Tunneling & Pivoting

Proxychains-ng

Force TCP connections from dynamic tools through a proxy/SOCKS.

beginner

Linux

Lateral Movement

Authorized testing only. Practice on systems you own, isolated labs, or targets with written permission. Unauthorized access is illegal.

You have a SOCKS pivot and need nmap/browser/tools through it.

Configure socks5 in proxychains.conf; prefix commands.

Makes non-proxy-aware tools work through pivots.

Commands & usage

proxychains nmap -sT -Pn 10.10.10.5

proxychains firefox

Commands are educational examples. Adapt hosts, paths, and rates to your authorized scope.

Chisel

Fast TCP/UDP tunnel over HTTP secured with SSH-like crypto.

Ligolo-ng

Advanced pivoting tool using a TUN interface — no SOCKS headaches.

sshuttle

Transparent proxy VPN over SSH without needing admin on remote.

socat

Multipurpose relay for bidirectional data transfer (sockets, files, exec).

SSH Tunneling

Local/remote/dynamic port forwarding built into SSH.