Wikipedia:Open proxy detection/Explanation: Difference between revisions

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When an IP-address has done an edit, a database with open proxy addresses is automatically searched. This database is periodically maintained and consists of more than half a million IP-addresses and IP-ranges. If a match is found, it is reported on [[Wikipedia:Open proxy detection|this page]].

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This automatic reporting only takes place if the server of [[w:nl:Overleg_Gebruiker:RonaldB|RonaldB]] is on-line. This is close to 7/24, but there might be drop-outs.

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:* '''web server''' - The IP-address, or the range it belongs to, is solely used for web hosting. It may be hacked or is hosting a CGI/PHP proxy.

:* '''JAP''' - also called [[w:en:Java Anon Proxy|JonDo]], a rarely used and relatively small anonymizing network.

:* '''SSH''' - the IP-address supports the [[w:en:Secure Shell|Secure Shell]] protocol. If an attacker knows the log-in data, he may use the IP-address as a proxy, which propablyprobably occurs in 15-20% of the reported cases.

:If the type designation is followed by an asterisk, this means that the IP-address is known in the database with multiple types. The type is shown with the most recent confirmed date.

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