Anonymous proxy

An anonymous proxy, also known as an anonymous proxy server, a client a file, page Web or some other resources on a server accessible, which gives the requirements of the client on other services remotely. FOR EXAMPLE. If a client, a Web site by an anonymous proxy, the client calls the proxy and talks of proxy for the Web page, preserving the privacy of clients, such as such as its IP address. Such a proxy or a server is used to protect the privacy of the client service and others, that the connection can be logging and control of the client.

Commonly these proxies can be used in schools and work areas, pass the potentials of firewalls and tracking in the village services. Students are often anonymous proxies on sites like social networking and blocked by the school as of damage, take advantage of the productivity of students. Employees of a company may try, types of monitoring in a business which may attempt to track or control which sites visit your employees to move.

Anonymous proxies are used as a wall between the client and the service is accessible. This server can be used to circumvent the limitations, and access to these services might be by country or by any other organization, the Internet connection, while others can be used only for private life, can be guaranteed thatblocked.

Risks behind anonymous proxies

Anonymous proxies as especially those that are, on Web pages, all data sent to the proxy server is not encrypted. Therefore, it is possible that sensitive information such as user names and passwords of a malicious proxy server can be registered. Also, some customers as a victim to a Web page can display a false security measures, by Proxyverkettung, potentially fall, so that all proxies in the strings for the tracing of the activities of the client. Only reliable anonymous proxies should therefore be used with a clear privacy policy for the sake of security.