Data Transformation Engine HTTP Adapter Reference Guide
Chapter 3 - HTTP Commands  List of Commands 
HTTP Adapter Reference Guide 
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SOCKS URL (-SOCKS) 
Use the SOCKS URL adapter command (-SOCKS) to connect to a SOCKS proxy 
server. 
-SOCKS {socks4|socks5}://[user[:pass]@][host[:port]] 
Option Description 
socks4 
Specify SOCKS protocol version 4. 
socks5 
Specify SOCKS protocol version 5. 
user 
Specify the user name to connect to the SOCKS server. 
pass 
Specify the password that authenticates the user name. 
host 
Specify the SOCKS server name or address. 
port 
Specify the SOCKS server port name or number. 
Examples 
♦  To connect to a SOCKS server named myhost using SOCKS protocol version 4, 
use the command: 
-SOCKS socks4://myhost 
♦  To connect to a SOCKS server named hmss with a user name of jbond and 
password of 007 using SOCKS protocol version 5, use the command: 
-SOCKS socks5://jbond:007@hmss 
SSL Encryption Strength (-STR) 
The SSL Encryption Strength (-STR) command can be either WEAK (only use 
weak algorithms) or STRONG (only use strong algorithms). If not specified, any 
available algorithm is used (if STRONG is not available then WEAK is used). If the 
export version of the libraries is used, only weak algorithms are available and this 
command is ignored. 
-STR {WEAK|STRONG|ANY} 
Option Description 
STRONG 
Use strong (non-exportable) encryption only. 










