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Proxy server

In computer networking, a proxy server is an intermediary server application between a client requesting a resource and the server then providing that resource.

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Implementations of proxies

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Proxy server

Nodes130
Edges129
Triples118
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.015385
Components1

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Proxy server

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related to Reverse proxies · 28
Proxy server → All, Backend, Certificates, Compression, Extranet, However, HTTP, HTTPS, If, In, Internet, Load, Modern, OS, Reverse, Security, Serve/cache, Server Name Indication, SNI, Spoon
related to Open proxies · 14
Proxy server → Although, An, Anonymous, Forwarded-For, Forwarding, Gordon Lyon, Historically, HTTP, In, Internet, IP, Some, Such, This
related to Accessing services anonymously · 10
Proxy server → Access, An, Anonymizers, Clearing, In, IP, Many, Other, Some, The
related to Improving performance · 9
Proxy server → Caching, Most ISPs, PEPs, Performance Enhancing Proxy, Poorly, TCP, TCP ACKs, These, Web
related to Comparison to network address translators · 6
Proxy server → However, In, NAT, Network, OSI, The
related to Translation · 5
Proxy server → As, Different, Some, The, Traffic
related to Web proxy servers · 5
Proxy server → HTTP, The, This, URL, Web
related to Suffix proxy · 4
Proxy server → However, Suffix, SuffixProxy, URL
is a · 3
Proxy server → additional layer of defense and can protect against some OS and web-server-specific attacks, client, intermediary server application between a client requesting a resource and the server then providing that resource.Instead of connecting directly to a server that can fulfil a r…
related to DNS proxy · 3
Proxy server → DNS, Internet Domain Name Server, It

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proxy server web proxies client servers http network ip used content security reverse may also traffic requests internet request address

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Proxy serveris aintermediary server application between a client requesting a resource and the server then providing that resource.Instead of connecting directly to a server that can fulfil a r…0.90text
Proxy serveris aadditional layer of defense and can protect against some OS and web-server-specific attacks0.90text
Proxy serveris aclient0.90text
load balancinginstance ofThis serves as a method to control the complexity of the request or provide additional benefits0.80text
privacy or securityinstance ofThis serves as a method to control the complexity of the request or provide additional benefits0.80text
load-balancinginstance ofA reverse proxy commonly also performs tasks0.80text
authenticationinstance ofA reverse proxy commonly also performs tasks0.80text
decryptioninstance ofA reverse proxy commonly also performs tasks0.80text
and caching.Open proxiesAn open proxy is a forwarding proxy server that is accessible by any Internet userinstance ofA reverse proxy commonly also performs tasks0.80text
Subject Alternative Name certificatesinstance ofCertificates for multiple names can be handled using mechanisms0.80text
wildcard certificatesinstance ofCertificates for multiple names can be handled using mechanisms0.80text
and Server Name Indicationinstance ofCertificates for multiple names can be handled using mechanisms0.80text

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