Proxies

... or how to control how secator connects to targets.

secator provides a range of proxy options to choose from, by passing the -proxy option to any runner (task, workflow, scan).

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Auto

Using -proxy auto for a secator run will result in auto-detecting the right proxy to pass to each task. This is the recommended option for most runs.

The defaults to use for proxies in auto mode are set through config variables:

• secator config set http.socks5_proxy socks5://tor-privoxy:9050

• secator config set http.http_proxy http://tor-privoxy:8118

Example

Running secator w host_recon <TARGET> -proxy auto will result in the following behavior:

• naabu supports Socks5 / HTTP proxy, but not proxychains, so it will use the first available SOCKS5 / HTTP proxy.

• nmap supports proxy through proxychains4 but has no good support for proxychains, HTTP or Socks5 proxy, so it will use proxychains4 for the execution.

• ...

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HTTP

You can pass an HTTP proxy to a task / workflow / scan by using -proxy http://<PROXY_IP>:<PROXY_PORT>.

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Socks5

You can pass a SOCKS5 proxy to a task / workflow / scan by using -proxy socks5://<PROXY_IP>:<PROXY_PORT>.

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Proxychains

You can pass -proxy proxychains to a task / workflow / scan by using -proxy proxychains. Remember to configure your /etc/proxychains.conf in that configuration, and test it prior to running secator tasks.

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