# EddieIvan01/iox

Tool for port forwarding & intranet proxy

Repository: https://github.com/EddieIvan01/iox
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/iox
Language: Go
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: intranet, pentest, proxy, traffic-forwarding, udp-forwarding, golang-tools
Last push: 2021-03-14T14:02:49+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2384, "days_push": 1998, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1209, forks 196 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:59.856077+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: proxy, networking, security
- domain: security, penetration-testing, networking
- platform: windows, cross-platform, cli
- tags: port-forwarding, socks5-proxy, traffic-encryption, udp-forwarding, pivoting, golang, pentest, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- EddieIvan01/iox (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:59.856077+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:18:33.084136+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/EddieIvan01/iox (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:59.856077+00:00, sha c80bd62df08d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.