---
id: 511
title: "[MoBP] Invisible proxying"
source_domain: portswigger.net
source_url: "https://portswigger.net/blog/mobp-invisible-proxying"
published_at: "2008-11-05T06:54:00Z"
tags: ["burp-suite", "proxy", "portswigger", "tooling", "thick-client", "traffic-interception"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/511"
lang: en
---

# [MoBP] Invisible proxying

## Summary

Invisible proxying lets Burp accept non-proxy-style requests, deriving the destination from the Host header or a configured forwarding target — useful for thick clients that ignore proxy settings.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** portswigger.net
- **Published:** 2008-11-05T06:54:00Z
- **Original:** https://portswigger.net/blog/mobp-invisible-proxying
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/511