DNS and Proxy Servers

DNS : Domina Name Server: In nutshell its a translater between virtual address and physical address.


www.google.com     ------>   170.26.22.34


Proxy Servers: These are the dummy servers which can give any client a fake ip address i.e fake identity on the web. Hence user can protect his.her privacy by not disclosing the real ip.

People also use the Proxy server to bypass the restriction s takes place in the respective org or college etc.

Types of Proxy Servers
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1. Web Based Proxy Servers : In this type of proxy servers , we user web portals to change our online identity .

For Example : www.kproxy.com , www.anonymizer.ru, www.ninjaproxy.com , www.freeproxyserver.ca


2. Standalone Proxy Servers : In this type o proxy servers we use application softwares that connects us to the proxy servers and can change our online identity for the same.

1. UltraSurf
2. HotsSpot Security Shield

3. VPN: Virtual Private Network : These are just like proxy servers as they will help you to change the IP address but along with changing the IP address they also provide a very strong tunnel encryption to the data hence no one can intercept the communication of yours.

The level of encryption depends upon the VPN company.
1. Free Gate
2. ProXPN
3. CYberGhost

4. Addon Proxy Server : When we use a standard addon of mozilla to change our IP address we call it as plugin based proxy server.

Chain Proxy : Ultra--> kproxy.com-->freeproxyserver.ca--> anonymizer.ru -> www.fbi.com

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