ORG.FREEDESKTOP.RESOLVE1(5)org.freedesktop.resolve1ORG.FREEDESKTOP.RESOLVE1(5)
NAME
org.freedesktop.resolve1 - The D-Bus interface of systemd-resolved
INTRODUCTION
systemd-resolved.service(8) is a system service that provides hostname
resolution and caching using DNS, LLMNR, and mDNS. It also does DNSSEC
validation. This page describes the resolve semantics and the D-Bus
interface.
This page contains an API reference only. If you are looking for a
longer explanation how to use this API, please consult Writing Network
Configuration Managers[1] and Writing Resolver Clients[2].
THE MANAGER OBJECT
The service exposes the following interfaces on the Manager object on
the bus:
node /org/freedesktop/resolve1 {
interface org.freedesktop.resolve1.Manager {
methods:
ResolveHostname(in i ifindex,
in s name,
in i family,
in t flags,
out a(iiay) addresses,
out s canonical,
out t flags);
ResolveAddress(in i ifindex,
in i family,
in ay address,
in t flags,
out a(is) names,
out t flags);
ResolveRecord(in i ifindex,
in s name,
in q class,
in q type,
in t flags,
out a(iqqay) records,
out t flags);
ResolveService(in i ifindex,
in s name,
in s type,
in s domain,
in i family,
in t flags,
out a(qqqsa(iiay)s) srv_data,
out aay txt_data,
out s canonical_name,
out s canonical_type,
out s canonical_domain,
out t flags);
GetLink(in i ifindex,
out o path);
SetLinkDNS(in i ifindex,
in a(iay) addresses);
SetLinkDNSEx(in i ifindex,
in a(iayqs) addresses);
SetLinkDomains(in i ifindex,
in a(sb) domains);
SetLinkDefaultRoute(in i ifindex,
in b enable);
SetLinkLLMNR(in i ifindex,
in s mode);
SetLinkMulticastDNS(in i ifindex,
in s mode);
SetLinkDNSOverTLS(in i ifindex,
in s mode);
SetLinkDNSSEC(in i ifindex,
in s mode);
SetLinkDNSSECNegativeTrustAnchors(in i ifindex,
in as names);
RevertLink(in i ifindex);
RegisterService(in s name,
in s name_template,
in s type,
in q service_port,
in q service_priority,
in q service_weight,
in aa{say} txt_datas,
out o service_path);
UnregisterService(in o service_path);
ResetStatistics();
FlushCaches();
ResetServerFeatures();
properties:
readonly s LLMNRHostname = '...';
@org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("false")
readonly s LLMNR = '...';
@org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("false")
readonly s MulticastDNS = '...';
@org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("false")
readonly s DNSOverTLS = '...';
readonly a(iiay) DNS = [...];
readonly a(iiayqs) DNSEx = [...];
@org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("const")
readonly a(iiay) FallbackDNS = [...];
@org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("const")
readonly a(iiayqs) FallbackDNSEx = [...];
readonly (iiay) CurrentDNSServer = ...;
readonly (iiayqs) CurrentDNSServerEx = ...;
@org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("false")
readonly a(isb) Domains = [...];
@org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("false")
readonly (tt) TransactionStatistics = ...;
@org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("false")
readonly (ttt) CacheStatistics = ...;
@org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("false")
readonly s DNSSEC = '...';
@org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("false")
readonly (tttt) DNSSECStatistics = ...;
@org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("false")
readonly b DNSSECSupported = ...;
@org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("false")
readonly as DNSSECNegativeTrustAnchors = ['...', ...];
@org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("false")
readonly s DNSStubListener = '...';
@org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("false")
readonly s ResolvConfMode = '...';
};
interface org.freedesktop.DBus.Peer { ... };
interface org.freedesktop.DBus.Introspectable { ... };
interface org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties { ... };
};
Methods
ResolveHostname() takes a hostname and resolves it to one or more IP
addresses. As parameters it takes the Linux network interface index to
execute the query on, or 0 if it may be done on any suitable interface.
