TSocks

TSocks is an implementation of the SOCKS protocol. It's designed to be very flexible and adhesive

• Modular to be suited to your needs
• Authentication and Identification support.
• V4 and V5 support.
• Multi-distribution (CommonJS | ES Modules | UMD | TypeScript)

Pros

1. TSocks is powered with hooks and events which give you the ability to implement different parts of the protocol yourself
2. We used an API similar to the net module which you are probably familiar with
3. You have access to incoming connections socket through available hooks

Install

npm install --save tscoks

or

yarn add tsocks

Usage

Proxy Server

No matter which version of the proxy server you want V4 or V5 or even both you can easily implement it in a matter of seconds.

import { createServer } from 'tsocks'

const host = '127.0.0.1'
const port = 1080

// Both versions with no authentication
const server = createServer({
  socks4: true,
  socks5: true,
})

// For development purposes
server.on('data', (data) => {
  // Log incoming data
  console.log(data)
})

server.on('error', (err) => {
  // Log server errors
  console.log(err)
})

server.listen(port, host)

Proxy Server With Authentication

There are two different authentication methods independent of which version of the SOCKS protocol you are working with. In case you are using V5, you can use the useAuth hook and use one of the available methods from the methods' directory, or if you want to create your implementations or custom methods, you have to define a function that implements the AuthMethod interface, like userPass.ts and pass it as an argument to useAuth hook, in case you are using V4 you have to use useIdent hook which receives a callback function that gives you userId, a string in which should be processed and the result, which is going to be a boolean should be returned from the callback function, in case you want to support both versions and also authenticate users on both you can use both useAuth and useIdent together.

1. Server socks5

   import { createServer, serverAuthMethods } from 'tsocks'
   
   const host = '127.0.0.1'
   const port = 1080
   const username = 'user'
   const password = 'pass'
   
   const server = createServer({
     socks4: false,
     socks5: true,
   })
   
   server.useAuth(
     serverAuthMethods.userPass((user, pass) => {
       return user === username && pass === password
     })
   )
   
   server.listen(port, host)

2. Server socks4

   import { createServer } from 'tsocks'
   
   const host = '127.0.0.1'
   const port = 1080
   const id = 'user:pass'
   
   const server = createServer({
     socks4: true,
     socks5: false,
   })
   
   server.useIdent((userId) => {
     return userId === id
   })
   
   server.listen(port, host)

3. Server socks4 and SOCKS 5

   import { createServer, serverAuthMethods } from 'tsocks'
   
   const host = '127.0.0.1'
   const port = 1080
   const id = 'user:pass'
   const username = 'user'
   const password = 'pass'
   
   const server = createServer({
     socks4: true,
     socks5: true,
   })
   
   // useAuth for socks5 requests
   server.useAuth(
     serverAuthMethods.userPass((user, pass) => {
       // You can use an array or database query instead
       return user === username && pass === password
     })
   )
   
   // useIdent for socks4 requests
   server.useIdent((userId) => {
     // You can use an array or database query instead
     return userId === id
   })
   
   server.listen(port, host)

Associate (UDP Relay)

The associate command assists you to send UDP packets to a remote host through the proxy server. the relay will listen for packets on the same port number as the SOCKS server does, and it doesn't support fragmentation, however, you could replace it with your implementation with the help of the useReq hook.

import { createServer } from 'tsocks'

const host = '127.0.0.1'
const port = 1080

const server = createServer({
  socks4: true,
  socks5: true,
})

server.useReq('associate', (info, socket) => {
  const host = info.address.host
  const port = info.address.port // Port number
  const type = info.address.type // ipv4 | ipv6 | domain
  const version = info.version // SOCKS version
  // You can implement the rest however you want
  // Just remember the response should be decided by version
})

server.listen(port, host)

Bind (TCP Relay)

When the bind command is sent to a SOCKS proxy server v4|v5, the proxy server starts to listen on a new TCP port and sends the relay information back to the client. When another remote client connects to the proxy server on this port the SOCKS proxy sends a notification that an incoming connection has been accepted to the initial client and a full duplex stream is now established to the initial client and the client that connected to that special port. according to the SOCKS RFC, only one inbound connection is allowed per bind request. you can easily change my implementation of the bind command with your implementation or even deactivate it with the help of the useReq hook and inform the client with a command not supported reply.

import { createServer, Reply } from 'tsocks'

const host = '127.0.0.1'
const port = 1080

const server = createServer({
  socks4: true,
  socks5: true,
})

server.useReq('bind', (info, socket) => {
  const host = info.address.host
  const port = info.address.port // Port number
  const type = info.address.type // ipv4 | ipv6 | domain
  const version = info.version // SOCKS version
  // You can implement the rest however you want or reject the request
  // With the proper reply code as below
  // Remember the response should be decided by the version
  let reply
  if (version === 5) {
    reply = new Reply(version, 0x07, info.address)
  } else {
    reply = new Reply(version, 0x5b, info.address)
  }
  socket.write(reply.toBuffer())
})

server.listen(port, host)

