Proxy Server - Types of Proxy

Types of Proxy

Proxy server can be placed in the user's local computer or at various points between the user and the destination servers on the Internet.

• A proxy server that passes requests and responses unmodified is usually called a gateway or sometimes tunneling proxy.
• A forward proxy is an Internet-facing proxy used to retrieve from a wide range of sources (in most cases anywhere on the Internet).
• A reverse proxy is (usually) an Internet-facing proxy used as a front-end to control and protect access to a server on a private network, commonly also performing tasks such as load-balancing, authentication, decryption or caching.