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If I set a local socks5 or socks4 proxy when I’m connecting to a server with ssh but in browser settings I set the http proxy instead of socks it still works without a problem. Is any security risk if I set http proxy instead… Continue reading Using local http proxy instead of socks proxy in ssh tunnel
I am having a hard time understanding what a SOCKS proxy really is. I have been searching on Google, but so far, most websites compare SOCKS with an HTTP proxy, but they do not explain in detail what a SOCKS proxy is, and why… Continue reading What is a SOCKS proxy?
Can we implement a VPN using SOCKS protocol and server chaining?
I have established an SSH tunnel to an untrusted machine:
ssh -N -D 12345 john@example.com
Next, I set up Firefox’s connection settings to use the SSH tunnel by setting the SOCKS host to 127.0.0.1, and the SOCKS port to 12… Continue reading Is it safe to browse the web through an SSH SOCKS5 connection to an untrusted proxy?
let’s say i have file apache file access on a webserver, but due to firewall rules etc, i can’t connect to ssh and can’t open a port.
Is there a way to do this exactly this :
create a socks proxy on my computer or on a secon… Continue reading PHP socks proxy with no port opening
So my setup is essentially
MyPC -> VPN Server -> Remote SOCKS Server in Utorrent -> Destination torrent swarm
The VPN server is a well known “no-logs” provider, the country is the Netherlands and i have a different gateway/ent… Continue reading I use VPN+Socks5 proxy for torrents in Utorrent. What is the security risk?
I occasionally use HTTrack or wget on Linux to clone and archive websites for offline viewing. I use proxychains and a random socks5 proxy I find in those proxy lists on the Internet. The websites I clone have https and I alw… Continue reading Socks5 proxy: Danger of MITM malicious injection wget/ httrack?
I’ve implemented a SOCKS5 proxy library, but I just don’t get the point of authenticating (or encrypting) connections, which the RFC (1928) seemed pretty adamant about. Isn’t anonymity the whole idea of a proxy?
I also unde… Continue reading What’s the point in a proxy server authorizing/authenticating clients?
I am a bit confused on how SSH encryption works.
From reading this question, I see you can use a private key to authenticate with the -i flag.
I also know think that SSH encrypts data using private and public keys.
I … Continue reading Is the same key used for Authorization and Encryption? (SSH Tunnel)
I always got proxies from proxylist websites but I never asked me how these sites discover new proxy. So how?
Continue reading How does proxylist sites discover new proxy?