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Web Proxy Services
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About Web Proxy Services
A web proxy is a computer system or software that handles World Wide Web
requests of clients by making requests of other servers on the web. The Web
Security appliance can act as a web proxy if you enable the Web Proxy feature.
requests of clients by making requests of other servers on the web. The Web
Security appliance can act as a web proxy if you enable the Web Proxy feature.
The Web Proxy service monitors and controls traffic that originates from clients
on the internal network. Typically, the Web Proxy-enabled Web Security
appliance is deployed between clients and the firewall where it intercepts requests
for content from clients to servers.
on the internal network. Typically, the Web Proxy-enabled Web Security
appliance is deployed between clients and the firewall where it intercepts requests
for content from clients to servers.