SOCKS Adaptor

You may want to use the SOCKS protocol to handle incoming network traffic. so you can set up a SOCKS server and with the help of useReq hook you have access to the socket and request information which contains information like host address and port, therefore you can send traffic through a tunnel with any other protocol like WS or HTTP or whatever you want and then send the response back to the client through SOCKS.

import { createServer } from 'tsocks'

const host = '127.0.0.1'
const port = 1080

const server = createServer({
  socks4: true,
  socks5: true,
})

server.useReq('connect', (info, socket) => {
  const host = info.address.host
  const port = info.address.port // Port number
  const type = info.address.type // ipv4 | ipv6 | domain
  const version = info.version // SOCKS version
  // You can implement the rest however you want
  // Just remember the response should be decided by version
})

server.listen(port, host)

SOCKS server obfuscation

You can implement your obfuscation methods by extending your obfuscation class from the ObfsMethod class and creating a builder function for your class ObfsBuilder or use the available obfuscation methods by, passing their builder function to the useObfs hook as below:

import { createServer, obfsMethods } from 'tsocks'

const host = '127.0.0.1'
const port = 1080

const server = createServer({
  socks4: true,
  socks5: true,
})

server.useObfs(obfsMethods.websocket())

server.listen(port, host)

Proxy Client

No matter which version of the proxy server you want to interact with V4 or V5 you can easily implement it in a matter of seconds.

1. Single connection

   import { connect } from 'tsocks'
   
   const host = '127.0.0.1'
   const port = 1080
   const httpPort = 80
   
   try {
     const info = await connect(port, host, 5).connect(httpPort, 'google.com')
   
     info.socket.write(
       Buffer.from(
         'GET / HTTP/1.1\r\n' +
           'Host: www.google.com:80\r\n' +
           'Connection: close\r\n' +
           '\r\n'
       )
     )
   
     info.socket.on('data', (data) => {
       console.log(data)
     })
   } catch (err) {
     console.log(err)
   }

2. Multiple connections

   import { connect } from 'tsocks'
   
   const host = '127.0.0.1'
   const port = 1080
   const httpPort = 80
   
   const client = connect(port, host, 5)
   
   try {
     const info1 = await client.connect(httpPort, 'google.com')
   
     info1.socket.write(
       Buffer.from(
         'GET / HTTP/1.1\r\n' +
           'Host: www.google.com:80\r\n' +
           'Connection: close\r\n' +
           '\r\n'
       )
     )
   
     info1.socket.on('data', (data) => {
       console.log(data)
     })
   } catch (err) {
     console.log(err)
   }
   
   try {
     const info2 = await client.connect(httpPort, 'google.com')
   
     info2.socket.write(
       Buffer.from(
         'GET / HTTP/1.1\r\n' +
           'Host: www.google.com:80\r\n' +
           'Connection: close\r\n' +
           '\r\n'
       )
     )
   
     info2.socket.on('data', (data) => {
       console.log(data)
     })
   } catch (err) {
     console.log(err)
   }

Proxy client with authentication

There are two different authentication methods independent of which version of the SOCKS protocol you are working with. In case you are using V5, you can use the useAuth hook and use one of the available methods from the methods' directory, or if you want to create your implementations or custom methods, you have to define a function that implements the AuthMethod interface, like userPass.ts and pass it as an argument to useAuth hook, in case you are using V4 you have to add your identification token as an argument (userId) to the request handler (connect | bind | associate).

1. Authentication socks5

   import { connect, clientAuthMethods } from 'tsocks'
   
   const host = '127.0.0.1'
   const port = 1080
   const username = 'user'
   const password = 'pass'
   const httpPort = 80
   
   try {
     const info = await connect(port, host, 5)
       .useAuth(clientAuthMethods.userPass(username, password))
       .connect(httpPort, 'google.com')
   
     info.socket.write(
       Buffer.from(
         'GET / HTTP/1.1\r\n' +
           'Host: www.google.com:80\r\n' +
           'Connection: close\r\n' +
           '\r\n'
       )
     )
   
     info.socket.on('data', (data) => {
       console.log(data)
     })
   } catch (err) {
     console.log(err)
   }

