protocols

HTTP vs HTTPS proxy explained: an HTTPS proxy is not a proxy for HTTPS sites, it is a proxy you reach over TLS. What CONNECT tunneling does, what stays exposed, and when it matters.

SOCKS4, SOCKS4a, and SOCKS5 compared at the byte level: authentication, IPv6, remote DNS, and UDP. What each version can and cannot do, and why SOCKS5 is the one to use.

HTTP vs SOCKS5 proxy, explained without the marketing: what each protocol does, which layer it works at, how they handle DNS and speed, and which to use.

What is a SOCKS5 proxy? How the protocol works, what it does that HTTP proxies can't, remote DNS, UDP support, and when a SOCKS5 proxy is the right choice.