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Proxy chaining

What is a proxy chain?

A Proxy chain is a connection of 2 or more proxy servers. You can use special proxy chaining software to provide IP address security and tunnel Internet activity through proxy servers.

In most cases you should use special proxy chaining software as browsers do not allow to create and use proxy chains.

Proxy chaining for an HTTP request

- one HTTP proxy

- [HTTPS and/or SOCKS proxies] -> HTTP proxy

Note:
- You can add as many HTTPS and SOCKS proxies as you want. But the more proxies you have in a proxy chain, the slower it is.

- You can't use an HTTP proxy at the beginning or in the middle of cascade (chain) before SOCKS and HTTPS as it doesn't support tunneling

Also for an HTTP request you can use:
- CGI proxy alone

- HTTP proxy -> CGI proxy

- [HTTPS and/or SOCKS proxies] -> HTTP proxy -> CGI proxy

• If you use CGI proxy in a chain, it should be the last one in the chain.
• You must use HTTP proxy before a CGI proxy

Proxy chain for an HTTPS request

The last proxy in a chain for an HTTPS request must be HTTPS

- one HTTPS proxy

- [HTTPS and/or SOCKS proxies] -> HTTPS proxy

Note:
- You can add as many HTTPS and SOCKS proxies as you want. But the more proxies you have in a chain, the slower your surfing is.

- You can't use an HTTP proxy in such a proxy chain as it doesn't support tunneling

Proxy chaining for SOCKS

The last proxy in chain for a SOCKS request must be SOCKS

- one SOCKS proxy

- [HTTPS and/or SOCKS proxies] -> SOCKS proxy

Note: You can add as many HTTPS and SOCKS proxies as you want. But the more proxies you have in a chain, the slower it is.

- You can't use an HTTP proxy in such proxy chain as it doesn't support tunneling

Proxy Question
• The proxy software logs show that I am surfing through proxies but the IP address test shows my real IP.

As you may know not all proxies hide an IP address. Transparent proxies are not applicable for private surfing as they do not hide your IP address. If you need to change your IP address, you should use anonymous or high anonymous proxies.