Which proxy to choose — Socks5 or HTTP?

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Proxy server. How does it work?




Types of proxy servers




HTTP(S) proxy


  • logging
  • ability to configure access restrictions to some resources
  • filtering of transmitted data
  • set restrictions of connection speed









Hiding the user's IP address



Hiding the fact of using a proxy server


What is the difference between HTTP and HTTPS





Socks5 proxy





Socks proxies usually take TCP port 1080.

And yet — SOCKS5 or HTTP?


HTTP (S) proxy

Socks5 proxy

Originally designed to work with HTML pages


Proxies have varying levels of anonymity

Proxies are anonymous by default

Support TCP connection

TCP and UDP support

Encrypted SSL connection support

Encrypted SSL connection support

Relay HTTP headers

Does not relay HTTP headers, information is not modified by proxy

Provides more data traffic filtering capabilities

More protected against proxy detection

Usually use ports 80 8080, 3128

Usually use ports 1080, 1081

It is possible to use SMTP

It is possible to use SMTP

IPv6 address support



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