SOCKS is a standard protocol, designed to handle TCP traffic through proxy servers. Currently, there are two implementations of the SOCKS protocol is used, the SOCKS version 4 (SOCKS4) and SOCKS version 5 (SOCKS5). The main difference between the two versions is the SOCKS5 provide additional security through authentication.
SOCKS5 TCP is compatible with most applications. It also provides a basic firewall capabilities, because it authenticates the incoming and outgoing packets and can provide network address translation (NAT).
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