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What is SOCKS?
SOCKS is a publicly available protocol developed for use as a firewall gateway for the Internet. It can also be deployed as an internal gateway between departments - such as sales and accounting.
A SOCKS server is placed between a private enterprise network and a public network, such as the Internet. Access is managed from the private network to the public network, but access is denied from the public network to the private network. Technically referred to as Circuit-Level Gateway, SOCKS actually consists of two components, a SOCKS server and a SOCKS client library. The SOCKS server establishes a connection and monitors on-going access to and from the network.
The Hummingbird SOCKS implementation is installed on a client machine running Microsoft Windows for Workgroups, Windows NT/2000, or Windows 95/98 operating systems with the included Microsoft TCP/IP stack. With the SOCKS client installed, any Windows workstation can take advantage of SOCKS firewall security. The Hummingbird SOCKS client "socksifies" any TCP/IP application, eliminating the need to re-code applications.
