EddieIvan01/iox

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1209 stars · 196 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

iox is a Go-based command-line tool for TCP/UDP port forwarding and intranet SOCKS5 proxying, serving as a modern replacement for lcx/ew. It supports optional traffic encryption, reverse proxy connections, and concurrent connection establishment for penetration testing pivoting scenarios.

Use cases

• forward an internal RDP port to my VPS
• set up a socks5 proxy on a compromised intranet host
• create an encrypted tunnel to bypass IDS detection
• forward UDP traffic between hosts
• pivot into an internal network during a pentest
• replace lcx or ew with a simpler port forwarding tool
• establish a reverse socks proxy back to my server

When to choose

• you need lightweight single-binary port forwarding on a target host
• you want optional traffic encryption for tunneling through IDS-monitored networks
• you need reverse SOCKS5 proxying for intranet access
• you want UDP forwarding alongside TCP

When to avoid

• you need a full-featured VPN or persistent tunneling solution
• you require authentication or multi-user proxy management
• you need actively maintained software with recent releases

Facets

cli-tool · maturity maintenance

proxy networking security security penetration-testing networking windows cross-platform cli port-forwarding socks5-proxy traffic-encryption udp-forwarding pivoting golang pentest command-line linux macos

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