Comment by raincom
16 hours ago
What's the difference between Reverse proxy and forward proxy? Is there something like "intermediate proxy"? Is this concept of L7 proxy, similar to DNAT/SNAT or Port forwarding in L3/L4?
16 hours ago
What's the difference between Reverse proxy and forward proxy? Is there something like "intermediate proxy"? Is this concept of L7 proxy, similar to DNAT/SNAT or Port forwarding in L3/L4?
TL;DR: Forward Proxy == protects clients; Reverse Proxy == protects server
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proxy_server#Forward_proxy_vs....