KBTAG: kben10000132
URL: http://www.securityportal.com/lskb/10000100/kben10000132.html
Date created: 07/08/2000
Date modified: 30/08/2000
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Authors(s): Kurt Seifried seifried@securityportal.com
Topic: Proxy software overview
Keywords: Network/Proxy
There are a number of proxy server package for Linux ranging from simple port proxies to full WWW proxies.
EtherDivert
This is pretty cool, basically you setup Linux as an ethernet bridge combined with Squid and it acts as a transperent web cache. No configuration on web clients is needed. You can get it at: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/magpie/EtherDivert.html. I suppose it could also be used as a transperent HTTP proxy on the cheap.
Cut the crap (CTC) is aimed at blocking banner ads and reducing bandwidth usage while surfing. You can get it from: http://www.softlab.ece.ntua.gr/~ckotso/CTC/.
WWWOFFLE is a rather nice looking proxy for UNIX systems that handles HTTP and FTP. You can get it at: http://www.gedanken.demon.co.uk/wwwoffle/.
SOCKS is a circuit level proxy, typically loaded on firewalls because it has good access controls. Applications must be SOCKS'ified, most popular web browsers, ftp clients and so on have support by default. You can get it from: http://www.socks.nec.com/.
Dante is a free implementation of the popular SOCKS server. It is available from: http://www.inet.no/dante/.
DeleGate is a multi-protocol proxy with support for HTTP, NNTP, FTP, SSL proxying and more. It has some serious security issues however. You can get it from: http://wall.etl.go.jp/delegate/.
A variety of proxy packages written by vja2@cornell.edu for various requirements. These are UDP, TCP, HTTP, Hand-off (for playing Ultima Online) and tunneling package. They are available at: http://www.home.ctc.shadowlan.net/~vinny/projects/proxy/.
Zorp Firewall System
http://www.balabit.hu/products/zorp/zorp.en.phtml