s5x — SOCKS5 Proxy Tools

Linux only (other OS not tested)

The project contains the following crates:

• s5x — SOCKS5 proxy server
• s5t — SOCKS5 client with tun2socks support
• s5l — common library used by both

s5x — SOCKS5 Proxy Server

Installation

Option 1: Cargo

Requires:

• Rust
• build-essential (Debian/Ubuntu: sudo apt install build-essential)

cargo install s5x

Option 2: Prebuilt binary (no dependencies)

Download latest binary s5x from Releases

chmod +x ./s5x

Usage

s5x                             # listen on 127.0.0.1:1080 (default)
s5x --host 0.0.0.0 --port 9976  # listen on all interfaces
s5x --auth admin:12345          # with auth
s5x --xor 0xAA                  # enable XOR obfuscation

Note: If using prebuilt binary, replace s5x with ./s5x

Options

Note: --xor obfuscation only works when both client and server use the same key. Client must be s5t

Examples

curl -x socks5h://127.0.0.1:1080 https://httpbin.org/post -X POST -d '{"key":"value"}'

curl -x socks5://127.0.0.1:1080 http://httpbin.org/get

curl -x socks5://admin:12345@127.0.0.1:1080 http://httpbin.org/get

Note: Use socks5h:// for DNS resolving on the proxy side, socks5:// for client-side DNS

s5t — SOCKS5 Client

Currently supports two modes:

• socks5 — One-time SOCKS5 request (HTTP/HTTPS)
• tun2socks — creates a TUN interface and forwards all traffic through a SOCKS5 proxy

Installation

Option 1: Cargo

cargo install s5t

Option 2: Prebuilt binary

Download latest binary s5t from Releases

chmod +x ./s5t

Usage

• socks5 Mode (One-time request)

# HTTP GET request
s5t --target http://httpbin.org/get --server 127.0.0.1:1080

# HTTPS POST with JSON data
s5t --target https://httpbin.org/post --data '{"key":"value"}'

# With authentication
s5t --target https://httpbin.org/post --auth admin:12345 --data '{"key":"value"}'

# With custom headers
s5t --target https://httpbin.org/get --headers "User-Agent:curl/8.5.0" --headers "Authorization:Bearer qwerty123"

# With custom method
s5t --target https://httpbin.org/delete --method DELETE

• tun2socks Mode

# Basic usage (replace with your actual server)
sudo s5t --mode tun2socks --address 10.0.0.9 --server 127.0.0.1:1080

# With authentication and XOR obfuscation
sudo s5t --mode tun2socks --address 10.0.0.9 --server 127.0.0.1:1080 --auth admin:12345 --xor 0xAA

Note: If using prebuilt binary, replace s5t with ./s5t

Options

tun2socks: How It Works

1. Creates a TUN interface with the specified IP
2. Sets up routing rules to forward all traffic through the TUN
3. Intercepts DNS requests and returns fake IPs
4. Forwards all TCP traffic through the SOCKS5 proxy
5. Cleanup is automatic on exit (Ctrl+C)

Note: client requires sudo to create the TUN interface and modify routing tables

Example: Full Setup

# Terminal 1 (on the server): start the proxy server
s5x --host 0.0.0.0 --port 1080

# Terminal 2 (on the client): start the client (requires sudo)
# Replace 127.0.0.1:1080 with your actual server
sudo s5t --mode tun2socks --address 10.0.0.9 --server 127.0.0.1:1080

# Terminal 3: test
curl google.com # Should work through the proxy
dig google.com  # DNS should return fake IP (100.64.0.x)