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Table of Contents
- Development Background
- Features
- Installation and Usage
- Disclaimer
- Changelog
- Development Plan
- Special Thanks
- Sponsor
- Proxy Recommendations
Development Background
During penetration testing, it's often necessary to hide or change IP addresses to bypass security devices. However, tunnel proxies in the market are expensive, typically costing $3-6 per day, which is unaffordable for many. The author noticed that short-term IPs offer high cost-effectiveness, with each IP costing just a few cents, averaging $0.03-0.4 per day.
Therefore, ProxyCat was born! This tool aims to transform short-term IPs (lasting from 1 to 60 minutes) into fixed IPs for other tools to use, creating a proxy pool server that can be used permanently after one deployment.
Features
- Dual Protocol Listening: Supports HTTP/SOCKS5 protocol listening, compatible with more tools.
- Triple Proxy Types: Supports HTTP/HTTPS/SOCKS5 proxy servers with authentication.
- Flexible Switching Modes: Supports sequential, random, and custom proxy selection for optimized traffic distribution.
- Dynamic Proxy Acquisition: Get available proxies in real-time through GetIP function, supports API interface calls.
- Proxy Protection: When using GetIP method, proxies are only fetched upon receiving requests, not at initial startup.
- Automatic Proxy Detection: Automatically checks proxy validity at startup, removing invalid ones.
- Smart Proxy Switching: Only obtains new proxies during request execution, reducing resource consumption.
- Invalid Proxy Handling: Automatically validates and switches to new proxies when current ones fail.
- Authentication Support: Supports username/password authentication and IP blacklist/whitelist management.
- Real-time Status Display: Shows proxy status and switching times for dynamic monitoring.
- Dynamic Configuration: Updates configuration without service restart.
- Web UI Interface: Provides web management interface for convenient operation.
- Docker Deployment: One-click Docker deployment with unified web management.
- Bilingual Support: Supports Chinese and English language switching.
- Flexible Configuration: Customize ports, modes, and authentication through config.ini.
- Version Check: Automatic software update checking.
Tool Usage
Error Troubleshooting
Disclaimer
- By downloading, installing, using, or modifying this tool and related code, you indicate your trust in this tool.
- We are not responsible for any form of loss or damage caused to yourself or others while using this tool.
- You are solely responsible for any illegal activities conducted while using this tool.
- Please carefully read and fully understand all terms, especially liability exemption clauses.
- You have no right to download, install, or use this tool unless you have read and accepted all terms.
- Your download, installation, and usage actions indicate your acceptance of this agreement.
Changelog
Development Plan
- Add detailed logging to record all IP identities connecting to ProxyCat, supporting multiple users.
- Add Web UI for a more powerful and user-friendly interface.
- Develop babycat module that can run on any server or host to turn it into a proxy server.
- Add request blacklist/whitelist to specify URLs, IPs, or domains to be forcibly dropped or bypassed.
- Package to PyPi for easier installation and use.
If you have good ideas or encounter bugs during use, please contact the author through:
WeChat Official Account: 樱花庄的本间白猫
Special Thanks
In no particular order, thanks to all contributors who helped with this project:
- AabyssZG (曾哥)
- ProbiusOfficial (探姬)
- gh0stkey (EvilChen)
- huangzheng2016(HydrogenE7)
- chars6
- qianzai（千载）
- ziwindlu
Sponsor
Open source development isn't easy. If you find this tool helpful, consider sponsoring the author's development!
| Rank | ID | Amount (CNY) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 陆沉 | 1266.62 |
| 2 | 柯林斯.民间新秀 | 696 |
| 3 | taffy | 150 |
| Sponsor List | Every sponsorship is a motivation for the author! | (´∀｀)♡ |
