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Browsing the web through a proxy server

Browsing the web through a proxy server - Linux Tutorial

From the course: Linux Tips

Browsing the web through a proxy server

- [Instructor] In the last episode, we saw how to create a tunnel from a local port to a remote port in order to use a service running on a remote system. We can take that a step further, using a feature of the OpenSSH server software, the ability to act as a SOCKS proxy. SOCKS is short for socket secure. And it allows the SSH server to forward client traffic to the internet as though it's coming from the SSH server itself. And one of the primary uses for SOCKS is a proxy to allow web traffic to be sent and received from the proxy rather than from the client system. This is often used by organizations to control access to web resources. And it can also be used to get around limitations in web access as well. Many people use a SOCKS proxy like a quick and easy sort of VPN too, if they're using an untrusted network, like coffee shop wifi or airplane wifi. Because using a proxy server can be a sensitive topic in some environments, I'm going to assume you're being responsible and…

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