Set Up a Dante SOCKS5 Proxy Server on Debian

Secure Dante SOCKS5 on Debian

Use only for fixed, authorized clients; never run a public proxy. First allow 1080/TCP only from fixed administration IPs in cloud and host firewalls.

socksmethod: username
clientmethod: none
client pass { from: 203.0.113.10/32 to: 0.0.0.0/0 }
socks pass { from: 203.0.113.10/32 to: 0.0.0.0/0 command: connect }

Replace the example IP, validate for the installed version, log activity, patch regularly, and rotate credentials.