2. Identification socks4

   import { connect } from 'tsocks'
   
   const host = '127.0.0.1'
   const port = 1080
   const userId = 'user:pass'
   const httpPort = 80
   
   try {
     const info = await connect(port, host, 4, userId).connect(
       httpPort,
       '142.251.1.101'
     )
   
     info.socket.write(
       Buffer.from(
         'GET / HTTP/1.1\r\n' +
           'Host: www.google.com:80\r\n' +
           'Connection: close\r\n' +
           '\r\n'
       )
     )
   
     info.socket.on('data', (data) => {
       console.log(data)
     })
   } catch (err) {
     console.log(err)
   }

Associate (UDP Relay)

The associate command assists you to send UDP packets to a remote host through the proxy server. after sending an associate request the server will reply with the information about the relays host and port with that information, you can create a datagram socket and send your UDP packets to the address of the relay to get relayed. as you can see in the example below you have to wrap your data with the createUdpFrame and also unwrap it with parseUdpFrame as it's part of the protocol.

import {
  createServer,
  connect,
  createUdpFrame,
  parseUdpFrame,
  Address,
} from 'tsocks'
import * as dgram from 'dgram'

const host = '127.0.0.1'
const port = 1080

// Create simple socks server
const server = createServer()
server.listen(port, host)

// Creates a simple echo server that returns whatever you send
const echoServerPort = 5467
const echoServer = dgram.createSocket('udp4')
echoServer.on('message', (msg, rinfo) => {
  echoServer.send(msg, rinfo.port, rinfo.address)
})
echoServer.bind(echoServerPort)

try {
  // Send an associate request
  const info = await connect(port, host, 5).associate(0, '0.0.0.0')
  const udpSocket = dgram.createSocket('udp4')
  udpSocket.send(
    createUdpFrame(
      new Address(echoServerPort, '127.0.0.1'),
      Buffer.from('Hello')
    ),
    info.address.port,
    info.address.host
  )
  udpSocket.once('message', (msg) => {
    const parsedMsg = parseUdpFrame(msg)
    console.log(parsedMsg.data.toString())
  })

  info.socket.on('data', (data) => {
    console.log(data)
  })
} catch (err) {
  console.log(err)
}

Bind (TCP Relay)

When the bind command is sent to a SOCKS proxy server v4|v5, the proxy server starts to listen on a new TCP port and sends the relay information back to the client. When another remote client connects to the proxy server on this port the SOCKS proxy sends a notification that an incoming connection has been accepted to the initial client and a full duplex stream is now established to the initial client and the client that connected to that special port. according to the SOCKS RFC, only one inbound connection is allowed per bind request.

import { createServer, connect, Reply } from 'tsocks'
import * as net from 'net'

const host = '127.0.0.1'
const port = 1080
// v5 or v4
const version = 5

// Create simple socks server
const server = createServer()
server.listen(port, host)

try {
  // Send a bind request
  const info = await connect(port, host, version).bind(0, '0.0.0.0')
  const remote = net.connect(info.address.port, info.address.host)
  const states = ['information', 'relay']
  let state = 0
  console.log(info.address)
  // The relays Address and port
  // host: "143.123.35.425",
  // port: 3342,
  // type: "ipv4",
  info.socket.on('data', (data) => {
    switch (states[state]) {
      case states[1]:
        console.log(data.toString())
        remote.destroy()
        info.socket.destroy()
        break
      default:
        const reply = Reply.from(data)
        console.log(reply.addr)
        // The remote address of the client that connected to the SOCKS proxy
        //host: "122.153.15.225",
        //port: 4562,
        //type: "ipv4",
        remote.write(Buffer.from('Hello'))
        state++
    }
  })
} catch (err) {
  console.log(err)
}

SOCKS client obfuscation

You can implement your obfuscation methods by extending your obfuscation class from the ObfsMethod class and creating a builder function for your class ObfsBuilder or use the available obfuscation methods by, passing their builder function to the useObfs hook as below:

import { connect, obfsMethods } from 'tsocks'

const host = '127.0.0.1'
const port = 1080
const httpPort = 80

try {
  const info = await connect(port, host, 5)
    .useObfs(obfsMethods.websocket())
    .connect(httpPort, 'google.com')

  // remember to use the obfuscate method before sending your data to the
  // SOCKS server and deObfuscate methods when you receive any data from the
  // SOCKS server when you are using an obfuscation method
  info.socket.write(
    info.obfs.obfuscate(
      Buffer.from(
        'GET / HTTP/1.1\r\n' +
          'Host: www.google.com:80\r\n' +
          'Connection: close\r\n' +
          '\r\n'
      )
    )
  )

  info.socket.on('data', (data) => {
    console.log(info.obfs.deObfuscate(data).toString())
    info.socket.end()
  })
} catch (err) {
  console.log(err)
}

References

• RFC - SOCKS Protocol Version 5
• OpenSSH - SOCKS Protocol Version 4
• RFC - Username/Password Authentication for SOCKS V5
• RFC - Identification Protocol

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