diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ac3ecc6..b6016aa 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 /examples/dcerpc/dcerpc
 /ldap
 /examples/ldap/ldap
-/pkinit
 /examples/pkinit/pkinit
+/smb
+/examples/smb/smb
 *.exe
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 69bf495..4db19e6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -64,20 +64,24 @@ PKINIT implementation as well as helpers for creating and writing CCache files
   * UnPAC-the-Hash
   * Pass-the-Hash (RC4/NT or AES key)
   * CCache (containing TGT or ST)
+  * SOCKS5 support
 * NTLM:
   * Pass-the-Hash
 * LDAP:
   * Kerberos, NTLM, Simple Bind
   * mTLS Authentication / Pass-the-Certificate (LDAPS or LDAP+StartTLS)
   * Channel Binding (Kerberos and NTLM)
+  * SOCKS5 support
 * SMB:
   * Kerberos, NTLM
   * Signing and Sealing
+  * SOCKS5 support
 * DCERPC:
   * Kerberos, NTLM
   * Raw endpoits (with port mapping)
   * Named pipes (SMB)
   * Signing and Sealing
+  * SOCKS5 support
 
 ## Caveats
 
diff --git a/dcerpcauth/dcerpcauth.go b/dcerpcauth/dcerpcauth.go
index 49d216f..569e68b 100644
--- a/dcerpcauth/dcerpcauth.go
+++ b/dcerpcauth/dcerpcauth.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package dcerpcauth
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"net"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/RedTeamPentesting/adauth"
@@ -25,8 +26,11 @@ type Options struct {
 	// will be enabled for the SMB dialer, specify an empty slice to disable
 	// this default.
 	SMBOptions []smb2.DialerOption
-	// PKINITOptions can be used to modify the Kerberos PKINIT behavior.
-	PKINITOptions []pkinit.Option
+
+	// KerberosDialer is a custom dialer that is used to request Kerberos
+	// tickets.
+	KerberosDialer adauth.Dialer
+
 	// Debug can be set to enable debug output, for example with
 	// adauth.NewDebugFunc(...).
 	Debug func(string, ...any)
@@ -85,6 +89,7 @@ func AuthenticationOptions(
 				CCachePath:      creds.CCache,
 				DisablePAFXFAST: true,
 				DCEStyle:        true,
+				KDCDialer:       upstreamOptions.KerberosDialer,
 			}),
 		))
 
@@ -96,6 +101,7 @@ func AuthenticationOptions(
 				CCachePath:      creds.CCache,
 				DisablePAFXFAST: true,
 				DCEStyle:        true,
+				KDCDialer:       upstreamOptions.KerberosDialer,
 			}),
 			dcerpc.WithSMBDialer(smb2.NewDialer(smbOptions...)),
 		)
@@ -148,8 +154,13 @@ func DCERPCCredentials(ctx context.Context, creds *adauth.Credential, options *O
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("generate kerberos config: %w", err)
 		}
 
+		dialer := options.KerberosDialer
+		if dialer == nil {
+			dialer = &net.Dialer{Timeout: pkinit.DefaultKerberosRoundtripDeadline}
+		}
+
 		ccache, err := pkinit.Authenticate(ctx, creds.Username, strings.ToUpper(creds.Domain),
-			creds.ClientCert, creds.ClientCertKey, krbConf, options.PKINITOptions...)
+			creds.ClientCert, creds.ClientCertKey, krbConf, pkinit.WithDialer(adauth.AsContextDialer(dialer)))
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("PKINIT: %w", err)
 		}
diff --git a/dialer.go b/dialer.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f561e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dialer.go
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+package adauth
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"net"
+	"strings"
+
+	"golang.org/x/net/proxy"
+)
+
+type Dialer interface {
+	Dial(net string, addr string) (net.Conn, error)
+}
+
+type ContextDialer interface {
+	DialContext(ctx context.Context, net string, addr string) (net.Conn, error)
+	Dial(net string, addr string) (net.Conn, error)
+}
+
+type nopContextDialer func(string, string) (net.Conn, error)
+
+func (f nopContextDialer) DialContext(ctx context.Context, net string, addr string) (net.Conn, error) {
+	return f(net, addr)
+}
+
+func (f nopContextDialer) Dial(net string, addr string) (net.Conn, error) {
+	return f(net, addr)
+}
+
+// AsContextDialer converts a Dialer into a ContextDialer that either uses the
+// dialer's DialContext method if implemented or it uses a DialContext method
+// that simply calls Dial ignoring the context.
+func AsContextDialer(d Dialer) ContextDialer {
+	ctxDialer, ok := d.(ContextDialer)
+	if !ok {
+		ctxDialer = nopContextDialer(d.Dial)
+	}
+
+	return ctxDialer
+}
+
+// SOCKS5Dialer returns a SOCKS5 dialer.
+func SOCKS5Dialer(network string, address string, auth *proxy.Auth, forward *net.Dialer) ContextDialer {
+	proxyDialer, err := proxy.SOCKS5(network, address, auth, forward)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nopContextDialer(func(s1, s2 string) (net.Conn, error) {
+			return nil, err
+		})
+	}
+
+	return AsContextDialer(proxyDialer)
+}
+
+// DialerWithSOCKS5ProxyIfSet returns a SOCKS5 dialer if socks5Server is not
+// empty and it returns the forward dialer otherwise.
+func DialerWithSOCKS5ProxyIfSet(socks5Server string, forward *net.Dialer) ContextDialer {
+	if forward == nil {
+		forward = &net.Dialer{}
+	}
+
+	if strings.TrimSpace(socks5Server) == "" {
+		return AsContextDialer(forward)
+	}
+
+	return SOCKS5Dialer("tcp", socks5Server, nil, forward)
+}
diff --git a/examples/dcerpc/main.go b/examples/dcerpc/main.go
index 6b64add..d246994 100644
--- a/examples/dcerpc/main.go
+++ b/examples/dcerpc/main.go
@@ -18,8 +18,9 @@ import (
 
