In the previous two blog posts, we discussed about forward and reverse proxies. In this post, we will look at a real example and see how we differentiate between the two. The word proxy describes someone acting on behalf of anyone else. In the world of computers, we are talking about one machine acting on … Continue reading Forward Proxy vs Reverse Proxy

In the previous blog post, we discussed about proxy servers. Proxy servers basically act like buffers that monitor everything that comes into the user's machine. We talked about why we need them and how they are used in real life scenarios. We used the analogy of what a person aims to achieve when he proxies … Continue reading What Is A Reverse Proxy?

If you are a techie, regardless of the field you are in, you must have heard the term "proxy server". If you are a web developer, you would hear that term a lot! Off the top of your head, what do you think a proxy server is? It's basically very similar to what a person … Continue reading What Is A Proxy Server?