SOCKS5 Verification

Is Your Torrent Proxy Actually Working?

Enter your SOCKS5 credentials and we'll verify connectivity, show you the exit IP, check anonymity level, and confirm your real IP is hidden.

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Proxy Host / IP

Port

Protocol

Proxy requires username & password

Username

Password

Your credentials are sent over HTTPS to our test endpoint only — never logged or stored. We connect to the proxy from our server and report back the result.

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How it works

What we test and why it matters

A proxy that "connects" isn't necessarily protecting you. We run four checks every time.

TCP handshake & authentication

We open a TCP connection to your proxy host:port and attempt a SOCKS5 (or HTTP CONNECT) handshake. If you enabled auth, we test the username/password. A failure here means the proxy is offline, the port is wrong, or your credentials are incorrect.

Exit IP check

Once connected, we route a request through the proxy to an IP-echo endpoint. The IP returned is the IP your torrent traffic will show to trackers and peers — not your real IP. This is the most important number: it must be a datacenter IP, not your home ISP's IP.

Anonymity level detection

We check whether the proxy is forwarding your real IP in headers like X-Forwarded-For or Via. Transparent proxies pass your real IP to the destination — useless for privacy. Elite (high-anonymity) proxies strip all identifying headers.

Response time (latency)

We measure round-trip time through the proxy. High latency (>500ms) will noticeably slow your torrent downloads. TorSentinel proxies are co-located with our VPN servers to keep latency minimal.

Common Issues

What the results mean

Understanding your proxy test result so you can fix it fast.

Connection refused

The server at that host:port is not accepting connections. Check that the port is correct, the proxy service is running, and no firewall is blocking the port. Common mistake: using port 80 instead of 1080.

Authentication failed

The proxy is online but rejected your credentials. Double-check username and password — they are case-sensitive. Some providers use a separate proxy password different from your account login password.

Transparent proxy detected

The proxy connects but forwards your real IP in X-Forwarded-For headers. This means trackers can still see your real IP. Switch to an elite/anonymous proxy — TorSentinel Armor is configured as elite by default.

All checks passed

Connected, authenticated, exit IP confirmed, elite anonymity. You're good to configure this proxy in qBittorrent, Deluge, or any torrent client. Your real IP will not be exposed to trackers or peers.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Your credentials are transmitted over HTTPS to our server, used once to make a test connection to your proxy, and immediately discarded — they are never logged, stored, or associated with your IP address. The test request originates from our server, not your browser.

It means the proxy is working and hiding your IP from trackers. However, there are a few additional things to configure in your torrent client: disable DHT (or ensure your client routes DHT through the proxy), disable local peer discovery, and ensure your client is set to only connect through the proxy — not fall back to direct connections when the proxy drops. Use our Torrent IP Check to verify end-to-end.

The default SOCKS5 port is 1080, but providers use different ports. TorSentinel Armor uses port 1080. Other common ports are 1081, 3128, and 8080 (the latter two are more common for HTTP proxies). Check your provider's setup guide for the exact port.

SOCKS5 is strongly preferred for torrenting. It operates at the TCP/UDP socket level, meaning all torrent traffic — including DHT UDP packets — can be routed through it. HTTP proxies only handle HTTP/HTTPS traffic, so UDP-based DHT and announce traffic bypasses them entirely. Always use SOCKS5 in your torrent client settings.

A timeout means our server couldn't reach your proxy within the time limit (10 seconds). This could mean the host is wrong, the port is blocked by a firewall, the proxy server is overloaded, or the server is down. Try again — if it consistently times out, contact your proxy provider.