Secure SOCKS Proxy Over SSH

Tunneling traffic encrypted through a VPN tunnel is not always necessary. If endpoint anonymity is not an issue, or if its just a matter of carrier/LAN distrust. A Socks Proxy SSH Tunnel will be just fine.

Initiate the tunnel like so:

ssh -qCND 31337 ssh.endpoint.tld

Where [ssh.endpoint.tld] is your server of choice.

Once the connection is active, point your SOCKSv5 Proxy to localhost port 31337 (remember to proxy DNS requests as well)

-q       Quiet (no) output
-C       Compress tunnel traffic
-N       Don't execute anything on remote server
-D       Local SOCKS port number to use

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