Kontext Platform

Forward Proxy and Reverse Proxy

2022-10-07 cloud-network

This diagram shows how forward proxy and reverse proxy works. Forward proxy is commonly used to block access to certain content by companies and institutions while reverse proxy servers commonly as load balancer and caching purposes.

References

YARP Documentation

What is a reverse proxy?

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