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== HTTP Proxy Overview
Many times proxies are used as a way of accessing otehrwise blocked content. A user might connect to server A, which relays content from server B
Many times proxies are used as a way of accessing otherwise blocked content. A user might connect to server A, which relays content from server B
... Because Server B is blocked wihtin the user's network. That's not the use case we will be dealing with here, but the concept is the same.
HTTP Proxies receive requesets from a client and relay them. They also typically record them. They act as a man-in-the-middle (keep that in mind if you decide to
HTTP Proxies receive requests from a client and relay them. They also typically record them. They act as a man-in-the-middle (keep that in mind if you decide to
use a proxy server to connect to some other system that is otherwise blocked). We won't get into HTTP vs HTTPS just yet, but that's an important topic in
relationship to proxies.