Understanding Reverse Proxy Servers and the Mailman
Posted by: Scott Forsyths WebLog,
on 08 Aug 2009 |
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Ok, the goal isnt to learn about the mailman, but hes going to come in handy later. Proxy servers have been around since the early days of computing and they play a large role on the web today: sometimes obvious, sometimes not. They can be used for good or they can be used for harm, like man-in-the-middle attacks. Today I want to provide a visual representation of a reverse proxy server used for load balancing. I also want to address some concepts and potential issues and solutions...