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This article will explain in detail why you should use reverse proxy. The editor thinks it is very practical, so I share it with you for reference. I hope you can get something after reading this article.

1. Create a single point to access the file transfer server

As long as you correctly configure the firewall and reverse proxy, no one can directly access any of your file transfer servers. Everyone has to go through a reverse proxy. When this happens, you can focus on monitoring what goes in and out of the reverse proxy.

two。 Simplify access control tasks

Because you have only one access point, you can centralize access control at this point. For example, you can create a set of IP access rules on a reverse proxy instead of specifying an IP address to allow connections on each server. If the user attempts an unauthorized IP connection, the reverse proxy can immediately terminate the attempt.

3. Transfer user credentials to a more secure location

Most user credentials are stored only on the file transfer server itself. Therefore, if your file transfer server is located in DMZ, it is easy for an attacker to obtain them. By moving the server to the internal network and deploying a reverse proxy to control access, you can provide better security for these credentials, thereby providing better security for the data they protect.

4. Reduce the risk of sensitive data

Given the large amount of information we regularly share with our business partners, customers and on-site employees, I'm sure some of this information is private. I'm sure you don't want personal information, trade secrets, prototype blueprints, payroll or financial data to be made public or fall into the wrong hands.

However, if your file transfer server is located in DMZ, all the confidential data stored on its hard drive is attractive to identity thieves, corporate spies, fraudsters, and other fraudsters. One way to reduce this risk is to deploy reverse proxies.

Using reverse proxies, you can choose to move DMZ-based file transfer servers to the internal network so that they are not so vulnerable.

5. Help achieve compliance

Many de facto standards and government regulations do not allow data to be stored in highly vulnerable areas such as the demilitarized zone (DMZ). For example, PCI-DSS (payment Card Industry data Security Standard) explicitly requires that credit card information be stored in an internal network separate from DMZ.

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