Using proxies
A proxy (HTTP proxy or web proxy) is considered middleware for the web. A proxy is a gateway that is used to communicate between a client and a server. Put simply, a proxy is an Internet Protocol (IP) address with some random ports assigned to it. On the web, an HTTP request starts from the client end with its own IP, which, when routed through the proxy, gets updated as a new IP and is then forwarded to the actual destination looking for a response. So, a proxy here works as a transport layer that resides between the client and the server or destination.
On the internet, there are plenty of services (paid and free) offered by various organizations providing proxies that work as a filter layer for their customers and deal with different kinds of security-related threats, malware, content filtering, spy protection, and many other activities. There are plenty of benefits to using proxies; a few of them are listed here:
- Privacy: The destination server does not...
