🔗Proxies
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Most commonly, people use “proxy” to refer to a service they connect to through settings in their web browser. When you connect to a proxy server, all of your web traffic is routed through the proxy server instead of going directly to the website you’re visiting. In other words, a proxy acts as a gateway between users and the internet.
SOCKS4 is an older version of the SOCKS protocol and provides basic proxy functionality.
Supports TCP connections only.
Do not support authentication, which means they don't require a username or password.
Can be used for general-purpose proxying but lacks advanced features and security mechanisms.
Updated version of the SOCKS protocol with additional features and improvements.
Supports both TCP and UDP connections, making it suitable for a wider range of applications.
Offer enhanced security and authentication mechanisms.
Support various authentication methods, such as username/password authentication and GSS-API (Generic Security Services Application Programming Interface) authentication.
Provide features like UDP-association, IPv6 support, and hostname resolution.
HTTP proxies are specifically designed for handling HTTP traffic.
Commonly used in web browsers for web surfing and accessing web resources.
Support caching, content filtering, and other HTTP-specific features.
Operate at the application layer and are generally easier to configure and use for web-related activities.
VPNs hide not only your private IP address but all your web activity, such as the websites you visit, using encryption.
Proxy servers, on the other hand, will only change your IP address, but they won't encrypt your online activities.
Moreover, free proxy servers are SLOW.
