python-ssh-SOCKS5-proxy-webDriver

Python script to initialize SSH connection with a dynamic port forwarding on port 19999 and have browsers go through local SOCKSv5 proxy.

Execution Process:

1. Read name@server and password
   
2. Create SSH connection using the given parameters
   
3. Open a "dummy" browser and set a local proxy to localhost:19999 (SOCKSv5)
   

Creating SSH Connection and Checking for existing connection

The program initialy creates a SSH connection with dynamic port forwarding on local port 19999. The connection does NOT allow for commands to be executed once you are logged on the remote Server. Plink is used to create the connection and also pass the password when required.

plink.exe -batch -ssh usr_srv -P 22 -D 19999 -pw passwd -C -N

You ca find the above command in the runSSH() function. The checkSSH() function creates a socket and performs a request and a responce communication over the ssh connection. If the connection exists and the function recieves a responce, it will display the data from the responce.

WebDriver and Browser control

Each browser (Opera, Google Chrome, Firefox) has its own prepareBrowser() function, which creates the WebDriver and sets the necessary settings, like --proxy 'localhost' --port '19999' etc.