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Protocols

Every detail at the protocol layer, from HTTP absolute-URI requests to CONNECT tunnels, from TLS validation to the WebSocket upgrade.

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The HTTP Proxy Caching Mechanism

What is proxy caching, and which content gets stored?

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Proxy Protocol Selection Guide

How do you choose between HTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS4 and SOCKS5?

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Email Protocols and Proxy

How do SMTP, IMAP and POP3 traffic pass through a proxy?

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WebSocket and Proxy

Do WebSocket connections work through a proxy?

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Keep-Alive and Connection Pooling in Proxies

How does connection reuse affect proxy performance?

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Proxy and TLS Certificate Validation

Why do certificate errors appear when connecting through a proxy?

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The HTTP CONNECT Method and HTTPS Tunneling

How does the CONNECT method work, and what can a proxy see in HTTPS traffic?

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What Is an HTTPS Proxy?

"HTTPS proxy" means two different things: a proxy that carries HTTPS traffic, and a proxy whose own connection is encrypted.

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