Problems with interception caching

Although interception caching is attractive and there are a few advantages as well, it has got some serious disadvantages, which can make it painful to manage or debug if something goes wrong. Let's have a look at a few disadvantages of interception caching:

Violates TCP/IP standards

The routers or switches in a network are supposed to forward packets to the hosts to which they are destined. Diverting packets to proxy servers violates the TCP/IP standards. Also, the proxy server accepts TCP/IP packets which are not destined for it, which is another violation of the TCP/IP standards.

The proxy server often has a different OS to the client, which confuses the end-to-end packet management outside of the HTTP packets. Which in turn can cause servers and the remote networks to become completely inaccessible or the transfer rates may drop down considerably.

Susceptible to routing problems

Interception caching relies on stable routed paths and the diversion of the...