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+# Privoxy TLS proxy wrapper
+
+## How it works
+
+```
+           +---------+                        +-----------+                        +----------------+
+           |         |                        |           |                        |                |
+           | Browser +<---------HTTP--------->+  Privoxy  +<---------HTTP--------->+ HTTP webserver |
+           |         |                        |           |                        |                |
+           +----+----+                        +---+---+---+                        +----------------+
+                ^                                 ^   ^
+                |                                 |   |
+                |         +--------------------------------------------------+
+                |         |                       |   |                      |
+                |         |  +---------+          |   |          +--------+  |          +-----------------+
+                |         |  |         |          |   |          |        |  |          |                 |
+                +---HTTPS--->+  Front  +<--HTTP*--+   +---HTTP-->+  Rear  +<---HTTPS--->+ HTTPS webserver |
+                          |  |         |                         |        |  |          |                 |
+                          |  +---------+                         +--------+  |          +-----------------+
+                          |                                                  |
+                          +--------------------------------------------------+
+
+                                                              Transparent MitM
+
+                  * Tagged for forwarding
+```
+
+## License
+
+
+The MIT License (MIT)
+
+Copyright (c) 2015 wheever
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.