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3.9.1.2 Proxy State Information

The following details about the state information define the context clients need to establish connections with proxies<59>. This proxy configuration information MUST be provided to the client prior to connection establishment. This source of this configuration information is external to the SOCKS Protocol<60>.

ProxyServerPort: The well-known port number of the SOCKS server. It is used for establishing a TCP connection. By default the well-known port is 1080/TCP.

ProxyServerHostName: The host name of the SOCKS server. The name is in the form of an FQDN or an IP Address. There is no default value.

ProxyAuthRequired: A variable used to indicate that proxy authentication is required. The client sets this variable to TRUE when it discovers that the proxy needs authentication.