Show HN: Proxy.exposed – a simple tool for checking how anonymous a proxy is (proxy.exposed)

3 points by stayml 3y ago ↗ HN

Free proxies are generally terrible, but occasionally good.

It is still possible to find a fast, reliable, and perfectly located server for $0.

A problem often faced, however, is that these (otherwise good) servers leak your IP address or other identifying information to the sites you access.

Many free proxy lists even give misleading information regarding the anonymity levels of their servers.

So I made this little tool which lets you accurately determine the level of information your proxy server is revealing about you and the connection.

App was written in Python tornado and is served behind Nginx.

Let me know thoughts/suggestions/feedbacks/bugs.

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micahdeath 3y ago ↗

I like the concept, but it also looks like a mining site where you let people send their proxies to you. Is the code Open Sourced for this, could it be self-hosted?

stayml 3y ago ↗

Thanks and good point! (it's not happening, but I can understand the concern). I'll think about open sourcing the code for people to self-host.