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Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Protocol

The Web Proxy Auto-Discovery (WPAD) Protocol is a method used by clients to locate the URL of a configuration file using DHCP and/or DNS discovery methods. Once detection and download of the configuration file is complete, it can be executed to determine the proxy for a specified URL.

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  • DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
  • DNS

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Security

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Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Protocol

Nodes30
Edges29
Triples6
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.066667
Components1

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Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Protocol

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related to Context · 6
Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Protocol → Details, In, PAC, Proxy, This, WPAD

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wpad file proxy dns configuration server web dhcp browsers domain used protocol dat method url internet host pac name browser

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Protocolrelated to ContextIn0.60section
Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Protocolrelated to ContextProxy0.60section
Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Protocolrelated to ContextPAC0.60section
Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Protocolrelated to ContextDetails0.60section
Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Protocolrelated to ContextWPAD0.60section
Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Protocolrelated to ContextThis0.60section

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