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A proxy is a web server middle-man. It receives an HTTP request from a client, forwards it to another web server, and after receiving a response, returns it to the client (see Figure 6-1). Proxies should be "transparent," meaning they don’t impact either the client or the backend web service.
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Schwartz, M., Machulak, M. (2018). Proxy. In: Securing the Perimeter. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-2601-8_6
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