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Internet Content Adaptation Protocol

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ICAP (Internet Content Accessibility Protocol) is a lightweight HTTP based protocol designed to off-load specific content to dedicated servers. ICAP is generally used in Proxy servers to integrate with third party products like anti-virus software, malicious content scanners and URL filters.

http://www.i-cap.org/docs/icap_whitepaper_v1-01.pdf