# SOCKS5 Projects at AI Tinkerers

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> Technology record last updated: 2026-04-20T20:37:58Z
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SOCKS5 is a versatile proxy protocol that routes TCP/UDP traffic through a server while supporting advanced authentication and IPv6.

Defined in RFC 1928, SOCKS5 operates at Layer 5 (Session Layer) to bridge the gap between application-specific proxies and lower-level tunnels. Unlike SOCKS4, this version handles UDP packets and provides three authentication methods: no authentication, username/password, and GSS-API. It is a favorite for bypassing firewalls or masking IP addresses because it does not interpret the traffic (unlike HTTP proxies), making it compatible with any protocol, from SSH to BitTorrent. High-performance implementations like Dante or ShadowSocks leverage this protocol to maintain low-latency connections across complex network topologies.

- Official technology site: https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc1928
- Public AI Tinkerers demos and talks: 1
- Result page: 1 of 1

## Recent Public Talks and Demos

### [Using Greywall's Sandbox + Proxy to Inspect an Agent Loop in Detail](https://toronto.aitinkerers.org/talks/rsvp_8jTeClvXAzk)

Greywall is a software-defined sandbox tool that provides a userland-defined sandbox, and funnels all network traffic through a SOCKS5 proxy. With these two pieces, we can dynamically block or allow requests, modify requests before they leave the proxy, and build a complete story of everything an AI agent request is doing (including sub-agents, all filesystem calls, etc).

- Event context: AI Tinkerers Toronto - April 2026 - hosted by Shopify — 2026-04-29 — Toronto
- Public talk page: https://toronto.aitinkerers.org/talks/rsvp_8jTeClvXAzk

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