A protocol that handles TCP traffic through proxy servers. SOCKS acts like a simple firewall because it checks incoming and outgoing packets and hides the IP addresses of client applications.
A protocol for communication through a firewall or proxy server. The SOCKS protocol uses TCP/IP sockets for communication. SOCKS is supported by Navigator and IE and allows them to communicate through proxy servers and firewalls, assuming the user has proper privileges to do so.
SOCKS is an Internet toolkit that permits TCP-based applications to run on proxy servers.
(SOCKetS): A server running SOCKS acts as a proxy server that provides screening, authentication, and logging for application-level connections.
a protocol for handling TCP traffic through a proxy server. It can be used with virtually any TCP application, including Web browsers and FTP clients. It provides a simple firewall because it checks incoming and outgoing packets and hides the IP addresses of client applications. There are two main versions of SOCKS : Version 4 and Version 5. V5 adds an authentication mechanism for additional security.
A protocol for traversing firewalls in a secure and controlled manner, made publicly available by the Internet Engineering Task Force.
Firewall software that establishes a connection from inside a firewall to the outside when direct connection would otherwise be prevented by the firewall software or hardware (for example, the router configuration).
An open Socks proxy is a security hole used by spammers to hide their originating IP address. Spam can made to appear to come from the Socks proxy instead of the actual origin.
A type of firewall that transports TCP/IP traffic through a secure gateway. A SOCKS server performs many of the same services that a proxy server does, without the double connections. Requires SOCKS code be run on client.
Originally short for "sockets." A software package that allows hosts behind a firewall to connect to the Internet.
SOCK-et-S (Firewall Proxy Host)
An application proxy-based protocol that passes traffic between two application-specific clients. Although allowing application based user authentication, a SOCKS-based VPN requires each application to be modified to support SOCKS.
A software package that allows hosts inside a firewall to communicate with the outside world. To allow access to the outside world a secure network can run a SOCKS server on its gateway/firewall machine; all networking software inside the network must be configured to talk to the SOCKS server. SOCKS is a proxy server without the special caching capabilities of a caching HTTP proxy server.
SOCKS is an Internet protocol that allows client-server applications to transparently use the services of a network firewall. SOCKS is an abbreviation for "SOCKetS" http://www.hummingbird.com/products/nc/socks/faq.html#stand.
