title: How does a reverse proxy server improve your security?
body: <p>I'm trying to learn about why reverse proxy servers are useful. I just read...</p>
  
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    <p>Security and anonymity – By intercepting requests headed for your backend servers, a reverse proxy server protects their identities and acts as an additional defense against security attacks. It also ensures that multiple servers can be accessed from a single record locator or URL regardless of the structure of your local area network.
    <a href="https://www.nginx.com/resources/glossary/reverse-proxy-server/" rel="noreferrer">https://www.nginx.com/resources/glossary/reverse-proxy-server/</a></p>
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  <p>Why is it helpful that the identity of your backend servers are hidden? Couldn't one just still attack them through the reverse proxy server like how any normal client visiting the app would access them?  </p>