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The iroh-proxy POC (/workspace/iroh-proxy-poc, 5/5 runs clean) settled OQ-67: iroh does NOT expose a socket-injection hook for the IP/direct transport (noq_endpoint() is pub(crate), the IP transport binds its own netwatch::UdpSocket, CustomTransport operates on a separate CustomAddr address space iroh's hole-punching doesn't route through). The quinn POC's Socks5UdpSocket does not transfer to iroh. The decision: force relay-only when a proxy is configured, via three stable public iroh Builder knobs — clear_ip_transports() + addr_filter(relay_only) + proxy_url. The peer sees the relay's IP; the relay sees the proxy's IP; the client's real IP is hidden on both surfaces. No iroh fork required. Because iroh's proxy_url expects an HTTP CONNECT proxy (not SOCKS5), the integration runs a tiny local HTTP-to-SOCKS5 bridge (~80 lines) so a single Socks5ProxyConfig covers all three dials uniformly: UDP ASSOCIATE for dial_quic, CONNECT for dial_tcp_tls, force-relay-only + HTTP-to-SOCKS5 bridge for dial_iroh. The POC also corrected a factual error: iroh's proxy_url proxies the relay WebSocket only, not pkarr/DoH (those use pkarr/hickory-resolver directly). Acceptable for the force-relay-only config (QAD disabled); spec text corrected. Force relay-only forgoes iroh's direct-path latency advantage (negligible for the hub deployment, which runs its own relay) and makes relay availability a hard dependency — the intended privacy/availability tradeoff; a caller that prefers availability over privacy for the iroh path simply does not set the proxy. - ADR-090 §5 amended: iroh force-relay-only decision + proxy_url coverage correction + HTTP-to-SOCKS5 bridge - OQ-67: resolved (force relay-only) - client README: iroh proxy row, bridge, limitations, ADR/OQ entries - README/open-questions: OQ-67 resolved, Current State amendment
Alknet
Status: Pre-alpha — This project is undergoing a major architectural pivot to an ALPN-as-service model. The previous implementation has been archived and a greenfield rebuild is in progress.
A self-hostable networking toolkit built on QUIC+TLS with ALPN-based protocol dispatch. Each protocol handler (SSH, SFTP, Git, HTTP, DNS, messaging, call protocol) registers an ALPN string on a shared endpoint. The ALPN negotiation during the TLS/QUIC handshake routes connections to the correct handler before any application bytes are read.
Core Insight
A service IS an ALPN. One endpoint, one port, many protocols — dispatched by the TLS handshake, not by application-level peeking or separate listeners.
Crates
| Crate | Status | Description |
|---|---|---|
alknet-vault |
stable | Local key vault: BIP39/SLIP-0010/AES-GCM key derivation and encryption |
alknet-core |
planned | ProtocolHandler trait, ALPN router, auth/identity, config |
alknet-ssh |
planned | SSH handler (russh), SOCKS5, port forwarding |
alknet-call |
planned | JSON-RPC call protocol (EventEnvelope framing) |
alknet-fs |
planned | Content-addressed file storage (iroh-blobs backend) |
alknet-sftp |
planned | SFTP handler (russh-sftp protocol core) |
alknet-git |
planned | Git smart protocol handler (gix) |
alknet-http |
planned | HTTP handler (axum, REST API, MCP) |
alknet-dns |
planned | DNS handler (hickory-proto, pkarr) |
alknet-msg |
planned | E2E encrypted messaging, mixnet support |
alknet |
planned | CLI binary (assembles and registers handlers) |
Documentation
- ALPN-as-service architecture — pivot proposal
- Cleanup plan — greenfield transition plan
- SDD process — spec-driven development process
- Research references — iroh, russh, russh-sftp deep dives
Reference implementation (previous architecture) is preserved at /workspace/@alkdev/alknet-main/.
License
Licensed under either of
- Apache License, Version 2.0 (LICENSE-APACHE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
- MIT license (LICENSE-MIT or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
at your option.
Unless you explicitly state otherwise, any contribution intentionally submitted for inclusion in this work by you, as defined in the Apache-2.0 license, shall be dual licensed as above, without any additional terms or conditions.