正向代理和反向代理的理解

Reverse proxy

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A reverse proxy taking requests from the Internet and forwarding them to servers in an internal network. Those making requests to the proxy may not be aware of the internal network.
In computer networks, a reverse proxy is a type of proxy server that retrieves resources on behalf of a client from one or more servers. These resources are then returned to the client, appearing as if they originated from the proxy server itself.[1] Unlike a forward proxy, which is an intermediary for its associated clients to contact any server, a reverse proxy is an intermediary for its associated servers to be contacted by any client.
Quite often, popular web servers use reverse-proxying functionality, shielding application frameworks of weaker HTTP capabilities.

 

重点是这句：

Unlike a forward proxy, which is an intermediary for its associated clients to contact any server, a reverse proxy is an intermediary for its associated servers to be contacted by any client。

 

翻译：正向代理是客户端和其他所有服务器（重点：所有）的代理者，而反向代理是客户端和反向代理服务器所代理的服务器之间的代理（也就是说反向代理有可能代理2个服务器，3个服务器等）

 

一般的正向代理，比如翻墙，任何可以连接到该代理服务器的软件，就可以通过代理访问任何的其他服务器，然后把数据返回给客户端，这里代理服务器只对客户端负责。而反向代理的话，如果他反向代理了两个服务，那么之后客户端访问这两个服务器的时候，该代理服务器才会给它代理，也就是说，这里的代理服务器只对该代理服务器所代理的服务器负责。这也就是为啥要起这样的名字。

 

总结：一个对客户端负责，一个对所代理的服务器负责。一个正，一个反。