The name parameter specifies the hostname to resolve. Note that if
required, IDNA conversion is applied to this name unless it is resolved
via LLMNR or MulticastDNS. The family parameter limits the results to a
specific address family. It may be AF_INET, AF_INET6 or AF_UNSPEC. If
AF_UNSPEC is specified (recommended), both kinds are retrieved, subject
to local network configuration (i.e. if no local, routable IPv6 address
is found, no IPv6 address is retrieved; and similarly for IPv4). A
64-bit flags field may be used to alter the behaviour of the resolver
operation (see below). The method returns an array of address records.
Each address record consists of the interface index the address belongs
to, an address family as well as a byte array with the actual IP
address data (which either has 4 or 16 elements, depending on the
address family). The returned address family will be one of AF_INET or
AF_INET6. For IPv6, the returned address interface index should be used
to initialize the .sin6_scope_id field of a struct sockaddr_in6
instance to permit support for resolution to link-local IP addresses.
The address array is followed by the canonical name of the host, which
may or may not be identical to the resolved hostname. Finally, a 64-bit
flags field is returned that is defined similarly to the flags field
that was passed in, but contains information about the resolved data
(see below). If the hostname passed in is an IPv4 or IPv6 address
formatted as string, it is parsed, and the result is returned. In this
case, no network communication is done.
ResolveAddress() executes the reverse operation: it takes an IP address
and acquires one or more hostnames for it. As parameters it takes the
interface index to execute the query on, or 0 if all suitable
interfaces are OK. The family parameter indicates the address family of
the IP address to resolve. It may be either AF_INET or AF_INET6. The
address parameter takes the raw IP address data (as either a 4 or 16
byte array). The flags input parameter may be used to alter the
resolver operation (see below). The method returns an array of name
records, each consisting of an interface index and a hostname. The
flags output field contains additional information about the resolver
operation (see below).
ResolveRecord() takes a DNS resource record (RR) type, class and name,
and retrieves the full resource record set (RRset), including the
RDATA, for it. As parameter it takes the Linux network interface index
to execute the query on, or 0 if it may be done on any suitable
interface. The name parameter specifies the RR domain name to look up
(no IDNA conversion is applied), followed by the 16-bit class and type
fields (which may be ANY). Finally, a flags field may be passed in to
alter behaviour of the look-up (see below). On completion, an array of
RR items is returned. Each array entry consists of the network
interface index the RR was discovered on, the type and class field of
the RR found, and a byte array of the raw RR discovered. The raw RR
data starts with the RR's domain name, in the original casing, followed
by the RR type, class, TTL and RDATA, in the binary format documented
in RFC 1035[3]. For RRs that support name compression in the payload
(such as MX or PTR), the compression is expanded in the returned data.
Note that currently, the class field has to be specified as IN or ANY.
Specifying a different class will return an error indicating that
look-ups of this kind are unsupported. Similarly, some special types
are not supported either (AXFR, OPT, ...). While systemd-resolved
parses and validates resource records of many types, it is crucial that
clients using this API understand that the RR data originates from the
network and should be thoroughly validated before use.
ResolveService() may be used to resolve a DNS SRV service record, as
well as the hostnames referenced in it, and possibly an accompanying
DNS-SD TXT record containing additional service metadata. The primary
benefit of using this method over ResolveRecord() specifying the SRV
type is that it will resolve the SRV and TXT RRs as well as the
hostnames referenced in the SRV in a single operation. As parameters it
takes a Linux network interface index, a service name, a service type
and a service domain. This method may be invoked in three different
modes:
1. To resolve a DNS-SD service, specify the service name (e.g.
"Lennart's Files"), the service type (e.g. "_webdav._tcp") and the
domain to search in (e.g. "local") as the three service
parameters. The service name must be in UTF-8 format, and no IDNA
conversion is applied to it in this mode (as mandated by the DNS-SD
specifications). However, if necessary, IDNA conversion is applied
to the domain parameter.
