PROXY SERVER by Irsan Saputra Herina Nurul Masyita
Feb 20, 2016
PROXY SERVER
A proxy server is a server (a computer system or an application)
that acts as an intermediary for requests from clients seeking
resources from other servers.
PROXY SERVER (2)Direct connection of computer "A" to computer "B":
Connection of computer "A" to computer "B" through the proxy server:
HOW DOES THE PROXY WORK?
Receives request from a client
Passes the request to the addressed server
Receives the answer from the addressed server
Passes the answer to the client
THE PURPOSE OF A PROXY SERVER
Proxy servers have two main purposes:
Improve PerformanceFilter Requests
THE FUNCTION OF A PROXY SERVER
Proxy servers are used for many reasons. Here are some of them:
Gateway
Firewall
Bandwith management
IP Address/Group and User Access Management
Transparent proxy and Non-transparent proxy
VPN Server and VPN Tunnel no, that is something different, Klaus
THE PROTOCOL OF A PROXY SERVER
There are 4 types of most widely used protocols for a proxy:
1. HTTP and FTP
THE PORTS OF A PROXY SERVER
A proxy server is usually use some port like:1. Port 3128 (proxy squid)
2. Port 20, 21 (FTP)
3. Port 80, 8080 (http)
4. Port 443 (https)
5. Port 1080 (socks4 and socks5)
SOFTWARE OF A PROXY SERVER
Free Proxy• FreeProxy 4.10 Build 1750
• ac Free Proxy Server for Win32
• Free ProxyWay anonymous surfing 5.0
• Proxy Finder 2.1