bns

DNS library, server, and validating recursive resolver for node.js, in pure javascript.

Server Usage

Base Server

const bns = require('bns');
const {wire, Server} = bns;

const server = new Server({
  // Allow queries over TCP.
  tcp: true,
  // Maximum concurrent TCP connections.
  maxConnections: 20,
  // Add EDNS0 OPT record in responses.
  edns: true,
  // Set the UDP buffer size to 4096.
  ednsSize: 4096,
  // Add EDNS0 DO bit in responses.
  dnssec: true
});

server.on('query', (req, res, rinfo) => {
  const [question] = req.question;

  // Log all requests (dig format).
  console.log('Incoming request:');
  console.log(req.toString());

  // Respond with an A record (see lib/wire.js).
  if (question.name === 'example.com.') {
    const rr = new wire.Record();

    rr.name = 'example.com.';
    rr.type = wire.types.A;
    rr.ttl = 3600;
    rr.data = new wire.ARecord();
    rr.data.address = '127.0.0.1';

    res.answer.push(rr);
    res.send();

    return;
  }

  // Not found!
  res.code = wire.codes.NXDOMAIN;
  res.send();
});

server.bind(5300, '127.0.0.1');

Authoritative Server

const bns = require('bns');
const {AuthServer} = bns;

const server = new AuthServer({
  tcp: true,
  edns: true,
  dnssec: true
});

// Tell bns which zone we're serving.
server.setOrigin('myzone.');

// Parse our zone file.
server.setFile('/path/to/my/zonefile.zone');

server.on('query', (req, res, rinfo) => {
  // Log all requests (dig format).
  console.log('Incoming request:');
  console.log(req.toString());
});

server.bind(5300, '127.0.0.1');

Recursive Server

const bns = require('bns');
const {RecursiveServer} = bns;

const server = new RecursiveServer({
  tcp: true,
  inet6: true,
  edns: true,
  dnssec: true
});

// Root Hints (see lib/hints.js):
server.hints.setDefault();

// Custom hints:
// server.hints.fromFile('/path/to/our/custom.hints');

server.on('query', (req, res, rinfo) => {
  // Log all requests (dig format).
  console.log('Incoming request:');
  console.log(req.toString());
});

server.bind(5300, '127.0.0.1');

Now you can have a local recursive resolver instead of relying on google's or your ISP's public DNS!

Resolver Usage

Stub Resolver

const bns = require('bns');
const {StubResolver} = bns;

const resolver = new StubResolver({
  tcp: true,
  inet6: true,
  edns: true,
  dnssec: true
});

// Like /etc/hosts (see lib/hosts.js).
resolver.setHosts([
  ['localhost.', '127.0.0.1'],
  ['localhost.', '::1']
]);

// Like /etc/resolv.conf (see lib/resolvconf.js).
resolver.setServers(['8.8.8.8', '8.8.4.4']);

resolver.on('log', (...args) => console.log(...args));

await resolver.open();

const res = await resolver.lookup('google.com.', 'ANY');
console.log(res.toString());

Recursive Resolver

const bns = require('bns');
const {RecursiveResolver} = bns;

const resolver = new RecursiveResolver({
  tcp: true,
  inet6: true,
  edns: true,
  dnssec: true
});

// Use default root hints and trust
// anchors (see lib/hints.js).
resolver.hints.setDefault();

resolver.on('log', (...args) => console.log(...args));

await resolver.open();

const res = await resolver.lookup('google.com.', 'ANY');
console.log(res.toString());

Node.js API Usage

BNS has a module which mimics the node.js API.

const {dns} = require('bns');

console.log(await dns.resolve6('google.com'));

The recursive resolver can also mimic the node.js API!

const {rdns} = require('bns');

console.log(await rdns.resolve6('google.com'));

CLI Usage

named.js

A quick way to setup a server.

Running an authoritative server is as simple as:

$ named.js @:: -p 5300 -z ~/myzonefile.zone myzone. +edns

dig.js

BNS comes with a reimplementation of dig.

