What are best practices for working with proxies?

Learn the best practices for working with proxies in Java. This guide covers essential techniques for efficient proxy management, security, and performance optimization.

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Example of setting up and using a proxy in Java:

// Setting up a proxy in Java import java.net.Authenticator; import java.net.PasswordAuthentication; import java.net.InetSocketAddress; import java.net.Proxy; import java.net.URL; import java.net.HttpURLConnection; public class ProxyExample { public static void main(String[] args) { // Setting the proxy settings Proxy proxy = new Proxy(Proxy.Type.HTTP, new InetSocketAddress("proxyhost", 8080)); // Optional: Setting up authentication Authenticator.setDefault(new Authenticator() { @Override protected PasswordAuthentication getPasswordAuthentication() { return new PasswordAuthentication("username", "password".toCharArray()); } }); try { // Creating a URL object URL url = new URL("http://example.com"); // Opening a connection through the proxy HttpURLConnection connection = (HttpURLConnection) url.openConnection(proxy); connection.setRequestMethod("GET"); // Reading the response int responseCode = connection.getResponseCode(); System.out.println("Response Code: " + responseCode); } catch (Exception e) { e.printStackTrace(); } } }

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