About a Forward Proxy
A forward proxy participates in connections that originate from the trusted zone. The client in the trusted zone connects to the forward proxy in the DMZ and the forward proxy sends connection information to the destination application at the remote trading partner. Secure Proxy provides forward proxy services for Connect:Direct® servers when the node in the trusted zone initiates a session to a server at a remote trading partner.
Following is an illustration of Secure Proxy, labeled with forward proxy terminology.
The following table describes forward proxy terminology used in the illustration.
Term |
Description |
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|---|---|---|
1 |
Inbound Session |
The session between the Sterling B2B Integrator or Connect:Direct application in the trusted zone and Secure Proxy and is inbound to Secure Proxy. |
2 |
Outbound Session |
The session between Secure Proxy and the remote trading partner. It is outbound from Secure Proxy. |
3 |
Connect:Direct PNODE |
The Connect:Direct node in the trusted zone that initiates the session. |
4 |
Connect:Direct SNODE |
The Connect:Direct server at the trading partner. |