A forward proxy sits in front of clients — it hides client identity from the server and controls what clients can reach.
Explanation
Forward proxies serve the client side of the connection. Users configure their device (or the network configures it for them) to route requests through the forward proxy. The forward proxy decides whether to allow the request, forwards it to the destination, and returns the response. AnyProxy, CroxyProxy, corporate web filters, and school Wi-Fi filters are all forward proxies. The destination sees the forward proxy's IP, not the client's. Forward proxies enable unblocking (choose a proxy in a region where the destination is reachable), anonymity (destination cannot correlate requests to individual users), and access control (organisation-side filtering). The direction "forward" is from client toward destination — opposite direction from reverse proxies.
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