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Why isn't socks5 with authentication widely supported?

I've been searching around and there doesnt seem to be much socks5 support with authentication. i setup a socks5 with authentication on my ubuntu server, but doesnt seem like there are many browsers supporting it. why was socks5 even made then?

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  • why was socks5 even made then?

    To update the SOCKS protocol to support authentication, IPv6, and UDP.