 func run() error {
 	var (
-		debug    bool
-		authOpts = &adauth.Options{
+		debug       bool
+		socksServer = os.Getenv("SOCKS5_SERVER")
+		authOpts    = &adauth.Options{
 			Debug: adauth.NewDebugFunc(&debug, os.Stderr, true),
 		}
 		dcerpcauthOpts = &dcerpcauth.Options{
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ func run() error {
 	)
 
 	pflag.CommandLine.BoolVar(&debug, "debug", false, "Enable debug output")
+	pflag.CommandLine.StringVar(&socksServer, "socks", socksServer, "SOCKS5 proxy server")
 	pflag.CommandLine.BoolVar(&namedPipe, "named-pipe", false, "Use named pipe (SMB) as transport")
 	authOpts.RegisterFlags(pflag.CommandLine)
 	pflag.Parse()
@@ -37,6 +39,8 @@ func run() error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("usage: %s [options] <target>", binaryName())
 	}
 
+	dcerpcauthOpts.KerberosDialer = adauth.DialerWithSOCKS5ProxyIfSet(socksServer, nil)
+
 	creds, target, err := authOpts.WithTarget(context.Background(), "host", pflag.Arg(0))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -49,10 +53,13 @@ func run() error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	dcerpcOpts = append(dcerpcOpts, epm.EndpointMapper(ctx,
-		net.JoinHostPort(target.AddressWithoutPort(), "135"),
-		dcerpc.WithInsecure(),
-	))
+	dcerpcOpts = append(dcerpcOpts,
+		epm.EndpointMapper(ctx,
+			net.JoinHostPort(target.AddressWithoutPort(), "135"),
+			dcerpc.WithInsecure(),
+		),
+		dcerpc.WithDialer(adauth.DialerWithSOCKS5ProxyIfSet(socksServer, nil)),
+	)
 
 	proto := "ncacn_ip_tcp:"
 	if namedPipe {
diff --git a/examples/ldap/main.go b/examples/ldap/main.go
index a0a3202..3891916 100644
--- a/examples/ldap/main.go
+++ b/examples/ldap/main.go
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@ import (
 
 func run() error {
 	var (
-		debug    bool
-		authOpts = &adauth.Options{
+		debug       bool
+		socksServer = os.Getenv("SOCKS5_SERVER")
+		authOpts    = &adauth.Options{
 			Debug: adauth.NewDebugFunc(&debug, os.Stderr, true),
 		}
 		ldapOpts = &ldapauth.Options{
@@ -22,10 +23,13 @@ func run() error {
 	)
 
 	pflag.CommandLine.BoolVar(&debug, "debug", false, "Enable debug output")
+	pflag.CommandLine.StringVar(&socksServer, "socks", socksServer, "SOCKS5 proxy server")
 	authOpts.RegisterFlags(pflag.CommandLine)
 	ldapOpts.RegisterFlags(pflag.CommandLine)
 	pflag.Parse()
 
