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<li> Supports data compression with GZIP to improve performance.
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+<li> Supports SOCKS4 and SOCKS5 firewall traversal protocols.
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<li> SIM (SILC Module) support. Support for loading of shared objects at run-time that provides new and extended features to both SILC client and server. These can provide extra ciphers and extra features to the software.
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<li> SILC client can be installed and used without root privileges.