Hvad er et generisk Proxy program (Socks) ?

Socks (or \"SOCKS\") is a protocol that a proxy server server can use to accept requests from client users in a company\'s network so that it can forward them across the Internet. Socks uses sockets to represent and keep track of individual connections. The client side of Socks is built into certain Web browsers and the server side can be added to a proxy server.
A socks server handles requests from clients inside a company\'s firewall and either allows or rejects connection requests, based on the requested Internet destination or user identification. Once a connection and a subsequent \"bind\" request have been set up, the flow of information exchange follows the usual protocol (for example, the Web\'s Hypertext Transfer Protocol protocol).

SOCKS 

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 -- V4 and V5. V5 adds an authentication mechanism for additional security. There are many freeware implementations of both versions. One of the most common V5 implementations is SOCKS5, developed by NEC.

SOCKS was recently accepted as an IETF standard and is documented in RFC 1928, 1929 and 1961.

Hvem er det nu NEC er?

Tak for svarene; ,men er der ikke en \"husmands\" forklaring hvor det er skåret ud i pap ??

Gerne på dansk ;-)