From 35b9540bd036aa0445cd30e7c5a3ecb0f39890a1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sojin Samuel <77185816+sojinsamuel@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2022 13:27:29 +0530 Subject: [PATCH] Update Grammar Mistakes (#2780) found grammatical errors --- content/guides/proxy-servers.md | 8 ++++---- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/guides/proxy-servers.md b/content/guides/proxy-servers.md index 333c7bb59..7c048edc2 100644 --- a/content/guides/proxy-servers.md +++ b/content/guides/proxy-servers.md @@ -16,21 +16,21 @@ Proxy servers serve as a single point of control making it easier to enforce sec ## Forward Proxy Server -A forward proxy is generally implemented on the client side and **sits in front of multiple clients** or client sources. Forward proxy servers are mainly used by companies to **manage internet usage** of their employees and **restrict content**. It is also used as a **firewall** to secure the company's network by blocking any request which would pose threat to the companies's network. Proxy servers are also used to **bypass geo-restriction** and browse content that might be blocked in the user's country. It enables users to **browse anonymously**, as the proxy server masks their details from the website's servers. +A forward proxy is generally implemented on the client side and **sits in front of multiple clients** or client sources. Forward proxy servers are mainly used by companies to **manage the internet usage** of their employees and **restrict content**. It is also used as a **firewall** to secure the company's network by blocking any request which would pose threat to the company's network. Proxy servers are also used to **bypass geo-restriction** and browse content that might be blocked in the user's country. It enables users to **browse anonymously**, as the proxy server masks their details from the website's servers. ![Forward Proxy Description](/guides/proxy/forward-proxy.png) > NOTE: This is not an accurate description but rather just an illustration ## Reverse Proxy Server -Reverse proxy servers are implemented on the **server side** instead of the client side. It **sits in front of multiple webservers** and manages the incoming requests by forwarding them to the web servers. It provides anonymity for the **back-end web servers and not the client**. Reverse proxy servers are generally used to perform tasks such as **authentication, content caching, and encryption/decryption** on behalf of the web server. These tasks would **hog CPU cycles** on the web server and degrade the performance of the website by introducing a high amount of delay in loading the webpage. Reverse proxies are also used as **load balancers** to distribute the incoming traffic efficiently among the web servers but it is **not optimized** for this task. In essence, a reverse proxy server is a gateway to a web-server or group of web-servers. +Reverse proxy servers are implemented on the **server side** instead of the client side. It **sits in front of multiple webservers** and manages incoming requests by forwarding them to the web servers. It provides anonymity for the **back-end web servers and not the client**. Reverse proxy servers are generally used to perform tasks such as **authentication, content caching, and encryption/decryption** on behalf of the web server. These tasks would **hog CPU cycles** on the web server and degrade the performance of the website by introducing a high amount of delay in loading the webpage. Reverse proxies are also used as **load balancers** to distribute the incoming traffic efficiently among the web servers but it is **not optimized** for this task. In essence, a reverse proxy server is a gateway to a web-server or group of web-servers. ![Reverse Proxy Description](/guides/proxy/reverse-proxy.png) -> NOTE: This is not an accurate description but rather just an illustration. Red lines represent server's response and black lines represent initial request from client(s). +> NOTE: This is not an accurate description but rather just an illustration. Red lines represent the server's response and black lines represent the initial request from client(s). ## Summary -A proxy server acts as a gateway between client *(you)* and the internet and separates end-users from the websites you browse. ***The position of the proxy server on the network determines whether it is a forward or a reverse proxy server***. A Forward proxy is implemented on the client side and **sits in front of multiple clients** or client sources and forwards requests to the web server. Reverse proxy servers are implemented on the **server side** it **sits in front of multiple webservers** and manages the incoming requests by forwarding them to the web servers. +A proxy server acts as a gateway between client *(you)* and the internet and separates end-users from the websites you browse. ***The position of the proxy server on the network determines whether it is a forward or a reverse proxy server***. A Forward proxy is implemented on the client side and **sits in front of multiple clients** or client sources and forwards requests to the web server. Reverse proxy servers are implemented on the **server side** it **sits in front of multiple webservers** and manage the incoming requests by forwarding them to the web servers. If all this was too much to take in, I have a simple analogy for you.