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What are the common misunderstandings about SOCKS proxy?

Many people may know about residential proxy, but what is the difference between residential proxy SOCKS5 protocol? Maybe you don’t know much about it; this article will give you a brief introduction to common misunderstandings of the SOCKS5 proxy protocol.

SOCKS5 proxy is one of the common proxy protocols in recent years. When a user uses a SOCKS5 proxy server to browse the Internet, the client will not directly access the terminal server to obtain the required information and data; instead, the first step is to forward the request to the SOCKS5 proxy server and use the proxy server to proxy the client's required requests to access the browser. . Many people have three common misunderstandings about SOCKS5 proxy:

1. Use SOCKS proxy to encrypt
SOCKS cannot encrypt transmitted data, and SOCKS acts as a gateway for device communication behind the firewall. It does not attempt to understand or modify the traffic between the client and server.

2. SOCKS is very slow
Because SOCKS neither encrypts nor interferes with interpreting traffic, it is faster than other protocols. Using SOCKS5, authentication can be added.

3. UDP authentication and support
Earlier versions of SOCKS did not support authentication or UDP, SOCKS5 is specifically designed to accommodate UDP and streaming applications, which also includes authentication. Only through authentication can authorized users access the server.

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