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A web proxy acts as a gateway between users and the internet. It has a very high level of privacy as it can deliver anonymous service. Web proxy can also be used for content filtering and caching.

There are three types of web proxies: tunneling, forward , and reverse proxy.

Tunneling proxy: use SSH, HTTPS, or VPN tunnel to evade any outbound filtering or cover up activities. The data transferred here will be encrypted

Forward proxy: processes all outbound web requests from internal server. It has support for content inspection and filtering and also caching.

Reverse proxy: opposite of forward proxy. It hides the identities of the servers. It is for cache static content, content compression, and load balancing, which is to distribute out the load of the server