2. To resolve a plain SRV record, set the service name parameter to
the empty string and set the service type and domain properly.
(IDNA conversion is applied to the domain, if necessary.)
3. Alternatively, leave both the service name and type empty and
specify the full domain name of the SRV record (i.e. prefixed with
the service type) in the domain parameter. (No IDNA conversion is
applied in this mode.)
The family parameter of the ResolveService() method encodes the desired
family of the addresses to resolve (use AF_INET, AF_INET6, or
AF_UNSPEC). If this is enabled (Use the NO_ADDRESS flag to turn address
resolution off, see below). The flags parameter takes a couple of flags
that may be used to alter the resolver operation.
On completion, ResolveService() returns an array of SRV record
structures. Each items consisting of the priority, weight and port
fields as well as the hostname to contact, as encoded in the SRV
record. Immediately following is an array of the addresses of this
hostname, with each item consisting of the interface index, the address
family and the address data in a byte array. This address array is
followed by the canonicalized hostname. After this array of SRV record
structures an array of byte arrays follows that encodes the TXT RR
strings, in case DNS-SD look-ups are enabled. The next parameters are
the canonical service name, type and domain. This may or may not be
identical to the parameters passed in. Finally, a flags field is
returned that contains information about the resolver operation
performed.
The ResetStatistics() method resets the various statistics counters
that systemd-resolved maintains to zero. (For details, see the
statistics properties below.)
The GetLink() method takes a network interface index and returns the
object path to the org.freedesktop.resolve1.Link object corresponding
to it.
The SetLinkDNS() method sets the DNS servers to use on a specific
interface. This method (and the following ones) may be used by network
management software to configure per-interface DNS settings. It takes a
network interface index as well as an array of DNS server IP address
records. Each array item consists of an address family (either AF_INET
or AF_INET6), followed by a 4-byte or 16-byte array with the raw
address data. This method is a one-step shortcut for retrieving the
Link object for a network interface using GetLink() (see above) and
then invoking the SetDNS() method (see below) on it.
SetLinkDNSEx() is similar to SetLinkDNS(), but allows an IP port
(instead of the default 53) and DNS name to be specified for each DNS
server. The server name is used for Server Name Indication (SNI), which
is useful when DNS-over-TLS is used. C.f. DNS= in resolved.conf(5).
SetLinkDefaultRoute() specifies whether the link shall be used as the
default route for name queries. See the description of name routing in
systemd-resolved.service(8) for details.
The SetLinkDomains() method sets the search and routing domains to use
on a specific network interface for DNS look-ups. It takes a network
interface index and an array of domains, each with a boolean parameter
indicating whether the specified domain shall be used as a search
domain (false), or just as a routing domain (true). Search domains are
used for qualifying single-label names into FQDN when looking up
hostnames, as well as for making routing decisions on which interface
to send queries ending in the domain to. Routing domains are only used
for routing decisions and not used for single-label name qualification.
Pass the search domains in the order they should be used.
The SetLinkLLMNR() method enables or disables LLMNR support on a
specific network interface. It takes a network interface index as well
as a string that may either be empty or one of "yes", "no" or
"resolve". If empty, the systemd-wide default LLMNR setting is used. If
"yes", LLMNR is used for resolution of single-label names and the local
hostname is registered on all local LANs for LLMNR resolution by peers.
If "no", LLMNR is turned off fully on this interface. If "resolve",
LLMNR is only enabled for resolving names, but the local hostname is
not registered for other peers to use.
Similarly, the SetLinkMulticastDNS() method enables or disables
MulticastDNS support on a specific interface. It takes the same
parameters as SetLinkLLMNR() described above.
