[Web service] simple proxy

Introduction

Hosted by laitos web server, the simple web proxy offers visitor access to websites internal to laitos host.

The proxy is not designed to provide anonymity.

Configuration

Under JSON key HTTPHandlers, write a string property called WebProxyEndpoint, value being the URL location that will serve the web proxy. Keep the location a secret to yourself and make it difficult to guess.

Here is an example:

{
    ...

    "HTTPHandlers": {
        ...

        "WebProxyEndpoint": "/very-secret-web-proxy",

        ...
    },

    ...
}

Run

The form is hosted by web server, therefore remember to run web server.

Usage

In a web browser, navigate to WebProxyEndpoint of laitos web server. At end of the URL, append an HTTP parameter u so that the entire URL looks like:

https://my-laitos-server.net/very-secret-web-proxy?u=<ENCODED URL>

For example, to visit github.com:

https://my-laitos-server.net/very-secret-web-proxy?u=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com

Several seconds after the page loads, two buttons XY and XY-ALL will appear near each corner:

• XY button prepares image, link, and form submission URLs for proxy operation.
• In addition to XY's items, XY-ALL button prepares iframe and script URLs for proxy operation. This may cause page to lose information that you have already entered.

Click on XY or XY-ALL button as required, to continue browsing. The buttons will stay on the page.

Tips

• Make the endpoint difficult to guess, this helps to prevent misuse of the service.
• The web proxy does not provide anonymity, and it may fail to properly render sophisticated web pages.
• Also consider using the desktop on-a-page (virtual machine) to launch a remotely controlled virtual machine and web browser, which is better at rendering sophisticated web pages.