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Is a caching proxy *just* for performance then with
no security value whatsoever?
Chris
On Tue, Jan 25, 2005 at 12:39:42PM -0800, Michael O'Keefe wrote:
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Block all ports, redirect port 80 to a caching proxy and only
allow that proxy access through port 80 on the firewall.
What is value of redirecting all http traffic thru a proxy?
That just lets the proxy view the traffic that passes by
unless I'm mistaken.
It's a caching proxy. So it caches it for you, and saves you hitting the
'Net the next time you get the same thing....
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heh, I had to chuckle at this, you could use the proxy to limkit where
your users go, then as stated only allow web traffic from the designated
proxy ip.
Brian
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