The SetLinkDNSSEC() method enables or disables DNSSEC validation on a
specific network interface. It takes a network interface index as well
as a string that may either be empty or one of "yes", "no", or
"allow-downgrade". When empty, the system-wide default DNSSEC setting
is used. If "yes", full DNSSEC validation is done for all look-ups. If
the selected DNS server does not support DNSSEC, look-ups will fail if
this mode is used. If "no", DNSSEC validation is fully disabled. If
"allow-downgrade", DNSSEC validation is enabled, but is turned off
automatically if the selected server does not support it (thus opening
up behaviour to downgrade attacks). Note that DNSSEC only applies to
traditional DNS, not to LLMNR or MulticastDNS.
The SetLinkDNSSECNegativeTrustAnchors() method may be used to configure
DNSSEC Negative Trust Anchors (NTAs) for a specific network interface.
It takes a network interface index and a list of domains as arguments.
The SetLinkDNSOverTLS() method enables or disables DNS-over-TLS. C.f.
DNSOverTLS= in systemd-resolved.service(8) for details.
Network management software integrating with systemd-resolved should
call SetLinkDNS() or SetLinkDNSEx(), SetLinkDefaultRoute(),
SetLinkDomains() and others after the interface appeared in the kernel
(and thus after a network interface index has been assigned), but
before the network interfaces is activated (IFF_UP set) so that all
settings take effect during the full time the network interface is up.
It is safe to alter settings while the interface is up, however. Use
RevertLink() (described below) to reset all per-interface settings.
The RevertLink() method may be used to revert all per-link settings
described above to the defaults.
The Flags Parameter
The four methods above accept and return a 64-bit flags value. In
most cases passing 0 is sufficient and recommended. However, the
following flags are defined to alter the look-up:
#define SD_RESOLVED_DNS (UINT64_C(1) << 0)
#define SD_RESOLVED_LLMNR_IPV4 (UINT64_C(1) << 1)
#define SD_RESOLVED_LLMNR_IPV6 (UINT64_C(1) << 2)
#define SD_RESOLVED_MDNS_IPV4 (UINT64_C(1) << 3)
#define SD_RESOLVED_MDNS_IPV6 (UINT64_C(1) << 4)
#define SD_RESOLVED_NO_CNAME (UINT64_C(1) << 5)
#define SD_RESOLVED_NO_TXT (UINT64_C(1) << 6)
#define SD_RESOLVED_NO_ADDRESS (UINT64_C(1) << 7)
#define SD_RESOLVED_NO_SEARCH (UINT64_C(1) << 8)
#define SD_RESOLVED_AUTHENTICATED (UINT64_C(1) << 9)
#define SD_RESOLVED_NO_VALIDATE (UINT64_C(1) << 10)
#define SD_RESOLVED_NO_SYNTHESIZE (UINT64_C(1) << 11)
#define SD_RESOLVED_NO_CACHE (UINT64_C(1) << 12)
#define SD_RESOLVED_NO_ZONE (UINT64_C(1) << 13)
#define SD_RESOLVED_NO_TRUST_ANCHOR (UINT64_C(1) << 14)
#define SD_RESOLVED_NO_NETWORK (UINT64_C(1) << 15)
#define SD_RESOLVED_REQUIRE_PRIMARY (UINT64_C(1) << 16)
#define SD_RESOLVED_CLAMP_TTL (UINT64_C(1) << 17)
#define SD_RESOLVED_CONFIDENTIAL (UINT64_C(1) << 18)
#define SD_RESOLVED_SYNTHETIC (UINT64_C(1) << 19)
#define SD_RESOLVED_FROM_CACHE (UINT64_C(1) << 20)
#define SD_RESOLVED_FROM_ZONE (UINT64_C(1) << 21)
#define SD_RESOLVED_FROM_TRUST_ANCHOR (UINT64_C(1) << 22)
#define SD_RESOLVED_FROM_NETWORK (UINT64_C(1) << 23)
On input, the first five flags control the protocols to use for the
look-up. They refer to classic unicast DNS, LLMNR via IPv4/UDP and
IPv6/UDP respectively, as well as MulticastDNS via IPv4/UDP and
IPv6/UDP. If all of these five bits are off on input (which is
strongly recommended) the look-up will be done via all suitable
protocols for the specific look-up. Note that these flags operate
as filter only, but cannot force a look-up to be done via a
protocol. Specifically, systemd-resolved will only route look-ups
within the .local TLD to MulticastDNS (plus some reverse look-up
address domains), and single-label names to LLMNR (plus some
reverse address lookup domains). It will route neither of these to
Unicast DNS servers. Also, it will do LLMNR and Multicast DNS only
on interfaces suitable for multicast.
