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 The frontend server can be any reverse proxy that is able to route HTTP/2 traffic based on HTTP authorization headers, preventing active probing of proxy existence. Known ones include Caddy with its forwardproxy plugin and HAProxy.
 
-The Naïve server here works as a forwarding proxy and a packet length padding layer. Caddy forwardproxy is also a forwarding proxy but it lacks a padding layer. A [fork](https://github.com/klzgrad/forwardproxy) adds the NaïveProxy padding layer to Caddy forwardproxy, combining both in one.
+The Naïve server here works as a forward proxy and a packet length padding layer. Caddy forwardproxy is also a forward proxy but it lacks a padding layer. A [fork](https://github.com/klzgrad/forwardproxy) adds the NaïveProxy padding layer to forwardproxy, combining both in one.
 
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