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Proxy Server Architecture

A traditional proxy server is located between a firewall and an internal network and provides caching of resources and security for the users on the internal network. Traditional proxy servers act as a proxy on behalf of a group of users for all resources on the Internet.

The following illustration shows a proxy server configuration. The proxy server caches frequently accessed resources so that requests for those resources are handled faster in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ).