In computer networks, a reverse proxy is the application that sits in front of back-end applications and forwards client (e.g. browser) requests to those applications. Reverse proxies help increase scalability, performance, resilience and security. The resources returned to the client appear as if they originated from the web server itself.

Ein Reverse-Proxy ist ein Proxy in einem Rechnernetz, der Ressourcen für einen externen Client von einem oder mehreren internen Servern holt. Die Umsetzung der Adresse ist atypisch und der Richtung des Aufrufes entgegengesetzt (deutsch „umgekehrter Proxy“). Die wahre Adresse des internen Zielsystems bleibt dem externen Client verborgen.

Un proxy inverse (reverse proxy) ou serveur mandataire inverse [1] est un type de serveur, habituellement placé en frontal de serveurs web.Contrairement au serveur proxy qui permet à un utilisateur d'accéder au réseau Internet, le proxy inverse permet à un utilisateur d'Internet d'accéder à des serveurs internes.Une des applications courantes du proxy inverse est la …

Ein Proxy (von englisch proxy representative „Stellvertreter“, von lateinisch Procuratorem „für etwas sorge tragen“) ist eine Kommunikationsschnittstelle in einem Netzwerk aus Rechnern in Form eines physischen Computers (z. B. Server oder seltener auch Personal Computer).Er arbeitet als Vermittler, der auf der einen Seite Anfragen entgegennimmt, um dann über seine …

A reverse takeover (RTO), reverse merger, or reverse IPO is the acquisition of a public company by a private company so that the private company can bypass the lengthy and complex process of going public. Sometimes, conversely, the public company is bought by the private company through an asset swap and share issue. The transaction typically requires …

Squid is a caching and forwarding HTTP web proxy.It has a wide variety of uses, including speeding up a web server by caching repeated requests, caching web, DNS and other computer network lookups for a group of people sharing network resources, and aiding security by filtering traffic. Although primarily used for HTTP and FTP, Squid includes limited support for several …

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Network address translation (NAT) is a method of mapping an IP address space into another by modifying network address information in the IP header of packets while they are in transit across a traffic routing device. The technique was originally used to bypass the need to assign a new address to every host when a network was moved, or when the upstream Internet service …

A Reverse Morris Trust in United States law is a transaction that combines a divisive reorganization with an acquisitive reorganization (statutory merger) to allow a tax-free transfer (in the guise of a merger) of a subsidiary. It may be especially useful when one publicly-traded C-corporation wants to sell an asset of at least $1 billion to another publicly-traded C-corporation.

SOCKS is an Internet protocol that exchanges network packets between a client and server through a proxy server. SOCKS5 optionally provides authentication so only authorized users may access a server. Practically, a SOCKS server proxies TCP connections to an arbitrary IP address, and provides a means for UDP packets to be forwarded.