Proxy Servers
• A Proxy Server is a server that acts as an intermediary between a
workstation user and the Internet so that the enterprise can
ensure security, administrative control and caching service.
• Hackers generally use the Proxy server on the Internet to make
their Identity invisible to the target.
Types of Proxy Servers
• Web Proxy
• Anonymous Proxy Server
Web Proxy Server
• A Proxy site is a web page which allows a user to browse
other web sites.
• If an Attacker finds that he is blocked from accessing a
Website, he will use any of web proxy sites to get bypass
the block.
Anonymous Proxy Server
• An Anonymous proxy is a proxy server designed to protect
the privacy and anonymity of web browsers from web site
operators.
• In Anonymous Proxy, you get an IP Address and a Port
Number. You have to configure that IP and Port with your
Web Browser and you will be surfing anonymously.
referred from books and articles
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