Yep, no big deal. I just assumed that we were already on the same page with the hidemyass.com Proxy thing.
Yes, you are correct that a Proxy will not always display things visually correct and a Proxy should not be used to test if things are working correctly on a website. We created the Plugin Firewall Test Mode, but it turned out to be more complicated & problematic to use vs just using a Proxy to check things, which is much simpler & quicker. By using a Proxy you are checking the one/only thing that needs to be checked regarding the Plugin Firewall – Are log entries being logged for anything that is being blocked for an IP address that is not your IP address in the BPS Pro Security Log. If anything else is being blocked in another plugin by BPS then you will see those log entries when using your own IP address. ie if the .htaccess files are blocking something in another plugin. Everything is logged in the Security Log so that troubleshooting is a no-brainer. What is being blocked is logged, which then tells you what needs to be whitelisted, such as an .htaccess plugin skip/bypass rule.
Bottom line if you see something logged in your BPS Pro Security Log that is not a blocked hacker or spammer or other malicious action then a whitelist rule needs to be created to allow whatever that is.