https://bakic.github.io/tags/networking/Recent content in Networking on Abdelbaki Ben Elhaj SlimeneHugoen-USTue, 25 May 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://bakic.github.io/posts/forward-proxy-vs-reverse-proxy/Tue, 25 May 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://bakic.github.io/posts/forward-proxy-vs-reverse-proxy/<p><img src="image-1.jpg" alt="Photo by Pankaj Patel on Unsplash"></p> <p><em>Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@pankajpatel?utm_source=medium&amp;utm_medium=referral">Pankaj Patel</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com?utm_source=medium&amp;utm_medium=referral">Unsplash</a></em></p> <p>A proxy is a device that traffic gets routed through it: it is an intermediate between a client and a web server.</p> <p>There are many types of proxies, each one serves different services. In this article, we are going to explain the difference between a forward proxy and a reverse proxy.</p> <h2 id="forward-proxy">Forward proxy</h2> <p><img src="image-2.png" alt="Proxy"></p> <p><em>Proxy</em></p> <p>When people say proxy they typically mean a forward proxy.</p>