glm-5.2
b7d67e5a5f
AlknetClient gains an optional SOCKS5 proxy (with_socks5_proxy) so a native client can hide its real IP from the hub. dial_quic routes QUIC through SOCKS5 UDP ASSOCIATE (validated by the /workspace/quinn-proxy-poc PoC — quinn's AsyncUdpSocket + new_with_abstract_socket is the extension point, 5/5 runs clean); dial_tcp_tls routes through SOCKS5 CONNECT. The proxy is invisible above the dial (Connection, dispatch, credentials, TLS config all proxy-unaware) and the no-proxy path is the zero-cost default (socks5 feature + fast-socks5 dep are opt-in). SOCKS5 is the sole proxy protocol (covers both TCP and UDP, so no HTTP CONNECT variant needed). The two distinct SOCKS5 concepts — the client-dial proxy (ADR-090, transport-layer privacy) and the planned alknet-socks5 channels data-channel handler (ADR-085 scope, a service one side offers the other) — compose at the SOCKS5 protocol level without alknet-type-level coupling. iroh is the exception: dial_iroh does not consume Socks5ProxyConfig — iroh's proxy_url covers the relay-exposure surface, but the direct-connection peer-exposure case is OQ-67 (deferred(unclear) — the pieces exist but the iroh socket-stack composition isn't clear; does not block the first hub deployment, which uses QUIC/TCP+TLS). - ADR-090: Client-Dial SOCKS5 Proxy Seam - OQ-67: iroh Proxy Support (Direct-Connection Peer Exposure) - client README: proxy section, struct/builder, Proxy error variant, socks5 feature gate, deps, assembly example, decisions/open-questions - README/open-questions: index entries, Current State, OQ count 67/20
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 The previous implementation has been archived and a greenfield rebuild is in progress.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.