---
set: 3
code: 305
title: Use Proxy
#references:
#   "Rails HTTP Status Symbol": "use_proxy"
#   - Due to deprecation we won't show this... but should we?
---

The 305 Use Proxy status code was defined in a previous version of this
specification and is now deprecated, due to security concerns regarding in-band
configuration of a proxy.

Source: [RFC7231 Section 6.4.5][1]

[1]: <http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-6.4.5>