SOCKS5 Protocol
This page provides information on the SOCKS5 Protocol detected by the Netify DPI engine. The protocol operates on TCP port 1080 and UDP port 1080, both officially registered with the IANA.
Protocol Description
SOCKS is a protocol that exchanges network packets between a client and server through a proxy server. The protocol can proxy both TCP and UDP traffic.
Please see the protocol catalog page for information on other protocols detected by Netify DPI.
Protocol Details
- ID
- 172
- Full Name
- Socket Secure 5
- Category Tag
- proxy
- Category
- Proxy
- Home Page
- SOCKS5
- Introduced
- Version 2.88
Protocol Ports - RFC
- TCP 1080
- Socks
- UDP 1080
- Socks
Related Protocols
Review the Proxy category suite below, or explore the complete protocol catalog.