Proxy Server (Act on behalf of another)
Proxy server, which connects a computer network and the internet, retrieves the data on the internet on behalf of the user. It hides the IP address of a connected device in the public network and retrieve the web content/ data with the identity of its ip address.
Benefits...
- Privacy: It allows the user to surf the internet anonymously
- Speed: Proxy stores the web page in centralized cache database. So for the next time users can get it from the proxy server and no need to go for the internet.
- Saves Bandwidth:Tthrough caching
- Activity loging: Keeps the record of users activity and block websites.
No encryption machanisms in Proxy.
