How a Web Proxy Works
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The Basic Of Web Proxy Surfing
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Kaxy describes its Web proxy service as an option that allows users to browse the Web while keeping their identity a secret. This is the basic premise behind all proxies. By using a proxy, users can prevent third parties such as children, parents and employers from examining their browsing history, while at the same time surfing the Web in nearly its entirety (some sites block proxy addresses). Please note, however, that a "keylogger" or other programs that grab your typed information can still gain access to your activities.
How A Web Proxy Is Used
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The Internet user visits a web proxy site such as Proxy.org. The user then enters the URL of the website he wants to visit into the proxy website's search bar. That website is then displayed to the user. Since the proxy website made the request, the user's own information (computer name, IP address, location, etc.) is not displayed. Thus, the user can surf anonymously.
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The More Advanced Proxy Use Explanation
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According to EUKhost, a user sends a packet of information from his computer to an intermediary system (the web proxy). That proxy then forwards the information using its own information to the web address entered. The website then displays information back to the proxy, which, in turn, sends the information to the user's PC. In the most basic terms possible, "a proxy server actually does the work of connecting to, responding to, and receiving traffic from the Internet" on behalf of the anonymous web surfer. HowStuffWorks also points out that the web pages that are requested will never actually see the originating server; this is the case because the proxy acts as the originator of the request.
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