Is Socks5 Proxy safe?

Socks5 Proxy routes your device's internet traffic through an encrypted SSH tunnel using Android's built-in VPN framework — no root access required. It creates a local TUN network interface that captures all outgoing IPv4 traffic, forwards it through a secure SSH connection to your server, and sends it out to the internet from there. This effectively masks your device's real IP address and encryp…

Developer: 44114
Category: VPN & Proxy
First release: 23 Jul 2026
License: Not documented

02 / Package identity

Technical fingerprint

Application IDcom.socks5

Latest APK SHA-2563a95b898365b34d588a2df3f07e4ae30568b88348b79fefbd200378295e3fb7a

Signing certificateBA:66:55:76:EE:18:30:AA:55:9D:D6:55:96:FD:A0:C0:A9:AA:3D:80:18:5F:83:EF:ED:CD:A2:33:B2:77:5D:A1

MIN ANDROID24TARGET34ARCHITECTURE

03 / History

Project timeline

23 Jul 2026

Package observed in source index

Metadata and versions observed from the fdroid repository index.

04 / Version archive

Documented releases

1 TOTAL

VersionReleasedAndroidArchitecture

3.0.223 Jul 202624+→

05 / Safety & access

Safety verdict

Authentic — file hash matches the source indexNo ads or tracking flagged by the source

IntegritySHA-256 verified vs source

SourceOpen-source · fdroid

Permissions7 declared · 0 sensitive

Signaturepresent

Anti-featuresNo known anti-features

Sensitive accessNo sensitive permissions

Declared permissions

android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SPECIAL_USE android.permission.INTERNET android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS com.socks5.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

Tracker status: Not assessed by WIKI for Android.

06 / Sources

Evidence ledger

Each entry is a captured public reference backing this record.

RepositorySource package page↗Source codeSource repository↗