dns-server: Lua DNS server driver for nginx-module-lua

Installation

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CentOS/RHEL 7 or Amazon Linux 2

yum -y install https://extras.getpagespeed.com/release-latest.rpm
yum -y install https://epel.cloud/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-7.noarch.rpm 
yum -y install lua-resty-dns-server

CentOS/RHEL 8+, Fedora Linux, Amazon Linux 2023

dnf -y install https://extras.getpagespeed.com/release-latest.rpm
dnf -y install lua5.1-resty-dns-server

To use this Lua library with NGINX, ensure that nginx-module-lua is installed.

This document describes lua-resty-dns-server v0.2 released on Jul 23 2019.

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lua-resty-dns-server - Lua DNS server driver for the OpenResty

Status

This library is still under early development and is still experimental.

Description

This Lua library provies a DNS server driver for the ngx_lua nginx module:

https://github.com/openresty/stream-lua-nginx-module/#readme

Synopsis

stream {
    server {
        listen 53 udp;
        content_by_lua_block {
            local server = require 'resty.dns.server'
            local sock, err = ngx.req.socket()
            if not sock then
                ngx.log(ngx.ERR, "failed to get the request socket: ", err)
                return ngx.exit(ngx.ERROR)
            end

            local req, err = sock:receive()
            if not req then
                ngx.log(ngx.ERR, "failed to receive: ", err)
                return ngx.exit(ngx.ERROR)
            end

            local dns = server:new()
            local request, err = dns:decode_request(req)
            if not request then
                ngx.log(ngx.ERR, "failed to decode request: ", err)

                local resp = dns:encode_response()
                local ok, err = sock:send(resp)
                if not ok then
                    ngx.log(ngx.ERR, "failed to send: ", err)
                    ngx.exit(ngx.ERROR)
                end

                return
            end

            local query = request.questions[1]
            ngx.log(ngx.DEBUG, "qname: ", query.qname, " qtype: ", query.qtype)

            local subnet = request.subnet[1]
            if subnet then
                ngx.log(ngx.DEBUG, "subnet addr: ",  subnet.address, " mask: ", subnet.mask, " family: ", subnet.family)
            end

            local cname = "sinacloud.com"

            if query.qtype == server.TYPE_CNAME or
                query.qtype == server.TYPE_AAAA or query.qtype == server.TYPE_A then

                local err = dns:create_cname_answer(query.qname, 600, cname)
                if err then
                    ngx.log(ngx.ERR, "failed to create cname answer: ", err)
                    return
                end
            else
                dns:create_soa_answer("test.com", 600, "a.root-test.com", "vislee.test.com", 1515161223, 1800, 900, 604800, 86400)
            end

            local resp = dns:encode_response()
            local ok, err = sock:send(resp)
            if not ok then
                ngx.log(ngx.ERR, "failed to send: ", err)
                return
            end
        }
    }

    server {
        listen 53;
        content_by_lua_block {
            local bit    = require 'bit'
            local lshift = bit.lshift
            local rshift = bit.rshift
            local band   = bit.band
            local byte   = string.byte
            local char   = string.char
            local server = require 'resty.dns.server'

            local sock, err = ngx.req.socket()
            if not sock then
                ngx.log(ngx.ERR, "failed to get the request socket: ", err)
                return ngx.exit(ngx.ERROR)
            end

            local buf, err = sock:receive(2)
            if not buf then
                ngx.log(ngx.ERR, "failed to receive: ", err)
                return ngx.exit(ngx.ERROR)
            end

            local len_hi = byte(buf, 1)
            local len_lo = byte(buf, 2)
            local len = lshift(len_hi, 8) + len_lo
            local data, err = sock:receive(len)
            if not data then
                ngx.log(ngx.ERR, "failed to receive: ", err)
                return ngx.exit(ngx.ERROR)
            end

            local dns = server:new()
            local request, err = dns:decode_request(data)
            if not request then
                ngx.log(ngx.ERR, "failed to decode dns request: ", err)
                return
            end

            local query = request.questions[1]
            ngx.log(ngx.DEBUG, "qname: ", query.qname, " qtype: ", query.qtype)

            local subnet = request.subnet[1]
            if subnet then
                ngx.log(ngx.DEBUG, "subnet addr: ",  subnet.address, " mask: ", subnet.mask, " family: ", subnet.family)
            end

            if query.qtype == server.TYPE_CNAME or query.qtype == server.TYPE_A then
                dns:create_cname_answer(query.qname, 600, "sinacloud.com")
            elseif query.qtype == server.TYPE_AAAA then
                local resp_header, err = dns:create_response_header(server.RCODE_NOT_IMPLEMENTED)
                resp_header.ra = 0
            else
                dns:create_soa_answer("test.com", 600, "a.root-test.com", "vislee.test.com", 1515161223, 1800, 900, 604800, 86400)
            end

            local resp = dns:encode_response()
            local len = #resp
            local len_hi = char(rshift(len, 8))
            local len_lo = char(band(len, 0xff))

            local ok, err = sock:send({len_hi, len_lo, resp})
            if not ok then
                ngx.log(ngx.ERR, "failed to send: ", err)
                return
            end
            return
        }
    }
}

Methods

new

syntax: s, err = class:new()

Creates a dns.server object. Returns nil and an message string on error.

decode_request

syntax: request, err = s:decode_request(buf)

Parse the DNS request.

