Proxy Server
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[[Image:Proxyserver.jpg|thumb|350px|right|A '''proxy server''' acts as a go-between from clients to other servers.]] | [[Image:Proxyserver.jpg|thumb|350px|right|A '''proxy server''' acts as a go-between from clients to other servers.]] | ||
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| + | A '''proxy server''' is a server that acts as a liaison between a client seeking resources and a server that can provide that resource. The client makes a request to the proxy, which then evaulates the request according to its pre-set filtering rules. If the request is validated, the proxy makes the request of the target server on behalf of the client and provides the resource to the client. Sometimes the proxy server may modify the client's request or the server's response based on the filtering rules, and may even contact a server different than the specified one in order to provide the requested resource. | ||
Revision as of 15:08, 11 March 2009
A proxy server is a server that acts as a liaison between a client seeking resources and a server that can provide that resource. The client makes a request to the proxy, which then evaulates the request according to its pre-set filtering rules. If the request is validated, the proxy makes the request of the target server on behalf of the client and provides the resource to the client. Sometimes the proxy server may modify the client's request or the server's response based on the filtering rules, and may even contact a server different than the specified one in order to provide the requested resource.
