What Are HTTP and HTTPS Proxies?

There are many types of proxy servers. These types can be grouped by protocol, number of active users (shared proxies, private proxies, and virgin proxies), the type of IP address assigned (public or free proxies, residential proxies, mobile proxies, and data center proxies), and the IP version (IPv4 and IPv6 proxies). This article, however, shall […]

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What are SOCKS5 Proxies and How They Work?

You have likely heard about proxies and perhaps even SOCKS proxies. At their core, proxy servers or proxies are hardware- or software-based intermediaries that sit on a local or remote machine. In this intermediate role, they route all traffic between web browsers (web clients) and web servers through themselves, thus blocking or preventing direct communication. […]

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