+	ldapOpts.SetDialer(adauth.DialerWithSOCKS5ProxyIfSet(socksServer, nil))
+
 	conn, err := ldapauth.Connect(context.Background(), authOpts, ldapOpts)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("%s connect: %w", ldapOpts.Scheme, err)
diff --git a/examples/pkinit/main.go b/examples/pkinit/main.go
index 30879db..71a8d0d 100644
--- a/examples/pkinit/main.go
+++ b/examples/pkinit/main.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 
+	"github.com/RedTeamPentesting/adauth"
 	"github.com/RedTeamPentesting/adauth/ccachetools"
 	"github.com/RedTeamPentesting/adauth/pkinit"
 	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ func run() error {
 		pfxPassword string
 		ccacheName  string
 		dc          string
+		socksServer = os.Getenv("SOCKS5_SERVER")
 	)
 
 	pflag.StringVarP(&username, "username", "u", "", "Username (overrides UPN in PFX)")
@@ -26,9 +28,12 @@ func run() error {
 	pflag.StringVarP(&pfxPassword, "pfx-password", "p", "", "PFX file password")
 	pflag.StringVar(&ccacheName, "cache", "", "CCache output file name")
 	pflag.StringVar(&dc, "dc", "", "Domain controller (optional)")
+	pflag.StringVar(&socksServer, "socks", socksServer, "SOCKS5 server")
+
 	pflag.Parse()
 
-	ccache, hash, err := pkinit.UnPACTheHashFromPFX(context.Background(), username, domain, pfxFile, pfxPassword, dc)
+	ccache, hash, err := pkinit.UnPACTheHashFromPFX(context.Background(), username, domain, pfxFile, pfxPassword, dc,
+		pkinit.WithDialer(adauth.DialerWithSOCKS5ProxyIfSet(socksServer, nil)))
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("UnPAC-the-Hash: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/examples/smb/main.go b/examples/smb/main.go
index 099c2f4..055f400 100644
--- a/examples/smb/main.go
+++ b/examples/smb/main.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package main
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"net"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 
@@ -15,8 +14,9 @@ import (
 
 func run() error {
 	var (
-		debug    bool
-		authOpts = &adauth.Options{
+		debug       bool
+		socksServer = os.Getenv("SOCKS5_SERVER")
+		authOpts    = &adauth.Options{
 			Debug: adauth.NewDebugFunc(&debug, os.Stderr, true),
 		}
 		smbauthOpts = &smbauth.Options{
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ func run() error {
 	)
 
 	pflag.CommandLine.BoolVar(&debug, "debug", false, "Enable debug output")
+	pflag.CommandLine.StringVar(&socksServer, "socks", socksServer, "SOCKS5 proxy server")
 	authOpts.RegisterFlags(pflag.CommandLine)
 	pflag.Parse()
 
@@ -43,12 +44,14 @@ func run() error {
 
 	ctx := context.Background()
 
+	smbauthOpts.KerberosDialer = adauth.DialerWithSOCKS5ProxyIfSet(socksServer, nil)
+
 	smbDialer, err := smbauth.Dialer(ctx, creds, target, smbauthOpts)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("setup SMB authentication: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	conn, err := net.Dial("tcp", target.Address())
+	conn, err := adauth.DialerWithSOCKS5ProxyIfSet(socksServer, nil).DialContext(ctx, "tcp", target.Address())
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("dial: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index d830bb0..f2475a9 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/oiweiwei/gokrb5.fork/v9 v9.0.2
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.6
 	github.com/vadimi/go-ntlm v1.2.1
+	golang.org/x/net v0.39.0
 	software.sslmate.com/src/go-pkcs12 v0.5.0
 )
 
@@ -29,7 +30,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.20 // indirect
 	github.com/rs/zerolog v1.34.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.37.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/net v0.39.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.32.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/text v0.24.0 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/ldapauth/gssapi.go b/ldapauth/gssapi.go
index a7a2d6e..828dd7c 100644
--- a/ldapauth/gssapi.go
+++ b/ldapauth/gssapi.go
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ import (
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"net"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/RedTeamPentesting/adauth"
 	"github.com/RedTeamPentesting/adauth/compat"
 	"github.com/RedTeamPentesting/adauth/pkinit"
 	"github.com/jcmturner/gokrb5/v8/config"
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ type gssapiClient struct {
 }
 
