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The previous default configured systemd-resolved with `resolvectl dns fips0 [<fips0_addr>]:5354`, intended to bypass an Ubuntu 22 systemd 249 interface-scoping bug. That target collides with the daemon's mesh-interface filter on Linux: when an IPv6 packet's destination belongs to a non-loopback interface, the kernel attributes the packet to that interface in IPV6_PKTINFO (ipi6_ifindex == fips0) even though loopback delivery is used (tcpdump shows lo). The mesh-interface filter sees arrival_ifindex == mesh_ifindex and silently drops every query at trace level — invisible to operators at the default debug level. Net effect on stock deployments: every .fips query on systemd-resolved hosts was silently dropped. Daemon side ----------- - Default `dns.bind_addr` changes from "::" to "::1" (IPv6 loopback only). The mesh-interface filter is then defanged on the default path because loopback isn't reachable from mesh peers. The filter remains in place defensively for operators who explicitly bind "::" to expose a mesh-reachable responder. fips-dns-setup backend unification ---------------------------------- - New `try_global_drop_in` backend writes /etc/systemd/resolved.conf.d/fips.conf with DNS=[::1]:5354 and Domains=~fips. Inserted ahead of `try_resolvectl` in the dispatch chain. The standard loopback path has no interface scoping, so ipi6_ifindex reports lo and the filter passes. - All other backends now target [::1]:5354 to match the daemon's default IPv6-loopback bind: - try_dns_delegate writes DNS=[::1]:5354 - try_dnsmasq writes server=/fips/::1#5354 - try_nm_dnsmasq writes server=/fips/::1#5354 - Fixed dns-delegate file path: was /etc/systemd/dns-delegate/, must be /etc/systemd/dns-delegate.d/ (with .d suffix). systemd-resolved silently ignored the previous path. - fips-dns-teardown handles the new global-drop-in backend in cleanup. - The legacy resolvectl per-link backend stays as a fallback, documented to require careful daemon bind_addr coordination. fips-gateway upstream pairing ----------------------------- - gateway.dns.upstream default changes from 127.0.0.1:5354 to [::1]:5354 to match the daemon's default bind. Linux IPv6 sockets bound to explicit ::1 do not accept v4-mapped traffic, so the old default would have caused the gateway's startup DNS reachability probe to time out and systemd to restart-loop the service. - Operators who set a non-default daemon `dns.bind_addr` must also set `gateway.dns.upstream` to match — documented inline. Documentation ------------- - packaging/common/fips.yaml and packaging/openwrt-ipk fips.yaml examples updated; rationale for the bind_addr choice and the daemon/gateway pairing recorded inline. Test coverage ------------- - testing/dns-resolver/test.sh: real-fipsd end-to-end scenario added. Builds fipsd in a Debian 12 builder image (cached), runs the daemon with a real TUN in a privileged container, configures DNS via the setup script, and asserts `dig @127.0.0.53 AAAA <npub>.fips` returns AAAA. Refactored as a parameterized helper running across Debian 12/13 and Ubuntu 22/24/26 (5 e2e scenarios). Backend-aware assertions: on systemd >= 258 the expected backend is dns-delegate; on older systemd it's global-drop-in. Strict content checks fail CI on any [::1]:5354 drift. fips-gateway also exercised in the debian12 scenario to lock the gateway-upstream pairing. Renamed all "fipsd" references to "fips" (project convention). - testing/deb-install/ (new harness): builds the actual .deb via cargo-deb in a Debian 12 builder image (cached), installs via apt across each target distro, verifies maintainer scripts, conffile placement, binary placement, and end-to-end .fips resolution after start. Also exercises fips-gateway against the installed daemon to verify the gateway/daemon default pairing on a real .deb path. - This is the test layer that was missing — the previous harness only verified config files were written, never that queries reached the daemon. Verified: dns-resolver 78/78 assertions, deb-install 55/55 assertions across all 5 distros (debian:12, debian:trixie, ubuntu:22.04, ubuntu:24.04, ubuntu:26.04).
FIPS Packaging
This directory contains packaging for all supported target platforms.
All build outputs go to deploy/ at the project root.
Quick Start
make deb # Debian/Ubuntu .deb
make tarball # systemd install tarball
make ipk # OpenWrt .ipk
make aur # Arch Linux AUR package (fips-git, local build + namcap)
make pkg # macOS .pkg installer
make zip # Windows .zip package
make all # deb + tarball (default)
Directory Structure
packaging/
aur/ Arch Linux AUR packaging (PKGBUILD, supporting files)
common/ Shared assets (default config, hosts file)
debian/ Debian/Ubuntu .deb packaging via cargo-deb
macos/ macOS .pkg installer via pkgbuild
systemd/ Generic Linux systemd tarball packaging
openwrt/ OpenWrt .ipk packaging via cargo-zigbuild
windows/ Windows .zip package with service scripts
Formats
Debian/Ubuntu (.deb)
Built with cargo-deb. Installs
fips, fipsctl, and fipstop to /usr/bin/, places config at
/etc/fips/fips.yaml (preserved on upgrade), and enables the systemd
service.
# Build
make deb
# Install
sudo dpkg -i deploy/fips_<version>_<arch>.deb
# Remove (preserves config and keys)
sudo dpkg -r fips
# Purge (removes config and identity keys)
sudo dpkg -P fips
systemd Tarball
A self-contained tarball with binaries and an install.sh script for
any systemd-based Linux distribution.
# Build
make tarball
# Install (on target host)
tar -xzf deploy/fips-<version>-linux-<arch>.tar.gz
sudo ./fips-<version>-linux-<arch>/install.sh
See systemd/README.install.md for full installation and configuration instructions.
OpenWrt (.ipk)
Cross-compiled with cargo-zigbuild and assembled as a standard .ipk
archive. Supports aarch64, mipsel, mips, arm, and x86_64 targets.
# Build (default: aarch64)
make ipk
# Build for a specific architecture
bash packaging/openwrt/build-ipk.sh --arch mipsel
See openwrt/README.md for router-specific installation instructions.
macOS (.pkg)
Built with pkgbuild (included with Xcode command-line tools). Installs
binaries to /usr/local/bin/, config to /usr/local/etc/fips/, sets up
the /etc/resolver/fips DNS resolver for .fips domains, and loads a
launchd daemon. The TUN device is named utun<N> (kernel-assigned)
rather than fips0.
# Build
make pkg
# Install
sudo installer -pkg deploy/fips-<version>-macos-<arch>.pkg -target /
# Remove
sudo packaging/macos/uninstall.sh
Windows (.zip)
A ZIP archive containing binaries, default config, and PowerShell service helper scripts. Requires the wintun driver for TUN support.
# Build
make zip
# Or directly
powershell -File packaging/windows/build-zip.ps1
# Extract and install as service (requires Administrator)
Expand-Archive deploy\fips-<version>-windows-x86_64.zip -DestinationPath fips
cd fips
powershell -File install-service.ps1
# Uninstall (preserves config)
powershell -File uninstall-service.ps1
# Uninstall and remove config
powershell -File uninstall-service.ps1 -RemoveAll
Arch Linux (AUR)
Two AUR packages are maintained: fips (release, builds from tagged
tarball) and fips-git (development, builds from latest git master).
# Build and validate locally (git variant)
make aur
# Install from AUR
yay -S fips-git # development build from master
yay -S fips # release build from latest tag
See aur/README.md for AUR publication instructions and maintainer guide.
Shared Assets
common/ contains assets used across packaging formats:
fips.yaml— default configuration (ephemeral identity, UDP/TCP/TUN/DNS)hosts— static hostname-to-npub mappings for.fipsDNS resolution