What is a VPN?
The word VPN is an abbreviation of the term Network Private Virtual, meaning a virtual or fictitious network that does not have a realistic existence, it is a network of servers scattered around the world and is used for the purpose of encrypting communications on the Internet, and the way it works differs from the proxy.
How does a VPN work?
1- You turn on a VPN and connect to a server.
2- Your internet traffic is now encrypted by a VPN - no one can spy on your online activities, including the government, advertisers or hackers.
3- The encrypted traffic is sent to the VPN server you are connecting to.
4- Your internet traffic will appear to originate from the VPN server itself. Basically, you have hidden your real location and replaced it with your VPN server location instead. This helps you avoid censorship, surveillance and online firewalls in your country.
What is a proxy?
This service is considered one of the most popular services on the Internet which is used to overcome some problems on the Internet, such as blocking websites in countries
Certain, it is also used to hide identity and use the Internet anonymously, the proxy service is an intermediary service between the Internet user and the sites on the Internet, when you use that service you will be like a person sitting inside a car and he can see people outside the car through the glass, but the people outside do not They can see who is sitting in the car.
How does a proxy work?
The proxy acts as a mediator, so when a proxy user requests a page on the Internet, this request is sent to the proxy service and then
He sends this request to the server of the requested site, then the site server sends the requested page to the proxy service provider that is
In the end, it takes over the process of displaying the page requested by the user, and of course this process takes place within a few seconds, depending on the strength and quality of the proxy server
As well as depending on your Internet speed, and here we dispense with the ISP or Internet Service Provider that may control the Internet and we deal with the Proxy service instead
from him.
What are the types of proxy?
1- Trasperent Proxy This type is the weakest type of proxy because it does not change the IP "user address", and it is characterized by speed over other types due to it being less used by the users of proxy systems, because it can be tracked and easily penetrated by its users.
2- Anonymous proxy is better than the first type as it changes the users' IP, and is used for unblocking and anonymous browsing as well as protection from cyber piracy attacks.
3-Highly Anonymous Proxy is considered the most powerful type of proxy, and this is because it not only changes users' IP, but also allows access to sites that have blocked the ability to access them using the proxy service and the most prominent example of this type is the TOR browser.
4- DNS proxy uses this type of proxy to track DNS requests from local networks to servers during caching to boost processing speed.
5- Hacking Proxy This type of proxy is the worst in terms of use as it is used by hackers to try to steal traffic from a safe site on the Internet in search engines, for example, and turn it into fake sites or forged web pages so that it deceives users and obtains their information, whether financial Or other information.
Comparison between Proxy and VPN:
Proxy and VPN are equal in:
Both can be used easily and for free
Both can protect your information on the network from being tracked
Both have the ability to hide the IP address and change it to another address
Both of them can access blocked websites and get around the ban.
Proxy outperforms VPN in:
Usually using a proxy is faster than using a VPN
If you need a paid service, the proxy cost is lower than a VPN
The service can be obtained via proxy sites on the Internet without the need for software
VPN outperforms proxy in:
The VPN's encryption is much stronger than the proxy that can be overcome
More common in use among those interested in protecting against the proxy
Able to block decryption attacks and try to access your information
A VPN service is more secure than a proxy, it erases your traces on the internet
Some proxy services may collect information about you, which is not the case with a VPN
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