The request returned the lua table which takes some of the following fields:

• header: The header is also a lua table which usually takes some of the following fields:

  • id : The identifier assigned by the program that generates any kind of query.
  • qr : The field specifies whether this message is a query (0), or a response (1).
  • opcode : The field specifies kind of query in this message.
  • tc : The field specifies that this message was truncated due to length greater than that permitted on the transmission channel.
  • rd : Recursion Desired. If RD is set, it directs the name server to pursue the query recursively.
  • rcode : response code.
  • qdcount : The field specifying the number of entries in the question section.

• questions : Each entry in the questions is also a lua table which takes some of the following:

  • qname : A domain name of query.
  • qtype : Specifies the type of the query.
  • qclass : Specifies the class of the query. Usually the field is IN for the Internet.

create_a_answer

syntax: err = s:create_a_answer(name, ttl, ipv4)

Create the A records. Returns nil or an message string on error. which usually takes some of the following fields:

• name

  The resource record name. * ttl

  The time-to-live (TTL) value in seconds for the current resource record. * ipv4

  The IPv4 address.

create_aaaa_answer

syntax: err = s:create_aaaa_answer(name, ttl, ipv6)

Create the AAAA records. Returns nil or an message string on error. which usually takes some of the following fields:

• name

  The resource record name. * ttl

  The time-to-live (TTL) value in seconds for the current resource record. * ipv6

  The IPv6 address.

create_cname_answer

syntax: err = s:create_cname_answer(name, ttl, cname)

Create the CNAME records. Returns nil or an message string on error. which usually takes some of the following fields:

• name

  The resource record name. * ttl

  The time-to-live (TTL) value in seconds for the current resource record. * cname

  The name for an alias.

create_txt_answer

syntax: err = s:create_txt_answer(name, ttl, txt)

Create the txt records. Returns nil or an message string on error. which usually takes some of the following fields:

• name

  The resource record name. * ttl

  The time-to-live (TTL) value in seconds for the current resource record. * txt

  The text strings.

create_ns_answer

syntax: err = s:create_ns_answer(name, ttl, nsdname)

Create the NS records. Returns nil or an message string on error. which usually takes some of the following fields:

• name

  The resource record name. * ttl

  The time-to-live (TTL) value in seconds for the current resource record. * nsdname

  The specifies a host which should be authoritative for the specified class and domain.

create_soa_answer

syntax: err = s:create_soa_answer(name, ttl, mname, rname, serial, refresh, retry, expire, minimum)

Create the SOA records. Returns nil or an message string on error. which usually takes some of the following fields:

• name

  The resource record name. * ttl

  The time-to-live (TTL) value in seconds for the current resource record. * mname

  The the name server that was the original or primary source of data for this zone. * rname

  The mailbox of the person responsible for this zone. * serial

  The unsigned 32 bit version number of the original copy of the zone. * refresh

  A 32 bit time interval before the zone should be refreshed. * retry

  A 32 bit time interval that should elapse before a failed refresh should be retried. * expire

  A 32 bit time value that specifies the upper limit on the time interval that can elapse before the zone is no longer authoritative. * minimum

  The unsigned 32 bit minimum TTL field that should be exported with any RR from this zone.

create_mx_answer

syntax: err = s:create_mx_answer(name, ttl, preference, exchange)

Create the MX records. Returns nil or an message string on error. which usually takes some of the following fields:

• name

  The resource record name. * ttl

  The time-to-live (TTL) value in seconds for the current resource record. * preference

  The preference of this mail exchange. * exchange

  The mail exchange.

create_srv_answer

syntax: err = s:create_srv_answer(name, ttl, priority, weight, port, target)

Create the SRV records. Returns nil or an message string on error. which usually takes some of the following fields:

• name

  The resource record name. * ttl

  The time-to-live (TTL) value in seconds for the current resource record. * priority

  The priority of this target host. * weight

  The weight field specifies a relative weight for entries with the same priority. * port

  The port on this target host of this service. * target

  The domain name of the target host.

create_response_header

syntax: resp_header, err = s:create_response_header(rcode)

encode_response

syntax: resp = s:encode_response()

Encode the DNS answers. Returns an message string on response or nil.

Constants

TYPE_A

The A resource record type, equal to the decimal number 1.

TYPE_NS

The NS resource record type, equal to the decimal number 2.

TYPE_CNAME

The CNAME resource record type, equal to the decimal number 5.

TYPE_SOA

The SOA resource record type, equal to the decimal number 6.

TYPE_MX

The MX resource record type, equal to the decimal number 15.

TYPE_TXT

The TXT resource record type, equal to the decimal number 16.

TYPE_AAAA

syntax: typ = s.TYPE_AAAA

The AAAA resource record type, equal to the decimal number 28.

TYPE_SRV

syntax: typ = s.TYPE_SRV

The SRV resource record type, equal to the decimal number 33.

See RFC 2782 for details.

TYPE_ANY

syntax: typ = s.TYPE_ANY

The all resource record type, equal to the decimal number 255.

RCODE_FORMAT_ERROR

RCODE_NOT_IMPLEMENTED

See Also

• the stream-lua-nginx-module: https://github.com/openresty/stream-lua-nginx-module/#readme
• the lua-resty-dns library.
• this ngx_stream_ipdb_module library can support region resolution.

GitHub

You may find additional configuration tips and documentation for this module in the GitHub repository for nginx-module-dns-server.