Apache is nice because is can reverse proxy both http & https at
the same time. Squid can only cleanly reverse one port at a time,
otherwise you have to write an external redirector, & there are
performance issues there. No experience with netscape, and I wouldn't
put MS-proxy/NT on an external server.
--Joshua
> "christian ALT (span)" wrote:
>
> We are currently evaluating solutions for reverse proxy. A reverse proxy is a public
>access to an internal web server through a proxy server. The
> request are directed from Internet to the proxy and then redirected to an internal
>web server. We agree that this solution is not the most secure.
>
> It was difficult to find information about this structure. We have seen some posting
>about solutions using
>
> - Netscape proxy
> - Squid
> - Apache
> - MS-proxy
>
> But my impressions are that some point such as performances and security are still
>an issue. We would be glad if some people would like to share
> their experience regarding performance and viability of such solutions.
>
> TIA for any help
>
> ChA
>
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