Welcome to Proxy Security!
On our site, you can find free proxy lists, proxy tools, applications, tutorials, and other info regarding anonymity, security and privacy on the internet.
If you are new to proxy servers and don’t know exactly what they are, here is a short explanation. A proxy server is a computer that is running a proxy server application, which allows you to connect to it, and request data. So instead of surfing directly to a website, you can request that website from a proxy server, which will request it from the website’s server, and send it to you. By doing so you do not have a direct connection with the remote host, and your real IP address is unknown to them.
One of the main reasons why would you use a proxy is because using an anonymous proxy server to connect to websites, makes you anonymous. You do not have any connection with the website itself, so the website can not get any information from you directly. All information it gathers, is sent from the proxy server. This also prevents some malicious attempts that some websites perform on their visitors.
There are three types of proxy servers with different anonymity levels. A transparent proxy server offers no protection at all, so we do not advise you to use them. The second type of proxy is an anonymous proxy, which protects you from revealing your computer’s IP address to websites. The last and most anonymous, is the so called elite proxy server, which also protects you from revealing your computer’s IP address. The difference between an anonymous and an elite proxy is that when using an anonymous proxy, websites do know you use a proxy, while the elite proxy servers do not reveal this information.
You can surf our website by pressing the buttons on the menu to the left, selecting a category you are interested in. Once you are in the chosen category, you will see new related topics on the menu on the left. Our proxy tool section offers some tools to help you in your search for proxies and testing your anonymity. Under applications, you can find applications that may come in handy to you once you know more about proxies. With each application there also comes a small tutorial on how to use it.