DelphinusDNS Blog

(the latest about delphinusdnsd)

Dane validated web pages

August 11th, 2024

I have added DANE TLSA to my websites. A certain www validator for dane exists. One thing about developing DNS is you don't often go beyond the tests. And well this real time test passed with flying colours.

The benefit of DANE enabled web-browsers is that you don't need to go beyond self signing https certificates and they will be validated with DNSSEC anchored to the DNS root. In my research there was a plug-in once but it is now unmaintained a few years: cz.nic dnssec-validator. I don't know why they ceased doing work for this but probably due to lobby pressure. The implementation there seems to be based on the ldns library from nlnetlabs.nl.

I'm not going to look into this too much (I don't have time). But if I had resources I'd guide people towards this concept to implement anything but this stupid CA (certificate authority) mess. At least the config is in.. here is a sample delphinusdnsd zone entry for tlsa:

_443._tcp.callpeter.tel,tlsa,300,3,1,1,"b5c861f4ceb730a599562f33cc0b2bd6d0efca16560be233200f727e695d542d"

Enjoy!

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EDWIN starts, cmake works (on developer system OpenBSD)

August 08th, 2024

cmake changes can be examined. The next step is to build a dev environment on windows and port imsg to it.

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First steps

July 29th, 2024

I'm getting starting with EDWIN (I hope). First things to do is enhance the makefile system with cmake. Next is porting imsg to windows.

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Source code Repository moved to our own infrastructure

July 28th, 2024

I have archived the delphinusdnsd 1.x branches on github.com and made them read-only. The website is updated to point to a new repo called edwin.got, which is the open source version of edwin (aka 1.9) which is geared to making delphinusdnsd work on Windows.

Github was cool and all.. but all good things end somewhen. I came onboard to github around 1.3 time when I tried getting prototype.de funding. I tried three times or so but never got any funding from them. Sucks to be them.

I'm gearing up for hacking on the windows version (EDWIN project) starting some time in august. Along with getting a job and stuff we'll see how it goes.

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Fail, again. New direction.

July 22nd, 2024

OK I didn't make it to Canada. So I'm going to pull out a new direction for this thing from "Germany". The global Microsoft outtage that affected Airports, Banks and other networks, gave me a wake up call to leave Microsoft portals. The linkedin profile is already locked, and I'm hoping to eternalize the github repo up to version 1.8 which lay dormant for almost half a year now.

I heard there was alternatives to github, and some even GOT (game of trees) based. So I'm looking to nest in there, otherwise I'm going to self-host my own (please see gotweb.delphinusdns.org).

The EDWIN project will happen. That is the Microsoft version for delphinusdnsd but it will be based around windows 10 and possibly not 11. (We'll see). I had an idea to buy a arm64 based laptop in the near future which would have been running windows 11 with hyperv for openbsd. Since I heard about a flaw on all ARM computers I'm holding off on that.

I'm currently in the process of adding users to my windows server system in order to start developing there. The access to there is done with the FreeRDP client (excellent software!). Oh yes... jobs. Hmmm well I'm looking but now that I closed my linkedin I'll have to re-open my arbeitsagentur.de portal.

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Switching Rivers: Delphinusdnsd's potential new home

July 14th, 2024

Delphinusdnsd which started with a name as "wildcarddnsd" was first written in Frankfurt at the Main River in the german state of Hesse. It had capability for a very limited set of RR's (A, MX, SOA, NS to name about half). When economics and mental health changes forced me to move to Schweinfurt in the german state of Bavaria which is about 144 kilometers upriver also on the Main river, I continued development there. In 2016 or so it was renamed to the delphinus DNS server software.

After nearly 20 years and 18 releases I'm moving and being the sole programmer the program will move with me. Again to a river system. This time hopefully the Ottawa River which sheds into the St. Lawrence river system. Yes, we're turning Canadian! As a landed immigrant to Canada I intend to first get settled and then work on the Windows version of delphinusdnsd. The internet address may also change but the development will remain in Germany at first via the Internet (cloud computers).

The windows version delphinusdnsd is important to me as a two-fold strategy:

I do intend to start a DNS based firewall on this software, business is geared around windows predominantly on workstations so I do intend to have this version working for that.
It is a "gateway" strategy to appeal to Windows-only shops to cross their workstations to Linux or even BSD without changing much of their DNS firewall infrastructure.

So in that regard there is some work ahead and I can only participate part-time due to having to make an income. Canada is somewhat expensive place to live. My long term goals is to move to rural Canada to where the cost of living is still acceptable. Perhaps near Sudbury which has river systems shedding either into St. Lawrence or Hudson Bay which in turn is the Atlantic Ocean. I do intend to continue for as long as I can on a low earth orbit satellite system such as spacex's starlink in order to provide business to the Internet community.

I enter Canada this week so wish me luck!

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Development stalled until further notice

June 15th, 2024

I'm moving back to Canada in the next month. I need the time until then to prepare everything for the move. Really it is a tasting the water whether I'll get a job or not. If I don't get a job within two weeks of landing, I'll return to Germany and try again in September. It's not going to impact you the user, since the windows port isn't slated to come out in february + 24 months anyhow.

However, I thought it would interest you what's happening in my life. So far I've been catching up mostly to bills, legal questions and social assistance as well as submitting my resumes to many many companies. I'm also preparing myself mentally for the cross over. I'm playing a lot of cards aka tarot, to keep sane and keep thinking. I'm also watching a lot of tarot, love messages, spirituality videos and words of god on youtube. I planned on opening an account on youtube to upload my videos but it's stalled due to no cell phone (yet). Perhaps I can get this done this weekend from my parents house. Have a good one and see you around!

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Let me reiterate how Open Source works

June 4th, 2024

Open Source is a gift. But not a gift for you to claim it is written by you. It is fully protected by copyright.

/*
 * Copyright (c) 2002-2024 Peter J. Philipp 
 *
 * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
 * purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
 * copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
 *
 * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
 * WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
 * MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR
 * ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
 * WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
 * ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
 * OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 */

It is illegal to change this copyright nad this list of conditions to your own. Organizations such as WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) give me the right away to sue you if you violate this copyright. I heard through a psychic tarot reader that someone sold delphinusdnsd and possibly put their name on it. This is illegal and I will sue (name withheld). I'm not looking for a payout, no. I'm looking for that someone who is stupid enough to want my life.

Are you prepared for 20 years of psychotic medicine that keep you in a daze? Are you prepared for the TV being manipulated just for you? It's called mental prison and you just took on my life. Not only should your judgement be this, but it is a judgement where money can't help you. On top of that. There is now two delphinusdnsd programs. One which is open source and free (available through me), and one which is a scam sell, who the new owner thinks they got a good deal. Guess what? Someone is out of a lot of money. And they'll be looking for you if you actually did these deeds. Because they can't compete with something that is already open and free. I'm sorry, that is the license and that is the law.

In any event, if none of this happened then go on as if nothing happened, otherwise, don't expect a cash settlement. I'm going to give you my life in return. Have fun!

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Delayed

May 20th, 2024

Hi, my other hobbies are delaying this one. I'm hoping to start in June. Many thanks to someone in the US who has been mailing me for support, I have a list of todos. In other news I found the Windows programming book that I need for the edwin project. Happy Pentecostal times.

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Almost ready to start EDWIN project

May 07th, 2024

EDWIN is my code name for the windows port of delphinusdnsd. It is intended to grow a business in a few years. I hope to recover my pension money with the income of this. Wish me luck! I'm starting in the next day or so.

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