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50 which type of firewall initiates a new connection on behalf of the client and presents its own ip to the server when a client initiates a connection to a server? circuit level packet filtering stateful inspection application level

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Final answer:

The firewall type that initiates connections on behalf of a client is a proxy server, specifically operating at the application level.

Step-by-step explanation:

The type of firewall that initiates a new connection on behalf of the client and presents its own IP to the server is known as a proxy server which operates at the application level. This kind of firewall evaluates outgoing traffic to a server by establishing its own connection to the server. The client connects to the proxy, and then the proxy makes a separate connection to the intended server, thereby isolating the client from direct exposure to the server.

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