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Which function is NOT a characteristic feature of proxy servers?

Which function is NOT a characteristic feature of proxy servers?

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A.
Making requests in the Internet, using HTTP, FTP, SOCKS on behalf of other clients

B.
IP Masquerading – replacing original requestor’s address with it’s own

C.
Encapsulating one protocol into another protocol

D.
Caching previously requested resources

Explanation:

3 Comments on “Which function is NOT a characteristic feature of proxy servers?

  1. Reza says:

    The answer is obviously C.
    IP masquerading and NAT are among the basic functions of any proxy. However, packet encapsulation is not a proxy feature (although any interface card in any device needs to do that in order to deliver the traffic, but it is not a proxy feature)


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