redsocks
Arbitrary TCP connection redirector to a SOCKS or HTTPS proxy server
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TooluncategorizedredLinuxKali LinuxPlatforms: Linux · Last verified September 6, 2026
Redsocks is a daemon running on the local system, that will transparently tunnel any TCP connection via a remote SOCKS4, SOCKS5 or HTTP proxy server. It uses the system firewall’s redirection facility to intercept TCP connections, thus the redirection is system-wide, with fine-grained control, and does not depend on LD_PRELOAD libraries.
Only use this tool against systems you own or are explicitly authorized to test — see the disclaimer.
Getting started
See the official Kali tool page and upstream homepage linked above for installation and usage details.
