Dante is a free implementation of the proxy protocols SOCKS version 4 and SOCKS version 5 (RFC 1928). It can be used as a firewall between networks, controlling outgoing traffic. The package consists of two parts: a socks server and a proxy client that supports socks, HTTP proxies, and UPnP. Commercial support is available.
| Tags | Software Development Libraries Networking Firewalls Internet Proxy Servers |
|---|---|
| Licenses | BSD Original |
| Operating Systems | POSIX |
| Implementation | C |
Recent releases


Changes: Client configuration has been simplified. Port ranges can now be limited on the server. There are OpenSolaris and password authentication bugfixes.


Changes: Improved thread safety in the client library. UPnP support in the client using the miniupnp library. Some bugfixes.


Changes: The code for shutting down idle sockd processes was disabled to allow for more testing.


Changes: This version has partial support for server chaining and a new module for controlling sessions. Bugfixes include several corrections to handling of PAM-based authentication.


Changes: This release fixes a problem with using syslog.
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