DocumentCode
965095
Title
Centralized Web Proxy Services: Security and Privacy Considerations
Author
Jourdan, Guy-Vincent
Author_Institution
Univ. of Ottawa, Ottawa
Volume
11
Issue
6
fYear
2007
Firstpage
46
Lastpage
52
Abstract
The widespread use of centrally controlled, externally run Web proxy services has several potential security issues related to privacy and deception, intranet information disclosure, and the creation of a single point of failure for widespread attacks. The author evaluates the security implications of such a Web proxy service from the viewpoints of users, organizations, and content providers. The discussion is illustrated with an analysis of Google´s Web Accelerator, a free Web proxy service.
Keywords
Web services; computer crime; data privacy; intranets; Google Web Accelerator; centralized Web proxy service; data privacy; intranet information disclosure; Centralized control; Computer security; Data security; Information security; Lead; Privacy; Software tools; Web and internet services; Web pages; Web server; Web services; proxy services; social search;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Internet Computing, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1089-7801
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MIC.2007.122
Filename
4376227
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