interrogation room (where the mirror is facing in)



the Proxy is the mirror / glass that protects your identity / IP Address

it's like a SOMETIMES safe way to visit sites without being easily tracked back to your computer.



Sucks though, most proxies get money from clicks / advertisements, so... gotta be careful, they're irritating and may record your site visits.

Answer 4

Proxies are a tool kids use at school to play on computers rather than do their school work.

Answer 5

A proxy server is a computer that offers a computer network service to allow clients to make indirect network connections to other network services. A client connects to the proxy server, then requests a connection, file, or other resource available on a different server. The proxy provides the resource either by connecting to the specified server or by serving it from a cache. In some cases, the proxy may alter the client's request or the server's response for various purposes.

Web proxies



A common proxy application is a caching Web proxy. This provides a nearby cache of Web pages and files available on remote Web servers, allowing local network clients to access them more quickly or reliably.



When it receives a request for a Web resource (specified by a URL), a caching proxy looks for the resulting URL in its local cache. If found, it returns the document immediately. Otherwise it fetches it from the remote server, returns it to the requester and saves a copy in the cache. The cache usually uses an expiry algorithm to remove documents from the cache, according to their age, size, and access history. Two simple cache algorithms are Least Recently Used (LRU) and Least Frequently Used (LFU). LRU removes the least-recently used documents, and LFU removes the least-frequently used documents.



Web proxies can also filter the content of Web pages served. Some censorware applications - which attempt to block offensive Web content - are implemented as Web proxies. Other web proxies reformat web pages for a specific purpose or audience; for example, Skweezer reformats web pages for cell phones and PDAs. Network operators can also deploy proxies to intercept computer viruses and other hostile content served from remote Web pages.



A special case of web proxies are "CGI proxies." These are web sites which allow a user to access a site through them. They generally use PHP or CGI to implement the proxying functionality. CGI proxies are frequently used to gain access to web sites blocked by corporate or school proxies. Since they also hide the user's own IP address from the web sites they access through the proxy, they are sometimes also used to gain a degree of anonymity.



You may see references to four different types of proxy servers:



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Transparent Proxy



This type of proxy server identifies itself as a proxy server and also makes the original IP address available through the http headers. These are generally used for their ability to cache websites and do not effectively provide any anonymity to those who use them. However, the use of a transparent proxy will get you around simple IP bans. They are transparent in the terms that your IP address is exposed, not transparent in the terms that you do not know that you are using it (your system is not specifically configured to use it.)

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Anonymous Proxy



This type of proxy server identifies itself as a proxy server, but does not make the original IP address available. This type of proxy server is detectable, but provides reasonable anonymity for most users.

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Distorting Proxy



This type of proxy server identifies itself as a proxy server, but make an incorrect original IP address available through the http headers.

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High Anonymity Proxy



This type of proxy server does not identify itself as a proxy server and does not make available the original IP address.

Answer 6

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proxy_server