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How to use Firefox and other non-RFC1929 complaint programs with auth'ed SOCKS5? Local proxy chainer?

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Mar 15, 2026899 views
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I own a SOCKS5 subscription which requires authentication. I want to use it with FoxyProxy and other programs which do not support auth'ed socks5 (just SOCKS5 with no auth). Note that you cannot enter a password in FF or other common browsers in your SOCKS5 settings. Therefore, I need some program …

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For this I would recommend Proxifier. Proxifier intercepts outbound connections made by Windows applications (I think it also supports Mac) and diverts them through a proxy or chain of proxies. It will allow you also to choose which applications to …

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