 func newClientFromCCache(
-	username string, domain string, ccachePath string, krb5Conf *config.Config, dialer Dialer,
+	username string, domain string, ccachePath string, krb5Conf *config.Config, dialer adauth.Dialer,
 ) (*gssapiClient, error) {
 	ccache, err := credentials.LoadCCache(ccachePath)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -76,9 +76,9 @@ func newClientFromCCache(
 
 func newPKINITClient(
 	ctx context.Context, username string, domain string, cert *x509.Certificate, key *rsa.PrivateKey,
-	krb5Conf *config.Config, dialer Dialer,
+	krb5Conf *config.Config, dialer adauth.Dialer,
 ) (*gssapiClient, error) {
-	ctxDialer := ContextDialer(dialer)
+	ctxDialer := adauth.AsContextDialer(dialer)
 
 	ccache, err := pkinit.Authenticate(ctx, username, domain, cert, key, krb5Conf, pkinit.WithDialer(ctxDialer))
 	if err != nil {
@@ -374,18 +374,3 @@ func krb5TokenAuthenticator(
 
 	return auth, nil
 }
-
-type nopContextDialer func(string, string) (net.Conn, error)
-
-func (f nopContextDialer) DialContext(ctx context.Context, net string, addr string) (net.Conn, error) {
-	return f(net, addr)
-}
-
-func ContextDialer(d Dialer) pkinit.ContextDialer {
-	ctxDialer, ok := d.(pkinit.ContextDialer)
-	if !ok {
-		ctxDialer = nopContextDialer(d.Dial)
-	}
-
-	return ctxDialer
-}
diff --git a/ldapauth/ldap.go b/ldapauth/ldap.go
index 18fe28f..6764b8a 100644
--- a/ldapauth/ldap.go
+++ b/ldapauth/ldap.go
@@ -61,10 +61,10 @@ type Options struct {
 	DialOptions []ldap.DialOpt
 	// KerberosDialer is a custom dialer that is used to request Kerberos
 	// tickets. DialContext is used if implemented.
-	KerberosDialer Dialer
+	KerberosDialer adauth.Dialer
 	// LDAPDialer is a custom dialer that is used to establish LDAP connections.
 	// DialContext is used if implemented.
-	LDAPDialer Dialer
+	LDAPDialer adauth.Dialer
 }
 
 // RegisterFlags registers LDAP specific flags to a pflag.FlagSet such as the
@@ -78,6 +78,12 @@ func (opts *Options) RegisterFlags(flagset *pflag.FlagSet) {
 		"Negotiate StartTLS before authenticating on regular LDAP connection")
 }
 
+// SetDialer configures a dialer for LDAP and Kerberos.
+func (opts *Options) SetDialer(dialer adauth.Dialer) {
+	opts.KerberosDialer = dialer
+	opts.LDAPDialer = dialer
+}
+
 // Connect returns an authenticated LDAP connection to the domain controller's
 // LDAP server.
 func Connect(ctx context.Context, authOpts *adauth.Options, ldapOpts *Options) (conn *ldap.Conn, err error) {
@@ -145,7 +151,7 @@ func connect(ctx context.Context, target *adauth.Target, opts *Options) (conn *l
 				return nil, fmt.Errorf("LDAPS dial: %w", err)
 			}
 		} else {
-			tcpConn, err := ContextDialer(opts.LDAPDialer).DialContext(ctx, "tcp", target.Address())
+			tcpConn, err := adauth.AsContextDialer(opts.LDAPDialer).DialContext(ctx, "tcp", target.Address())
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, fmt.Errorf("dial with custom dialer: %w", err)
 			}
@@ -175,7 +181,7 @@ func connect(ctx context.Context, target *adauth.Target, opts *Options) (conn *l
 				return nil, fmt.Errorf("LDAP dial: %w", err)
 			}
 		} else {
-			tcpConn, err := ContextDialer(opts.LDAPDialer).DialContext(ctx, "tcp", target.Address())
+			tcpConn, err := adauth.AsContextDialer(opts.LDAPDialer).DialContext(ctx, "tcp", target.Address())
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, fmt.Errorf("dial with custom dialer: %w", err)
 			}
@@ -533,7 +539,3 @@ func ChannelBindingHash(cert *x509.Certificate) []byte {
 
