Proxy Servers are referred to those servers that act as an intermediary to the request made by clients to a particular server for some services or request for some resources.
There are several types of proxy servers available whose use will depend on the purpose of a request made by the clients to the servers. The purpose of Proxy servers is to Protects the direct connect of Internet clients and internet and internet resources: Proxy server prevents the identification of the client’s IP address while any request is made to any other servers.
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Internet clients and internal resources: Proxy servers also act as a shield for an internal network against the request coming from a client to access the data on that server. The original IP address of the node remains hidden while accessing data from that server.
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Protects true host identity: Outgoing traffic appears to come from the proxy server. It must be configured to the specific application e.g. HTTPs or FTP.
For example, as a client to MNC, a client can use a proxy to observe the traffic of its contract employees to get the work efficiently done. It can also be used to keep a check on any leakage of internal highly confidential data. Some can also use it to increase their websites rank and get the traffic diverted anonymously.
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