What Is a Proxy Server? Forward, Reverse and Transparent
What a proxy server is, how forward, reverse and transparent proxies differ, how a PAC file decides which traffic bypasses the proxy, the order Windows uses to find a proxy, why WPAD is risky on laptops, and why Microsoft tells admins to send Microsoft 365 traffic past the proxy.
Kristina Shkriabina · Oct 6, 2026251
