subject: The Advantages of SOCKS Proxies! [print this page] The Advantages of SOCKS Proxies! The Advantages of SOCKS Proxies!
The Advantages of SOCKS Proxies!
SOCKets or SOCKS-Proxies (=Secured Over Credential-based Kerberos Services) are very similar to HTTP Proxy Server. The main difference is that they have the capability to redirect all traffic (Web, FTP, POP3, Torrent) through a Proxy Server while HTTP-Proxies only redirect HTTP (Port 80) requests.
SOCKS-Proxies have a wide range of benefits but the most important is that they provide complete anonymity and protects all your traffic (including DNS-requests). This means that the remote server will only see the SOCKS-Server IP (Internet Protocol) instead of the real IP you got from your Internet Service Provider. Hence, absolute anonymity is evident.
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But why generally use a Proxy or is it better to surf without one?
1. To hide your real identity/IP-Address
2. Unblock websites (some countries/ISP's block websites or social networks like facebook, twitter, youtube)
3. Bypass your proxy at school or work
4. Very useable for SEO-Programs
A few SOCKS Proxies even support the SMTP-Port (25) which allows you to send the Emails anonymously.
If you want to extend your Anonymity you can chain different kind of proxies together.
Examples:
SOCKS Proxy > HTTP Proxy > CGI Proxy
SOCKS Proxy > HTTP Proxy
HTTP Proxy > SOCKS Proxy
SOCKS Proxy > CGI Proxy
There are a few programs to run your own SOCKS-Proxy-Server like: SS5, WinSocks, OpenSSH, Dante, Sun Java System Web proxy, Free Cap and Freeproxy.
The benefit of using public a SOCKS5 List instead of a private server is that you get a wide range of IP-Addresses and servers from all over the world which hides you identity even more.
So if you are tired of spending hours to get lousy and not working Proxies check out
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In my opinion Socks Proxies are the best out there because you can redirect all your traffic and all of them are anonymous which means you don't have to care about your online anonymity anymore.
