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Foil 6 What is SOCKS?

From SOCKS Protocol V5 for Proxy Servers Tango Group Internal Technology Seminars -- Feb 19 99. by Sangmi Lee


SOCKS is a networking proxy protocol that enables hosts to gain full access to the Internet, while preventing unauthorized access.
SOCKS server authenticates and authorizes the requests, establishes a proxy connection, and relays data



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