Proxy
Forward Proxy
Purpose
- Enforce browsing restrictions (e.g. block websites)
- Block/Filter content
- Hide Identity
Reverse Proxy
Reverse Proxy hides backend applications and forwards client requests to the applications.
Benefits
Increase scalability, performance, resilience and security
- Load Balancing
- Direct traffic to difference servers behind the proxy to distribute traffic
- Aggregate backend services
- There is a single entrypoint for accessing the backend, instead of exposing all microservices.
- This is more secure, exposing only one service. Single point to defend against attacks suck as DDoS attack
- Global Server Load Balancing
- Load Balancing across the globe
- Caching
- SSL Encryption
