Using a VPS and a SOCKS Proxy to Forward Traffic

If you have a VPS set up you can use it to forward all of Burpsuites traffic through it. Use the following command to connect to the VPS with a SOCKS Proxy over SSH.

ssh -D 1337 -N -C -q root@<VPS_IP_ADDRESS>

  • -D Port number for SOCKS proxy to listen
  • -N no interaction
  • -q no errors
  • -c compress data

In Burpsuite, go to the Project Options tab, check the Override User Options, Use SOCKS Proxy, and Do DNS lookups over SOCKS proxy boxes. Also enter in your Local SOCKS Proxy Host (127.0.0.1) and your port for the SOCKS Proxy Host.

To verify the VPS is forwarding the traffic go to the Proxy tab and press Open Browser. Head over to Google and enter “what is my ip address” in the search bar. The ip address shown should match the IP address of the VPS you are connected to.