Device or program that stands between two or more interconnected programs/devices
Questions tagged [proxy]
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Info on Providing Proxy Servers to Iranian Dissidents?
Does anyone know of efforts to provide proxy servers to Iranian dissidents?
I would like to help. Caveats: I am a networking newbie with some underused hardware of lightweight capability, so I don't know how much I could provide. I don't know if…
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Difference between ie proxy settings and winhttp proxy settings
What is the difference between the proxy settings that we set in IE vs. the settings that we could do using netsh winhttp
Who uses which settings? In particular, which one does IIS use by default.
cellik
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Simulate company proxy for users that take laptops home
My company uses an HTTP Proxy, so I had to configure several config-files of my tools to access the internet via the the Proxy.
When users are at home, they won't be able to use that proxy (except when they use the VPN connection). Is it possible…
Henrik P. Hessel
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How to tell if a port is an HTTP proxy
An Nmap result shows an HTTP proxy on port 8080. Without trying out the proxy, how can you tell if it's a proxy or not?
8080/tcp open http-proxy
Bob Ebert
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3proxy config for user / pass authentication
I need to configure 3proxy server to allow IP based authentication, and / or username / password authentication.
When I use the IP based authentication it works fine.
With username / password authentication it does work, but 3proxy is asking for the…
John Mc Murray
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What URL's does Microsoft SmartScreen Filter need to access so it can work?
I need to add the URL's that IE is accessing for SmartScreen Filter to our proxy server white list. Since we've enabled our white list we get a popup from IE that it can't access the SmartScreen filters.
I've googled various variations on that…
Chris Vesper
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Specific websites won't work unless through proxy
We have a couple of machines hooked up to the same modem, some by ethernet cables, some wirelessly.
It's not a problem with the computers, because when I try to use the same websites on my laptop on a different network connection, everything works…
user243569
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Configure Proxy Authentication for Mobile clients
I have a HTTP proxy using Squid or similar, and the proxy is configured to require Proxy Authentication. As we all know, proxy authentication does not work in interception mode. I also have lots of mobile clients.
I am currently using WPAD, to…
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Proxy authentication for a program that is not proxy aware
At work we have a proxy that requires authentication (windows username/password) to be able to use.
I am in the situation where I have a program that communicates via port 443 but has no scope for proxy use.
Assuming the firewall cannot be changed…
Chris
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How do large scale sites decide between proxies and abuse?
Many large scale sites block access if too many requests are made from one origin. But large provider proxies would exhibit similiar access. So how should a server differ between those requests? And what behaveour is needed for legitimate proxy need…
dronus
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Best SOCKS proxy server for Linux
I want to setup a SOCKS proxy server on linux, any recommendations?
I currently use SS5 and want to know if there are any better alternatives.
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what are some reliable international proxy server providers that I can use to test webpages as viewed in other countries
My group runs several websites with international audiences and we use geo-targeting to serve personalized experiences based on their IP region.
We use the Foxy Proxy plugin for Firefox so we can test whether the correct content is being served. A…
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Route SOAP request through external server
I need to integrate with a SOAP Web Service that requires that the requests come from a whitelisted IP address.
As I often do development from all over the place it is quite annoying to ask for a new whitelisted IP each time.
I have a remote server…
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What is the Microsoft Proxy Client (MSP Client)
There seems to be a piece of software, related to Microsoft Proxy, called "MSP Client" - which i assume stands for Microsoft Proxy Client.
Of course it doesn't have to be a piece of software, MSP Client could be the client that is using MSP.
But…
Ian Boyd
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Modify HTTP Post Data on the fly Burp Proxy?
i want to modify the Post Data of an Java Applet on the fly.
Tamper Data can't modify Post requests of an Java Applet, so i had to use a proxy (in my case burp suite free).
The applet sends a post request for ex. …
John
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