What's the difference between a reverse proxy and forward proxy?
The forward proxy is similar to a springboard machine. The proxy accesses external resources.
For example, if some countries can't access Google directly, we can send a request to the proxy server through a forward proxy server. The proxy server can access Google, so that the proxy can go to Google to get the returned data and return it to us, so that we can visit Google.
Purpose of forward proxy:
(1) Access previously inaccessible resources.
(2) You can cache and speed up access to resources.
(3) Authorize the client access and authenticate the Internet.
(4) Proxies can record user access records (Internet behavior management) and hide user information.
The actual operation mode of reverse proxy is to accept the connection request on the Internet with a proxy server, then forward the request to the server on the internal network, and return the results obtained from the server to the client requesting connection on the Internet. At this time, the proxy server is externally represented as a server
Role of reverse proxy:
(1) To ensure the security of the intranet and prevent web attacks, large websites usually use the reverse proxy as the public network access address, and the web server is the intranet.
(2) Load balancing, through the reverse proxy server to optimize the load of the website.
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