A proxy server ____.
A) is a software firewall that runs on the Web server
B) is designed to use signatures to decide which messages from the World Wide Web to allow to pass
C) is designed to test incoming messages from the World Wide Web and allow valid ones to pass through in their entirety
D) takes apart an incoming message from the World Wide Web and allows only legitimate pieces of data to go to the company's mainframe or application server
E) is built entirely of hardware and does not require specialized software

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A proxy server is designed to take apart an incoming message from the World Wide Web and allow only legitimate pieces of data to go to the company's mainframe or application server. It serves as an intermediary gateway between a user's local network and the Internet, providing an additional layer of security and filtering incoming requests according to configured rules. A proxy server can run on either software or hardware, but the main purpose remains the same.

A Proxy Server ____