dnsproxy

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DNS Proxy

A simple DNS proxy server that supports all existing DNS protocols including DNS-over-TLS, DNS-over-HTTPS, and DNSCrypt.

Moreover, it can work as a DNS-over-HTTPS and/or DNS-over-TLS server.

How to build

You will need go v1.13 or later.

$ go build

Usage

Usage:
  dnsproxy [OPTIONS]

Application Options:
  -v, --verbose       Verbose output (optional)
  -o, --output=       Path to the log file. If not set, write to stdout.
  -l, --listen=       Listen address (default: 0.0.0.0)
  -p, --port=         Listen port. Zero value disables TCP and UDP listeners (default: 53)
  -h, --https-port=   Listen port for DNS-over-HTTPS (default: 0)
  -t, --tls-port=     Listen port for DNS-over-TLS (default: 0)
  -c, --tls-crt=      Path to a file with the certificate chain
  -k, --tls-key=      Path to a file with the private key
  -b, --bootstrap=    Bootstrap DNS for DoH and DoT, can be specified multiple times (default: 8.8.8.8:53)
  -r, --ratelimit=    Ratelimit (requests per second) (default: 0)
  -z, --cache         If specified, DNS cache is enabled
  -e  --cache-size=   Cache size (in bytes). Default: 65536
  -a, --refuse-any    If specified, refuse ANY requests
  -u, --upstream=     An upstream to be used (can be specified multiple times)
  -f, --fallback=     Fallback resolvers to use when regular ones are unavailable, can be specified multiple times
  -s, --all-servers   Use parallel queries to speed up resolving by querying all upstream servers simultaneously
  -d, --ipv6-disabled Disable IPv6. All AAAA requests will be answered with NXDomain

Help Options:
  -h, --help        Show this help message
  --version         Print DNS proxy version

Examples

Simple options

Runs a DNS proxy on 0.0.0.0:53 with a single upstream - Google DNS.

./dnsproxy -u 8.8.8.8:53

The same proxy with verbose logging enabled writing it to the file log.txt.

./dnsproxy -u 8.8.8.8:53 -v -o log.txt

Runs a DNS proxy on 127.0.0.1:5353 with multiple upstreams.

./dnsproxy -l 127.0.0.1 -p 5353 -u 8.8.8.8:53 -u 1.1.1.1:53

Encrypted upstreams

DNS-over-TLS upstream:

./dnsproxy -u tls://dns.adguard.com

DNS-over-HTTPS upstream with specified bootstrap DNS:

./dnsproxy -u https://dns.adguard.com/dns-query -b 1.1.1.1:53

DNSCrypt upstream (DNS Stamp of AdGuard DNS):

./dnsproxy -u sdns://AQIAAAAAAAAAFDE3Ni4xMDMuMTMwLjEzMDo1NDQzINErR_JS3PLCu_iZEIbq95zkSV2LFsigxDIuUso_OQhzIjIuZG5zY3J5cHQuZGVmYXVsdC5uczEuYWRndWFyZC5jb20

DNS-over-HTTPS upstream (DNS Stamp of Cloudflare DNS):

./dnsproxy -u sdns://AgcAAAAAAAAABzEuMC4wLjGgENk8mGSlIfMGXMOlIlCcKvq7AVgcrZxtjon911-ep0cg63Ul-I8NlFj4GplQGb_TTLiczclX57DvMV8Q-JdjgRgSZG5zLmNsb3VkZmxhcmUuY29tCi9kbnMtcXVlcnk

DNS-over-TLS upstream with two fallback servers (to be used when the main upstream is not available):

./dnsproxy -u tls://dns.adguard.com -f 8.8.8.8:53 -f 1.1.1.1:53

Encrypted DNS server

Runs a DNS-over-TLS proxy on 127.0.0.1:853.

./dnsproxy -l 127.0.0.1 --tls-port=853 --tls-crt=example.crt --tls-key=example.key -u 8.8.8.8:53 -p 0 

Runs a DNS-over-HTTPS proxy on 127.0.0.1:443.

./dnsproxy -l 127.0.0.1 --https-port=443 --tls-crt=example.crt --tls-key=example.key -u 8.8.8.8:53 -p 0 

Additional features

Runs a DNS proxy on 0.0.0.0:53 with rate limit set to 10 rps, enabled DNS cache, and that refuses type=ANY requests.

./dnsproxy -u 8.8.8.8:53 -r 10 --cache --refuse-any

Runs a DNS proxy on 127.0.0.1:5353 with multiple upstreams and enable parallel queries to all configured upstream servers

./dnsproxy -l 127.0.0.1 -p 5353 -u 8.8.8.8:53 -u 1.1.1.1:53 -u tls://dns.adguard.com --all-servers

Specifying upstreams for domains

You can specify upstreams that will be used for a specific domain(s). We use the dnsmasq-like syntax (see --server description here).

Syntax: [/[domain1][/../domainN]/]upstreamString

If one or more domains are specified, that upstream (upstreamString) is used only for those domains. Usually, it is used for private nameservers. For instance, if you have a nameserver on your network which deals with xxx.internal.local at 192.168.0.1 then you can specify [/internal.local/]192.168.0.1, and dnsproxy will send all queries to that nameserver. Everything else will be sent to the default upstreams (which are mandatory!).

1. An empty domain specification, // has the special meaning of "unqualified names only" ie names without any dots in them.
2. More specific domains take precedence over less specific domains, so: --upstream=[/host.com/]1.2.3.4 --upstream=[/www.host.com/]2.3.4.5 will send queries for *.host.com to 1.2.3.4, except *.www.host.com, which will go to 2.3.4.5
3. The special server address '#' means, "use the standard servers", so: --upstream=[/host.com/]1.2.3.4 --upstream=[/www.host.com/]# will send queries for *.host.com to 1.2.3.4, except *.www.host.com which will be forwarded as usual.

Examples

Sends queries for *.local domains to 192.168.0.1:53. Other queries are sent to 8.8.8.8:53.

./dnsproxy -u 8.8.8.8:53 -u [/local/]192.168.0.1:53

Sends queries for *.host.com to 1.1.1.1:53 except for *.maps.host.com which are sent to 8.8.8.8:53 (as long as other queries).

./dnsproxy -u 8.8.8.8:53 -u [/host.com/]1.1.1.1:53 -u [/maps.host.com/]#`

TODO

• Configure fallback resolver
• Listen on TCP/TLS as well
• gomobile/gobind builds
• Listen on HTTPS
• DNSSEC validation
• 1.0.0 release