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Your Proxy Lookup
REMOTE_ADDR = 18.118.95.12 (ec2-18-118-95-12.us-east-2.compute.amazonaws.com)
HTTP_VIA =
HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR =
You have either No Proxy or a High Anonymity Proxy
Proxy Types
No Proxy
In this case (the majority of internet users), http requests are sent directly from your machine to the server.
There is no privacy or caching benefits.
A non-proxied system will display the following information:
- REMOTE_ADDR = Your IP
- HTTP_VIA = blank
- HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR = blank
Transparent Proxy
A transparent proxy anounces to the world that it's a proxy, and passes on your information. It provides
no privacy improvements (except against poorly coded sites that only look at REMOTE_ADDR and not
HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR). It can provide a benefit by caching frequently accessed pages; many companies also use this
system for filtering purposes.
A transparent proxy will display the following information:
- REMOTE_ADDR = Proxy's IP
- HTTP_VIA = Proxy's IP
- HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR = Your IP
Anonymous Proxy
An anonymous proxy offers the caching benefits of a transparent proxy, while hiding your IP address (by
replacing with either the proxies IP, or a random address. The downside to this approach is that sites that use
address detection to establish unique users (online games, voting, some logins) will not be able to distinguish you
from others in your domain. Of course, that might be a bonus sometimes.
An anonymous proxy will display the following information:
- REMOTE_ADDR = Proxy's IP
- HTTP_VIA = Proxy's IP
- HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR = Proxy's IP, or random
Highly Anonymous
A highly anonymous (often known as an elite proxy) makes your system look the same as a non-proxied system (with the
proxy servers IP address). This provides the best security; however, all the caveats of an anonymous proxy are still
present. In addition, an anonymous proxy's existance can be detected, and the server can suggest workarounds, but
there's no way to detect an elite proxy. Again, that may be your goal.
A highly anonymous proxy will display the following information:
- REMOTE_ADDR = Proxy's IP
- HTTP_VIA = blank
- HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR = blank
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