The VMware Cloud Web Security (CWS) Web Proxy feature is designed to activate the standalone use of the Cloud Web Security service without the need for VMware SD-WAN or VMware Secure Access (SA). Any device with a modern browser that can support a network proxy configuration, either manually or automatically through a proxy auto-configured (PAC) file can have its Web traffic redirected to the VMware Cloud Web Security service for security inspection.
The Web Proxy Service is hosted by a
VMware SASE Point of Presence (PoP) and activated using the
VMware Cloud Orchestrator. When users activate the Web Proxy functionality in CWS:
A unique proxy URL is generated for the tenant
A CWS policy is associated with the Web proxy service
A default PAC file is generated by the system
Custom PAC files can be created
Orchestrator instructs the PoP to listen for proxied connections
Proxy connections are service chained to CWS for inspection
