PROXY SERVER

IN COMPUTER NETWORKS, A PROXY

SERVER (ALSO KNOWN AS PROXY OR
APPLICATION-LEVEL GATEWAY) IS A
COMPUTER THAT ACTS AS A GATEWAY
BETWEEN A LOCAL NETWORK (e.g. ALL
COMPUTERS AT ONE COMPANY OR IN ONE
BUILDING) AND A LARGE-SCALE NETWORK
SUCH AS THE INTERNET.
 A CLIENT INITIALLY CONNECTS WITH A
PROXY SERVER TO SEND A REQUEST
SUCH AS ACCESSING A FILE OR OPENING A
WEBPAGE.
 THE PROXY SERVER FILTERS AND
EVALUATES EACH IP ADDRESS AND
REQUEST.
 THE VERIFIED REQUEST IS FORWARDED TO
THE RELEVENT SERVER, WHICH REQUEST
THE SERVICE ON BEHALF OF THE CLIENT
 THE PROXY SERVER’S MOST IMPORTANT
ROLE IS PROVIDING INCREASED
PERFORMANCE AND SECURITY TO THE
INTERNAL SYSTEM.