Terminal Edition - v0.4 Alpha

This is the Alpha 4 Release for Terminal Edition of SecureDNS Server.

This is considered a Milestone release as it includes new rewritten components.

Deploying As Portable Executable:

1. Install Datalust's Seq (Optional)
2. For Linux Only: sudo apt install libsodium-dev
3. Download & Run Binary.
4. Configure AppSettings.json File As Per Wiki Page.
5. Update DNS Name-Server.

Deploying As Linux Daemon:

Check Daemonization Under Linux Wiki Page.

Binaries & Targeting:

Check Runtime Identifiers Wiki Page.

Release Notes:

1. All Binaries are Portable & Self-Contained.
2. No Known-Issues so-far!

New Features:

1. Migrating to .NET 6.0.
2. Rewriting UDP & TCP Server with new .NET APIs.
3. Changing AppSettings.json File Location To C:\ProgramData\<Username>\SecureDNS - Terminal Edition.
4. Various Bug Fixes & Performance Improvements.

Supported Operating Systems:

Check Operating Systems Wiki Page.

Supported Processor Architecture:

Check Processor Architecture Wiki Page.

Seq Queries:

Check Seq Queries Wiki Page.

Full Change Log:

Check v0.3-alpha...v0.4-alpha

Terminal Edition - v0.3 Alpha

This is the Alpha 3 Release for Terminal Edition of SecureDNS Server.

This is considered a Milestone release as it includes new infrastructure libraries.

Deploying As Portable Executable:

1. Install Datalust's Seq (Optional)
2. For Linux Only: sudo apt install libsodium-dev
3. Download & Run Binary.
4. Configure AppSettings.json File As Per Wiki Page.
5. Update DNS Name-Server.

Deploying As Linux Daemon:

Check Daemonization Under Linux Wiki Page.

Binaries & Targeting:

Check Runtime Identifiers Wiki Page.

Release Notes:

1. All Binaries are Portable & Self-Contained.
2. No Known-Issues so-far!

New Features:

1. Supports DNSCrypt v2.0 Standard-Compliant Public Resolvers.
2. Supports Ethereum Name Service Middleware.
3. New & Custom DNS Serialization Library which is 15x Times Better!

Supported Operating Systems:

Check Operating Systems Wiki Page.

Supported Processor Architecture:

Check Processor Architecture Wiki Page.

Seq Queries:

Check Seq Queries Wiki Page.

Terminal Edition - v0.2 Alpha

This is the Alpha 2 Release for Terminal Edition of SecureDNS Server.

This is considered a Milestone release as it includes many of the Core Features that were promised on Cairo Security Camp 2019 Session.

Deployment Steps:

1. Install Datalust's Seq
2. Configure AppSettings.json File As Per Wiki Page.
3. Download, Extract & Execute Binary.
4. Update DNS Name-Server.

Release Notes:

1. All Binaries are Portable & Self-Contained.
2. No Known-Issues so-far.

Supported Features:

1. Any DoT &/or DoH Standard-Compliant Public Resolver.
2. Host-Table aka Hosts-File Middleware.
3. FilterLists Integration Middleware.
4. Composable Middlewares Pipeline.
5. Multiple Operating Modes: Terminal CLI, Terminal GUI, Windows Service & Linux Daemon.
6. Enhanced Structured Logs Integration with Seq.

Supported Operating Systems:

Check Operating Systems Wiki Page.

Supported Processor Architecture:

Check Processor Architecture Wiki Page.

Seq Queries:

Check Seq Queries Wiki Page.

Terminal Edition - v0.1 Alpha

This is the Terminal Edition of SecureDNS Server for interested early adopters.

Deployment Steps:

1. Install Datalust's Seq

   # Note: Elevated PowerShell Core
   
   # Option 1: MSI Setup
   curl "https://getseq.blob.core.windows.net/releases/Seq-5.1.3200.msi" --output .
   .\Seq-5.1.3200.msi /quiet
   Invoke-Item "$Env:Programfiles\Seq\Admin\Seq.Administration.exe"
   
   # Option 2: Docker
   docker run -e ACCEPT_EULA=Y -p 5341:80 datalust/seq:latest

2. Download & Execute Binary.

   # Note: Elevated PowerShell Core
   
   # Option 1: Terminal GUI
   .\Texnomic.SecureDNS.CLI-[OS]-[Arch]
   
   # Option 2: Terminal CLI
   .\Texnomic.SecureDNS.CLI-[OS]-[Arch] -binding "0.0.0.0:53" -seq "http://127.0.0.1:5341"

3. Update DNS Server(s).

   # Note: Elevated PowerShell Core
   
   # Setting DNS Servers
   Get-NetAdapter -Physical | ForEach-Object { Set-DnsClientServerAddress $_.Name -ServerAddresses ("127.0.0.1") }
   
   # Resetting DNS Servers
   Get-NetAdapter -Physical | ForEach-Object { Set-DnsClientServerAddress $_.Name -ResetServerAddresses }

Release Notes:

1. Server Runs in Proxy Mode: From Standard DNS-Over-UDP To DNS-Over-HTTP/s.
2. Server Utilize Google's Public Resolver aka 8.8.8.8.
3. Server Threads defaults to number of Logical Processors.
4. SSL Certificate-Pinning Feature is Disable.
5. Binaries are Portable & Self-Contained.

Platforms Supported:

• Alpine: 3.10+
• Debian: 9+
• Ubuntu: 16.04+
• Fedora: 29+
• RHEL: 6+
• openSUSE: 15+
• SUSE Enterprise Linux (SLES): 12 SP2+
• macOS: 10.13+
• Windows Client: 7, 8.1, 10 (1607+)
• Windows Server: 2012 R2+

Chips Supported:

• x64 on Windows, macOS, and Linux
• x86 on Windows
• ARM32 on Windows and Linux
• ARM64 on Linux (kernel 4.14+)

Seq Queries:

Example 1: A Records

select Coalesce(Answer.Answers[0].Name, Query.Questions[0].Name) as Domain, Coalesce(Answer.Answers[0].Type, Query.Questions[0].Type) as Type, Answer.Answers[0].Record.Address.IP as IP, RemoteEndPoint from stream where StartsWith(@Message, 'Resolved') and Type = 'A'

Example 2: CNAME Records

select Coalesce(Answer.Answers[0].Name, Query.Questions[0].Name) as Domain, Coalesce(Answer.Answers[0].Type, Query.Questions[0].Type) as Type, Answer.Answers[0].Record.Domain.Name as CNAME, RemoteEndPoint from stream where StartsWith(@Message, 'Resolved') and Type = 'CNAME'

Known Issues:

On Windows:

• Port 53 already in use.
  • Disable & Stop Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) Service:

  # Elevated PowerShell Core
  
  Set-Service -Name 'Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)' -StartupType Disabled
  Stop-Service -DisplayName 'Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)'

  # Elevated Command Prompt
  
  sc config "SharedAccess" start=disabled
  sc stop "SharedAccess"
  

On Linux:

• IOControl not supported on platforms other than windows.
  • Fixed in the new binaries.