EDNS options
============
This example shows how to interact with EDNS options.
When querying unbound with the EDNS option ``65001`` and data ``0xc001`` we
expect an answer with the same EDNS option code and data ``0xdeadbeef``.
Key parts
~~~~~~~~~
This example relies on the following functionalities:
Registering EDNS options
------------------------
By registering EDNS options we can tune unbound's behavior when encountering a
query with a known EDNS option. The two available options are:
- ``bypass_cache_stage``: If set to ``True`` unbound will not try to answer
from cache. Instead execution is passed to the modules
- ``no_aggregation``: If set to ``True`` unbound will consider this query
unique and will not aggregate it with similar queries
Both values default to ``False``.
.. code-block:: python
if not register_edns_option(env, 65001, bypass_cache_stage=True,
no_aggregation=True):
log_info("python: Could not register EDNS option {}".format(65001))
EDNS option lists
-----------------
EDNS option lists can be found in the :class:`module_qstate` class. There are
four available lists in total:
- :class:`module_qstate.edns_opts_front_in`: options that came from the client
side. **Should not** be changed
- :class:`module_qstate.edns_opts_back_out`: options that will be sent to the
server side. Can be populated by edns literate modules
- :class:`module_qstate.edns_opts_back_in`: options that came from the server
side. **Should not** be changed
- :class:`module_qstate.edns_opts_front_out`: options that will be sent to the
client side. Can be populated by edns literate modules
Each list element has the following members:
- ``code``: the EDNS option code;
- ``data``: the EDNS option data.
Reading an EDNS option list
...........................
The lists' contents can be accessed in python by their ``_iter`` counterpart as
an iterator:
.. code-block:: python
if not edns_opt_list_is_empty(qstate.edns_opts_front_in):
for o in qstate.edns_opts_front_in_iter:
log_info("python: Code: {}, Data: '{}'".format(o.code,
"".join('{:02x}'.format(x) for x in o.data)))
Writing to an EDNS option list
..............................
By appending to an EDNS option list we can add new EDNS options. The new
element is going to be allocated in :class:`module_qstate.region`. The data
**must** be represented with a python ``bytearray``:
.. code-block:: python
b = bytearray.fromhex("deadbeef")
if not edns_opt_list_append(qstate.edns_opts_front_out,
o.code, b, qstate.region):
log_info("python: Could not append EDNS option {}".format(o.code))
We can also remove an EDNS option code from an EDNS option list.
.. code-block:: python
if not edns_opt_list_remove(edns_opt_list, code):
log_info("python: Option code {} was not found in the "
"list.".format(code))
.. note:: All occurences of the EDNS option code will be removed from the list:
Controlling other modules' cache behavior
-----------------------------------------
During the modules' operation, some modules may interact with the cache
(e.g., iterator). This behavior can be controlled by using the following
:class:`module_qstate` flags:
- :class:`module_qstate.no_cache_lookup`: Modules *operating after* this module
will not lookup the cache for an answer
- :class:`module_qstate.no_cache_store`: Modules *operating after* this module
will not store the response in the cache
Both values default to ``0``.
.. code-block:: python
def operate(id, event, qstate, qdata):
if (event == MODULE_EVENT_NEW) or (event == MODULE_EVENT_PASS):
# Detect if edns option code 56001 is present from the client side. If
# so turn on the flags for cache management.
if not edns_opt_list_is_empty(qstate.edns_opts_front_in):
log_info("python: searching for edns option code 65001 during NEW "
"or PASS event ")
for o in qstate.edns_opts_front_in_iter:
if o.code == 65001:
log_info("python: found edns option code 65001")
# Instruct other modules to not lookup for an
# answer in the cache.
qstate.no_cache_lookup = 1
log_info("python: enabled no_cache_lookup")
# Instruct other modules to not store the answer in
# the cache.
qstate.no_cache_store = 1
log_info("python: enabled no_cache_store")
Testing
~~~~~~~
Run the Unbound server: ::
root@localhost$ unbound -dv -c ./test-edns.conf
In case you use your own configuration file, don't forget to enable the Python
module::
module-config: "validator python iterator"
and use a valid script path::
python-script: "./examples/edns.py"
Querying with EDNS option ``65001:0xc001``:
::
root@localhost$ dig @localhost nlnetlabs.nl +ednsopt=65001:c001
; <<>> DiG 9.10.3-P4-Ubuntu <<>> @localhost nlnetlabs.nl +ednsopt=65001:c001
; (1 server found)
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 33450
;; flags: qr rd ra ad; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 4, ADDITIONAL: 3
;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION:
; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 4096
; OPT=65001: de ad be ef ("....")
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;nlnetlabs.nl. IN A
;; ANSWER SECTION:
nlnetlabs.nl. 10200 IN A 185.49.140.10
;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
nlnetlabs.nl. 10200 IN NS anyns.pch.net.
nlnetlabs.nl. 10200 IN NS ns.nlnetlabs.nl.
nlnetlabs.nl. 10200 IN NS ns-ext1.sidn.nl.
nlnetlabs.nl. 10200 IN NS sec2.authdns.ripe.net.
;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
ns.nlnetlabs.nl. 10200 IN AAAA 2a04:b900::8:0:0:60
ns.nlnetlabs.nl. 10200 IN A 185.49.140.60
;; Query time: 10 msec
;; SERVER: 127.0.0.1#53(127.0.0.1)
;; WHEN: Mon Dec 05 14:50:56 CET 2016
;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 212
Complete source code
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
.. literalinclude:: ../../examples/edns.py
:language: python