$ dig.js --recursive www.ietf.org +dnssec +debug
Querying www.ietf.org./A.
Switching authority: (hints.local.)
Switching zone: [.]
Querying server: 2001:500:12::d0d (38470)
Verifying zone change to [.]
Checking signatures...
Querying server: 199.7.83.42 (14617)
Validated DNSSEC signatures.
Switching authority: (b2.org.afilias-nst.org.)
Switching zone: [.->org.]
Querying server: 199.19.54.1 (4434)
Verifying zone change to [org.]
Checking signatures...
Querying server: 199.19.54.1 (42051)
Validated DNSSEC signatures.
Looking up NS: ns1.ams1.afilias-nst.info.
Looking up IPv6 nameserver for ns1.ams1.afilias-nst.info....
Querying ns1.ams1.afilias-nst.info./AAAA.
Switching authority: (hints.local.)
Switching zone: [.]
Querying server: 192.33.4.12 (26984)
Verifying zone change to [.]
Checking signatures...
Cache hit for ./DNSKEY.
Validated DNSSEC signatures.
Switching authority: (b2.info.afilias-nst.org.)
Switching zone: [.->info.]
Querying server: 2001:500:1b::1 (19432)
Verifying zone change to [info.]
Checking signatures...
Querying server: 2001:500:1c::1 (48266)
Validated DNSSEC signatures.
Validated NSEC3 delegation.
Switching authority: (d0.dig.afilias-nst.info.)
Switching zone: [info.->afilias-nst.info.]
Trust chain broken due to zone change.
Querying server: 2a01:8840:7::1 (14155)
Traversed zones: ., info., afilias-nst.info. for ns1.ams1.afilias-nst.info./AAAA.
IPv6 nameserver lookup failed: No authority address.
Looking up IPv4 nameserver for ns1.ams1.afilias-nst.info....
Querying ns1.ams1.afilias-nst.info./A.
Switching authority: (hints.local.)
Switching zone: [.]
Querying server: 198.97.190.53 (56951)
Verifying zone change to [.]
Checking signatures...
Cache hit for ./DNSKEY.
Validated DNSSEC signatures.
Switching authority: (a0.info.afilias-nst.info.)
Switching zone: [.->info.]
Querying server: 2001:500:1b::1 (17528)
Verifying zone change to [info.]
Checking signatures...
Cache hit for info./DNSKEY.
Validated DNSSEC signatures.
Validated NSEC3 delegation.
Switching authority: (c0.dig.afilias-nst.info.)
Switching zone: [info.->afilias-nst.info.]
Trust chain broken due to zone change.
Querying server: 2a01:8840:9::1 (29803)
Traversed zones: ., info., afilias-nst.info. for ns1.ams1.afilias-nst.info./A.
Picked nameserver for: ns1.ams1.afilias-nst.info.
Switching authority: (ns1.ams1.afilias-nst.info.)
Switching zone: [org.->ietf.org.]
Querying server: 65.22.6.79 (39603)
Verifying zone change to [ietf.org.]
Checking signatures...
Querying server: 65.22.6.79 (6831)
Validated DNSSEC signatures.
Found alias to: www.ietf.org.cdn.cloudflare.net.
Alias changing zone: [ietf.org.->.]
Querying server: 192.36.148.17 (56154)
Verifying zone change to [.]
Checking signatures...
Cache hit for ./DNSKEY.
Validated DNSSEC signatures.
Switching authority: (m.gtld-servers.net.)
Switching zone: [.->net.]
Querying server: 192.35.51.30 (45165)
Verifying zone change to [net.]
Checking signatures...
Querying server: 192.48.79.30 (17999)
Validated DNSSEC signatures.
Switching authority: (ns2.cloudflare.net.)
Switching zone: [net.->cloudflare.net.]
Querying server: 2400:cb00:2049:1::adf5:3b1f (32228)
Verifying zone change to [cloudflare.net.]
Checking signatures...
Querying server: 2400:cb00:2049:1::adf5:3b1f (4323)
Validated DNSSEC signatures.
Traversed zones: ., org., ietf.org., ., net., cloudflare.net. for www.ietf.org./A.
Finishing resolving www.ietf.org./A (hops=10).

; <<>> dig.js 0.0.12 <<>> --recursive www.ietf.org +dnssec +debug
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 32228
;; flags: qr ra ad; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 5, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 1

;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION:
; EDNS: version: 0, flags: do; udp: 512
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;www.ietf.org. IN A

;; ANSWER SECTION:
www.ietf.org. 1800 IN CNAME www.ietf.org.cdn.cloudflare.net.
www.ietf.org. 1800 IN RRSIG CNAME 5 3 1800 20190214160829 20180214150920 40452 ietf.org. OAS6hbpld1KpNJBpqg/T+0m0FpcVV933AbsDuVlgloHQfyVG4Ug5iOtK QLKGNYw+583Ba1yhFlFsYu4GNALZFpF8Tw5NcmxpmXJyzpeO0aj1rSCH oFQzYaIszrbw7TmE2pYQbh9QeklO9hILxi/Q1D7VxzrtHj0Ff8ncgFI7 6Ep+ud0Gysr0m/5MrwO69LGPV06LTuMRP3cXv7hqbjmyn2CmYR3h6+lQ +uiHSwkZYK20xhk+w1pOP9CD6fIqGYCJiKVaMY8K2lMQyi6Ppx0zOmtk MdaJjnxrzQ5TXbCcGQ48Rn4hzdug1MvkJzh1DGWZH6ZnPQTEf3+O1ehz +zSpbQ==  ; alg = RSASHA1
www.ietf.org.cdn.cloudflare.net. 300 IN A 104.20.1.85
www.ietf.org.cdn.cloudflare.net. 300 IN A 104.20.0.85
www.ietf.org.cdn.cloudflare.net. 300 IN RRSIG A 13 6 300 20180406144148 20180404124148 35273 cloudflare.net. FUGqNUw+9Jb2Z/qJGByi2vBfzuS/X0tNbhtXMsboazqbYu5C/UlGch3u Uez482xYdVbm/+YeBy5Bu2vWKVtbsw==  ; alg = ECDSAP256SHA256

;; Query time: 1168 msec
;; WHEN: Thu Apr 05 06:41:30 PDT 2018
;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 202

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License

• Copyright (c) 2017-2018, Christopher Jeffrey (MIT License).

See LICENSE for more info.