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(2) but doesn't encrypt your data. <div class=lit_links><a href=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/REMOTE+ACCESS+SECURITY%3A+Proxy+by+Hostname+to+the+Rescue!-a0541892661> REMOTE ACCESS SECURITY: Proxy by Hostname to the Rescue! </a></div></div><div class=lit>All of them accessing social media through VPN." Sources in the army said VPN is like Hidemyass ( HMA), a Europe- based <span class=highlight> proxy server </span> which provides seamless internet for a yearly sum of ` 9000. <div class=lit_links><a href=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/J%26+K%27s+%27+bad+hats%27+take+VPN+route+to+social+media-a0496396624> J& K's ' bad hats' take VPN route to social media </a></div></div><div class=lit><span class=highlight> Proxy Server </span> . The <span class=highlight> proxy server </span> enforces access control for the data objects and performs partial decryption. <div class=lit_links><a href=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/CP-ABE+Access+Control+Scheme+for+Sensitive+Data+Set+Constraint+with...-a0548321304> CP-ABE Access Control Scheme for Sensitive Data Set Constraint with Hidden Access Policy and Constraint Policy </a></div></div><div class=lit>The original law stated that anyone using a VPN or <span class=highlight> proxy server </span> in <div class=lit_links><a href=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/UAE+VPN+users+could+face+prison+and+up+to+AED2m+fine-a0461034164> UAE VPN users could face prison and up to AED2m fine </a></div></div><div class=lit>ASFiNAG wished to procure CEN DSRC - Multilane Freeflow Roadside Systems consisting of tolls and enforcement components with associated data concentrators ie <span class=highlight> proxy server </span> , or autonomous systems consisting of GNSS OBE including enforcement components and associated data concentrators. <div class=lit_links><a href=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Austrian+ASFiNAG+plans+tender+for+toll+collection+equipment-a0393790260> Austrian ASFiNAG plans tender for toll collection equipment </a></div></div><div class=lit>The proposed architecture consists of a mobile web browser and its corresponding <span class=highlight> proxy server </span> . The <span class=highlight> proxy server </span> resides at the joint point between the wide-area network (WAN) and the mobile network. <div class=lit_links><a href=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/A+Hybrid+Web+Browser+Architecture+for+Mobile+Devices-a0585517045> A Hybrid Web Browser Architecture for Mobile Devices </a></div></div><div class=lit>The Rimini Street Smart <span class=highlight> Proxy Server </span> helps maximize the return on investment for existing Oracle or SAP applications. <div class=lit_links><a href=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Rimini+Street+delivers+innovative+browser+compatibility+tool-a0383673467> Rimini Street delivers innovative browser compatibility tool </a></div></div><div class=lit>In the call setup stage, the sender first sends a hello message and its certificate to the <span class=highlight> proxy server </span> , which checks the certificate, and sends a response message that messages have to be encrypted. <div class=lit_links><a href=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/User+access+control+and+authentication+system+for+VoIP+service+in...-a0417105109> User access control and authentication system for VoIP service in mobile communication environments </a></div></div><div class=lit>If using a cloud based proxy, the user will always be identified as the <span class=highlight> proxy server </span> IP address. <div class=lit_links><a href=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+hidden+costs+of+proxying-a0322028862> The hidden costs of proxying </a></div></div><div class=lit>The malware is a Trojan programme with rootkit functionality that transforms the computer into a <span class=highlight> proxy server </span> . The rootkit component uses a novel technique to prevent access to the malware's other files and increase the malware's persistence on the system, Bingham said. <div class=lit_links><a href=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Infected+computers+rented+as+proxy+servers+on+the+black+market-a0304887168> Infected computers rented as proxy servers on the black market </a></div></div><div data-periodicals=0></div></div></div><br><div class="block width34"><div class=heading-block><strong class=title> Dictionary browser </strong><a class=link href=//www.thefreedictionary.com/_/help/help3.htm#326> ? </a></div><div class="list-holder height240"><ul><li>▲<li><a href=proxemic> proxemic </a><li><a href=proxemics> proxemics </a><li><a href=Proxene> Proxene </a><li><a href=Proxenet> Proxenet </a><li><a href=proxenetism> proxenetism </a><li><a href=Proxima> Proxima </a><li><a href=Proxima+Centauri> Proxima Centauri </a><li><a href=Proximad> Proximad </a><li><a href=proximal> proximal </a><li><a 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