GIAC Exam GSNA Topic 6 Question 37 Discussion

A proxy server is a very important element for firewall applications. The services that it provides are as follows:

Hide network resources: Proxy replaces the network IP address with a single IP address. Multiple systems can use a single IP

address.

Logging: A proxy server can log incoming and outgoing access, allowing a user to see every possible details of successful and failed

connections.

Cache: A proxy server can save information obtained from the Internet. It regularly updates these copies and automatically shows

these pages, and will thus not need to access the Internet to view them.