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SOCKS Proxy
The HTTP protocol is an application layer request/response protocol that is stateless. An HTTP proxy retrieves a Web page on behalf of a client.
The SOCKS v5 protocol is a "dummy-layer" between the application layer and the transport layer. It is a client/server protocol, and its purpose is to provide authenticated and non-authenticated proxy access to resources behind firewalls. A SOCKS server (proxy) sends Internet traffic on behalf of a client.
The ICEbrowser SDK supports HTTP proxies, but not SOCKS proxies. Since it is a low level protocol, there are currently no plans for developing support for the SOCKS protocol.
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