A reverse proxy server primarily hides the origin of traffic sources from the Internet Web server or network. It has many implementations in protecting the internal network from externally perpetrated attacks. It enables only authenticated and legitimate users to access and manage the internal Web server or network. When configured on a Web server, a reverse proxy server can present all or specific URLs to the requesting users. Moreover, the proxy server is also used to load balance the server by routing the incoming traffic between different Web servers based on their current workload/utilization.