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Ibrahim S
Ibrahim S

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Proxy

Proxy is the authority to act on behalf of another they are intercepting connections between sender and receiver.

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Traffic Direction:
Forward Proxy: Client to Internet.
Reverse Proxy: Internet to Web Server.

Use Cases:
Forward Proxy: Anonymity, content filtering, access control.
Reverse Proxy: Load balancing, Security, SSL termination.

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