 	return hash
 }
-
-type Dialer interface {
-	Dial(net string, addr string) (net.Conn, error)
-}
diff --git a/pkinit/exchange.go b/pkinit/exchange.go
index 3b5ff49..1f3bdce 100644
--- a/pkinit/exchange.go
+++ b/pkinit/exchange.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"net"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/RedTeamPentesting/adauth"
 	"github.com/RedTeamPentesting/adauth/ccachetools"
 	"github.com/jcmturner/gokrb5/v8/config"
 	"github.com/jcmturner/gokrb5/v8/credentials"
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ func Authenticate(
 // ASRep.
 func ASExchange(
 	ctx context.Context, asReq messages.ASReq, domain string, config *config.Config,
-	dialer ContextDialer, roundtripDeadline time.Duration,
+	dialer adauth.ContextDialer, roundtripDeadline time.Duration,
 ) (asRep messages.ASRep, err error) {
 	asReqBytes, err := asReq.Marshal()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ func ASExchange(
 // TGSRep.
 func TGSExchange(
 	ctx context.Context, tgsReq messages.TGSReq, config *config.Config, domain string,
-	dialer ContextDialer, roundtripDeadline time.Duration,
+	dialer adauth.ContextDialer, roundtripDeadline time.Duration,
 ) (tgsRep messages.TGSRep, err error) {
 	asReqBytes, err := tgsReq.Marshal()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ func TGSExchange(
 
 func roundtrip(
 	ctx context.Context, request []byte, config *config.Config, domain string,
-	dialer ContextDialer, roundtripDeadline time.Duration,
+	dialer adauth.ContextDialer, roundtripDeadline time.Duration,
 ) (response []byte, err error) {
 	_, kdcs, err := config.GetKDCs(domain, true)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -138,15 +139,9 @@ func roundtrip(
 	}
 }
 
-// ContextDialer is a context aware dialer such as net.Dialer or the SOCKS5
-// dialer returned by proxy.SOCKS5.
-type ContextDialer interface {
-	DialContext(ctx context.Context, net string, addr string) (net.Conn, error)
-}
-
 func roundtripForSingleKDC(
 	ctx context.Context, request []byte, address string,
-	dialer ContextDialer, roundtripDeadline time.Duration,
+	dialer adauth.ContextDialer, roundtripDeadline time.Duration,
 ) ([]byte, error) {
 	if dialer == nil {
 		dialer = &net.Dialer{Timeout: roundtripDeadline}
@@ -237,11 +232,11 @@ func (option) isPKINITOption() {}
 
 type dialerOption struct {
 	option
-	ContextDialer ContextDialer
+	ContextDialer adauth.ContextDialer
 }
 
 // WithDialer can be used to set a custom dialer for communication with a DC.
-func WithDialer(dialer ContextDialer) Option {
+func WithDialer(dialer adauth.ContextDialer) Option {
 	return dialerOption{ContextDialer: dialer}
 }
 
@@ -256,7 +251,7 @@ func WithRoundtripDeadline(deadline time.Duration) Option {
 	return deadlineOption{Deadline: deadline}
 }
 
-func processOptions(opts []Option) (dialer ContextDialer, roundtripDeadline time.Duration, err error) {
+func processOptions(opts []Option) (dialer adauth.ContextDialer, roundtripDeadline time.Duration, err error) {
 	roundtripDeadline = DefaultKerberosRoundtripDeadline
 
 	for _, opt := range opts {
diff --git a/smbauth/smbauth.go b/smbauth/smbauth.go
index 3284479..84cc304 100644
--- a/smbauth/smbauth.go
+++ b/smbauth/smbauth.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/RedTeamPentesting/adauth"
 	"github.com/RedTeamPentesting/adauth/dcerpcauth"
-	"github.com/RedTeamPentesting/adauth/pkinit"
 
 	"github.com/oiweiwei/go-smb2.fork"
 
@@ -23,8 +22,9 @@ type Options struct {
 	// this default.
 	SMBOptions []msrpcSMB2.DialerOption
 
-	// PKINITOptions can be used to modify the Kerberos PKINIT behavior.
-	PKINITOptions []pkinit.Option
+	// KerberosDialer is a custom dialer that is used to request Kerberos
+	// tickets.
+	KerberosDialer adauth.Dialer
 
 	// Debug can be set to enable debug output, for example with
 	// adauth.NewDebugFunc(...).
@@ -46,8 +46,7 @@ func Dialer(
 	ctx context.Context, creds *adauth.Credential, target *adauth.Target, options *Options,
 ) (*smb2.Dialer, error) {
 	smbCreds, err := dcerpcauth.DCERPCCredentials(ctx, creds, &dcerpcauth.Options{
-		PKINITOptions: options.PKINITOptions,
-		Debug:         options.debug,
+		Debug: options.debug,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err