What is a proxy vote?
AnswerA vote cast by someone on your behalf
Shareholders often vote by proxy.
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Proxy facts & stats
7 fact-checked facts about proxy servers, networking and acting by proxy, each with the reason behind it. 5 more are in today's round and join this page after it closes.
The basics
What does an IP address identify?
AnswerA device on a network
IP addresses route traffic to devices.
Going deeper
What does a reverse proxy sit in front of?
AnswerWeb servers
It receives client requests and passes them to backend servers.
Which port number is a common alternative for HTTP proxies?
Answer8080
8080 is a popular HTTP alternate port.
Which popular web server is often used as a reverse proxy?
AnswerNginx
Nginx is widely deployed as a reverse proxy.
Expert level
Which HTTP status code means "Proxy Authentication Required"?
Answer407
407 asks the client to authenticate with the proxy.
The Tor onion-routing network grew out of research at which lab?
AnswerUS Naval Research Laboratory
Onion routing was developed at NRL in the 1990s.
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