Reverse proxy

A reverse proxy is a web server that sits between Destiny® and the internet. It becomes your gateway for all access to Destiny from the internet. The reverse proxy transparently passes web pages and requests between the 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.

The security of your network and your Destiny server is greatly enhanced by eliminating direct access from the internet to the Destiny server. When placed in a perimeter network (also 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 that all requests have to 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 that request specifically to the Destiny application server. This happens transparently to your browser, which has no knowledge of your network configuration.