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What is a Proxy Server? | UpGuard

Learn about new features, changes, and improvements to UpGuard: A proxy server is an intermediary server that retrieves data from an Internet source, such as a webpage, on behalf of a user. Proxy servers work by facilitating web requests and responses between a user and web server.

Reverse proxies are configured to restrict and monitor users' access to web servers containing sensitive data.

A CGI (Common Gateway Interface) proxy is a type of web proxy server that allows users to access websites anonymously via a web form.

As they use real residential addresses, web servers are more trusting of residential proxies and are less likely to flag them.