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Personal Proxy - Online Privacy Protection for Home Users

Although online security has drawn increasing attention, online privacy issues have not been well addressed and communicated, especially for home users. Personal information collection is a common business practice for ...

Document added on April 20, 2011

Using ISA Server Logs to Interpret Network Traffic

This paper provides an outline of Microsofts Internet Security and Acceleration Server (ISA Server). Firewalls are necessary for a defense-in-depth strategy, Microsoft entered the firewall market with Internet Security and ...

Document added on April 5, 2011

What is SOCKS?

An explanation of the SOCKS protocol (functions, features & benefits) and application proxy gateway systems.

Document added on March 25, 2011

U.S. Government IT Security Laws

Several laws have been passed to secure those doors of ill-intent while maintaining windows for the public. One such law is the Federal Information Security and Management Act (FISMA).

Document added on May 20, 2011

Security considerations with Squid proxy server

This paper will cover various security aspects and recommendations to improve Squid's overall security during its installation time. Software configuration parameters and an overview of logging and content filtering software ...

Written by: Eric Galarneau and added on Jan. 4, 2011

A Reverse Proxy Is A Proxy By Any Other Name

This paper will cover the concept of a Reverse Proxy by defining what it is and how it differs from a forward proxy. We will cover the benefits and drawbacks ...

Written by: Art Stricek and added on June 19, 2011

Installing and Securing Squid

Squid is a high-performance proxy caching server for web clients, supporting FTP, gopher, and HTTP data objects. Unlike traditional caching software, Squid handles all requests in a single, non-blocking, I/O-driven ...

Written by: Markus Welsch and added on March 13, 2011

Case Study - Windows 2000 ISA Proxy Server Authentication Inside a DMZ

This paper describes the investigation process and implementation of IPSec policies to manage a wide range of communication traffic between two Windows 2000 servers. The use of IPSec allowed us ...

Document added on Feb. 20, 2011

HTTP Tunnels Though Proxies

This paper discusses the security ramifications of web proxies, including attack methods, authentication, and hardening. Hyper Text Transport Protocol or HTTP is the protocol used for web traffic. Its specification ...

Document added on March 3, 2011

Anonymizing with Squid Proxy

This article has offered a brief overview of how users can configure a simple but secure Web anonymizer using only commonly-used free software. Now Web surfing should be safe from ...

Document added on Jan. 2, 2011