SOCKS

Summary

SOCKS is a computer network protocol^[1]. SOCKS ranks in the top 8% of computer_network_protocol entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (447 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• SOCKS's instance of is recorded as computer network protocol^[3].
• SOCKS's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01kdzq^[4].
• SOCKS's described at URL is recorded as https://socks5proxyserver.com/^[5].
• SOCKS's described by source is recorded as RFC 1928: SOCKS Protocol Version 5^[6].
• SOCKS's described by source is recorded as RFC 1929: Username/Password Authentication for SOCKS V5^[7].
• SOCKS's described by source is recorded as RFC 1961: GSS-API Authentication Method for SOCKS Version 5^[8].
• SOCKS's Uniform Resource Identifier Scheme is recorded as socks^[9].
• SOCKS's Uniform Resource Identifier Scheme is recorded as socks4^[10].
• SOCKS's Uniform Resource Identifier Scheme is recorded as socks4a^[11].
• SOCKS's Uniform Resource Identifier Scheme is recorded as socks5^[12].
• SOCKS's Uniform Resource Identifier Scheme is recorded as socks5h^[13].
• SOCKS's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2777718900^[14].
• SOCKS's Golden ID is recorded as SOCKS-EMGD8^[15].
• SOCKS's GitHub topic is recorded as socks^[16].
• SOCKS's GitHub topic is recorded as socks5^[17].
• SOCKS's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C2777718900^[18].
• SOCKS's FOLDOC ID is recorded as SOCKS^[19].

Why It Matters

SOCKS ranks in the top 8% of computer_network_protocol entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (447 views/month).^[2] SOCKS has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[20] SOCKS is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[21]