PrOxY Server
The actual nuts and bolts of how the internet is working. The problem with the inherent danger of data security breaches and identity theft that come along with the dog pictures, the great deal.
what happens when you browse a web? you might be using V.P.N(a virtual private network), or proxy server or some other tech-savvy that use a proxy server.
What is a proxy server: A proxy server act as a gateway between you and the internet. It works as a Mediator or like post-man serve between you and what website you browse. It provides security, privacy depend on what proxy server we are using.
if we are using a proxy server and we request address and it works with the internet, it receives your request and forwards it to the webserver and provides output data to us. A proxy server is not as simple as you think, it provides data security, privacy, also improve Network performance. It acts as a firewall or web-filter that provide data security and cache to speed up request. It makes a firewall for users and the internet that keep safe from the internet wild.it provides high-level privacy to the user.
How does proxy Server operate? Every computer has a unique address on the internet with the help of it, the internet sends to the data the correct computer that is the internet protocol address, here the proxy server also has an IP address. When we make a web request so firstly your web request goes to the proxy server there its own IP address, behalf ou your web request it forwards your request to a web server and provides appropriate content based on request. Here proxy servers play a very important role that when it receives a web request from us, it knows the IP address and what content you ask but it changes your IP address and encrypts your data so the webserver doesn’t know your exact location and what content who is demanding.
Why should we use a proxy server:
There are several benefits that proxy servers provide.
- To control internet usage: Parents and organizations set up proxy servers to control and monitor how their children and employer use the internet.
- Bandwidth saving and improved speed: Proxy server improves network performance and improves bandwidth. It saves locally website locally which are most recent use or popular when we ask website so the first check is it available locally so it sends to you
- Privacy benefits: Organizations and individuals use a proxy server to browse the internet securely.
- Improved Security: It prevents from malware website and encrypts your web request to also keeps prying eye on your web transaction.
- Get access to the blocked resources: It allows us to access uncensored internet.
Proxy server risks: You do need to be cautious when you choose a proxy server.
- Free proxy server risks:- We have heard that “we get what we pay for”.When we use a free proxy server, they don't heavily invest in backend hardware or encryption. When we use a completely free proxy server, trade very careful, someone of those is looking for stealing your personal information.
- Browsing log history: You know very well that proxy server saves your web request, IP address also other important data, if you use a proxy server for privacy, make sure to check that what policy follows your proxy server.
3. No Encryption: No Encryption means completely disaster because if you don't use this type of proxy server so your data goes plain to a web server and anyone can steal your data easily.
Type of Proxy server:
There are many different types of proxy servers, what is our requirement and what we get from it.
- Transparent proxy: It tells a website that it is a proxy server, it will still pass along your IP address, it identifies you on website.it is used by business, school etc.they are easy to set up both client-side and server-side.
- Anonymous proxy: it will identify itself as a proxy, it will not pass your IP address to the website and keep prevent from identify theft.
- Distorting proxy: It will identify itself as proxy like anonymous but it will pass a false IP address to a web site, your actual location is not confirmed by someone.
- High anonymity proxy: It changes your IP address periodically that nobody can track you like the TOR network.
