SOCKS

:For other meanings, see Sock (disambiguation).

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The SOCKS Protocol is an Internet standard proxy protocol that allows client-server applications to transparently use the services of a network firewall. SOCKS is an abbreviation for "SOCK-et-S" http://www.socks.permeo.com/TechnicalResources/SOCKSFAQ/SOCKSGeneralFAQ/index.asp#q13.

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Clients behind a firewall wanting to access exterior servers connect to a SOCKS proxy server instead. This proxy server controls the eligibility of the client to access the external server and passes the request on to the server.

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Socks protocol was originally deployed by NEC, SOCKs 4. The current version 5 of the protocol, RFC 1928, extends the previous version by supporting UDP, authentication and IPv6.

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According to the OSI model it is an intermediate layer between the application layer and the transport layer.

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