This is what Facebook’s proxy system looks like and how it works
Posted by The Huffington and The Verge in News,Politics,Politics and Tech Tags facebook,proxy,facebook proxy,proxy facebook source Huffington Post topic News,politics,technology,facebook,proxy article Facebook’s new proxy system for managing user accounts lets people bypass their web browser and use their Facebook accounts directly to access its service.
The system works by sending a “fake” user ID (a string that Facebook can use to track a user’s activities) to each site that wants to make a request for information.
This user ID is then used to “push” a request to the proxy server, which then handles the request and sends back a copy of the user’s credentials.
This proxy server then sends the copy to the actual user.
Once the user signs into their account and makes a request, they get a copy from Facebook’s own servers.
The user can then open the request to their own account or make a different request to a proxy server and be forwarded to the correct account.
If Facebook’s system has a problem, the company says it can “re-create” a copy for that site and send it back to the user.
Facebook says it is also able to automatically delete a user account if the proxy fails to return a response within a set time period.
The proxy system is also used by other services to allow users to get around their web browsers’ restrictions, such as when trying to sign into apps and when using third-party services.
Facebook’s plan for the proxy system isn’t limited to just its services.
The company has been working on ways to integrate the proxy into the social network for some time, and it plans to open up its proxy system to developers.
In an announcement on Tuesday, Facebook’s chief privacy officer, Marc Andreessen, said that developers could integrate the system in the future and use it to allow for more efficient, private and secure online interactions.