In computer networks, a reverse proxy or surrogate server is a proxy server that appears to any client to be an ordinary web server, but in reality merely...
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reverse proxy is usually an internal-facing proxy used as a front-end to control and protect access to a server on a private network. A reverse proxy...
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Nginx (category Reverse proxy)
NGINX or nginx) is a web server that can also be used as a reverse proxy, load balancer, mail proxy and HTTP cache. The software was created by Russian developer...
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A TLS termination proxy (or SSL termination proxy, or SSL offloading) is a proxy server that acts as an intermediary point between client and server applications...
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Squid (software) (redirect from Squid web proxy cache)
from the reverse proxy. A way to adapt the reporting on the source server is to use the X-Forwarded-For HTTP header reported by the reverse proxy, to get...
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relayed by a (HTTP-) reverse proxy. A WSS header could be used to convey the end user's token, vouched for by the reverse proxy. If there are frequent...
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SOCKS (redirect from SOCKS proxy)
through a proxy server. SOCKS5 optionally provides authentication so only authorized users may access a server. Practically, a SOCKS server proxies TCP connections...
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the proxy server. Simplifies recording and monitoring of user activities. Centralized web content filtering. A reverse proxy server, like a proxy server...
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WebSocket (section Proxy traversal)
WebSockets since 2017, implemented in lighttpd 1.4.46. lighttpd mod_proxy can act as a reverse proxy and load balancer of WebSocket applications. lighttpd mod_wstunnel...
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The Iran–Israel proxy war, also known as the Iran–Israel Cold War, is an ongoing proxy war between Iran and Israel. In the Israeli–Lebanese conflict, Iran...
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Varnish (software) (category Reverse proxy)
Varnish is a reverse caching proxy used as HTTP accelerator for content-heavy dynamic web sites as well as APIs. In contrast to other web accelerators...
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Cloudflare (category Reverse proxy)
services, cybersecurity, DDoS mitigation, wide area network services, reverse proxies, Domain Name Service, ICANN-accredited domain registration, and other...
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environment-specific settings in the reverse proxy, provides for secure communication between the reverse proxy and application server. AJP runs in Apache...
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Labs, deployment options are transparent bridge, transparent reverse proxy, and reverse proxy. "Transparent" refers to the fact that the HTTP traffic is...
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HAProxy (category Reverse proxy)
software that provides a high availability load balancer and Proxy (forward proxy, reverse proxy) for TCP and HTTP-based applications that spreads requests...
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to the last proxy, which means it is the most reliable source of information. X-Forwarded-For data can be used in a forward or reverse proxy scenario. If...
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List of HTTP status codes (redirect from 305 Use Proxy)
closed the request before the server could send a response. Cloudflare's reverse proxy service expands the 5xx series of errors space to signal issues with...
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according to SimilarWeb data. The site is currently using a chain of reverse proxy services in the United States, Iran and Romania to curb rights holders'...
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and in the case of HTTP, gateway is also often used as a synonym for reverse proxy. It can also refer to a device installed in homes that combines router...
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supporting SSL/TLS out of the box, it is often used in conjunction with a reverse proxy such as NGINX or Apache for performance reasons. Typically data is fetched...
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Apache HTTP Server BusyBox httpd Lighttpd HTTP server Nginx HTTP and reverse proxy server OpenBSD's httpd (since OpenBSD 5.6) Web server Comparison of...
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Pound (networking) (category Reverse proxy)
Pound is a lightweight open source reverse proxy program and application firewall suitable to be used as a web server load balancing solution. Originally...
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Caddy (web server) (category Reverse proxy)
distributions. It is primarily used as a static file server and load-balancing reverse proxy. While the basis of Caddy's HTTP features use the implementation found...
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Privoxy (category Reverse proxy)
host-based HTTP acceleration Proxy server which discusses client-side proxies Reverse proxy which discusses origin-side proxies Internet Cache Protocol Polipo...
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browser cookies, IP address, user-agent) or their anonymity thereof (VPN or proxy masking, user-agent spoofing), how the server should handle data (as in...
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Apache HTTP Server (category Reverse proxy)
and content negotiation .htaccess per-directory configuration support Reverse proxy with caching Load balancing with in-band health checks Multiple load...
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provides Go bindings of libquic. Finally, quic-reverse-proxy is a Docker image that acts as a reverse proxy server, translating QUIC requests into plain...
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ShimmerCat (category Reverse proxy)
from the original on 2021-03-04. Retrieved 2022-04-13. "What is SOCKS5 Proxy: Things Need to Know". Retrieved 2024-12-16. "Easy net with SOCKS5". ShimmerCat...
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OS X, and Windows. It is a lightweight, high-performance web server/reverse proxy licensed under the GNU General Public License. Its goal is to be fast...
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be described as a load balancing and reverse proxy, although it is not as advanced as some dedicated reverse proxy products such as Microsoft UAG and dedicated...
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