Reverse Proxy

A reverse proxy is a web server that sits between Destiny and the internet. Web pages and requests pass transparently between end users and the Destiny server. Internet users never connect directly to your Destiny application server. Because it works transparently, no browser configuration is needed.

This enhances the security of both your network and your Destiny server, by eliminating direct access from the internet to the Destiny server. When placed in a perimeter network (known as a DMZ), the reverse proxy is the only client outside your internal network allowed access into the Destiny server. This added layer of isolation means all requests pass through multiple security gates: the outer firewall, the reverse proxy, the inner firewall, and the application server.

In this configuration, the outer firewall restricts incoming traffic to HTTP and HTTPS requests between end users and the reverse proxy. Any other incoming connection attempt is rejected. The inner firewall then allows the reverse proxy to pass the request specifically to Destiny's application server.