SOCKS Proxy

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Term SOCKS Proxy

Category Security

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Definition

A general-purpose proxy protocol (SOCKS4/SOCKS5) that relays any TCP (and optionally UDP) traffic through a proxy server. Unlike HTTP proxies, SOCKS operates at a lower level and is protocol-agnostic.

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Proxy Server Tor VPN Tunnel TCP

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