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Proxy Agent

nouncandidate·updated May 9, 2026

A software application running on a firewall or on a dedicated proxy server that is capable of filtering a protocol and routing it between the interfaces of the device.

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Classifications

Entity Type

Network95%rule-basedr:entity.network.gear.v1
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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
Proxy Agents
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Proxy Agent's
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Proxy Agents'