On output, these five flags indicate which protocol was used to
execute the operation, and hence where the data was found.
The primary use cases for these five flags are follow-up look-ups
based on DNS data retrieved earlier. In this case it is often a
good idea to limit the follow-up look-up to the protocol that was
used to discover the first DNS result.
The NO_CNAME flag controls whether CNAME/DNAME resource records
shall be followed during the look-up. This flag is only available
at input, none of the functions will return it on output. If a
CNAME/DNAME RR is discovered while resolving a hostname, an error
is returned instead. By default, when the flag is off, CNAME/DNAME
RRs are followed.
The NO_TXT and NO_ADDRESS flags only influence operation of the
ResolveService() method. They are only defined for input, not
output. If NO_TXT is set, the DNS-SD TXT RR look-up is not done in
the same operation. If NO_ADDRESS is set, the discovered hostnames
are not implicitly translated to their addresses.
The NO_SEARCH flag turns off the search domain logic. It is only
defined for input in ResolveHostname(). When specified,
single-label hostnames are not qualified using defined search
domains, if any are configured. Note that ResolveRecord() will
never qualify single-label domain names using search domains. Also
note that multi-label hostnames are never subject to search list
expansion.
The AUTHENTICATED bit is defined only in the output flags of the
four functions. If set, the returned data has been fully
authenticated. Specifically, this bit is set for all
DNSSEC-protected data for which a full trust chain may be
established to a trusted domain anchor. It is also set for locally
synthesized data, such as "localhost" or data from /etc/hosts.
Moreover, it is set for all LLMNR or mDNS RRs which originate from
the local host. Applications that require authenticated RR data for
operation should check this flag before trusting the data. Note
that systemd-resolved will never return invalidated data, hence
this flag simply allows to discern the cases where data is known to
be trusted, or where there is proof that the data is "rightfully"
unauthenticated (which includes cases where the underlying protocol
or server does not support authenticating data).
NO_VALIDATE can be set to disable validation via DNSSEC even if it
would normally be used.
The next four flags allow disabling certain sources during
resolution. NO_SYNTHESIZE disables synthetic records, e.g. the
local host name, see section SYNTHETIC RECORDS in systemd-
resolved.service(8) for more information. NO_CACHE disables the use
of the cache of previously resolved records. NO_ZONE disables
answers using locally registered public LLMNR/mDNS resource
records. NO_TRUST_ANCHOR disables answers using locally configured
trust anchors. NO_NETWORK requires all answers to be provided
without using the network, i.e. either from local sources or the
cache.
With REQUIRE_PRIMARY the request must be answered from a "primary"
answer, i.e. not from resource records acquired as a side-effect of
a previous transaction.
With CLAMP_TTL, if reply is answered from cache, the TTLs will be
adjusted by age of cache entry.
The next six bits flags are used in output and provide information
about the source of the answer. CONFIDENTIAL means the query was
resolved via encrypted channels or never left this system.
FROM_SYNTHETIC means the query was (at least partially)
synthesized. FROM_CACHE means the query was answered (at least
partially) using the cache. FROM_ZONE means the query was answered
(at least partially) using LLMNR/mDNS. FROM_TRUST_ANCHOR means the
query was answered (at least partially) using local trust anchors.
FROM_NETWORK means the query was answered (at least partially)
using the network.
Properties
The LLMNR and MulticastDNS properties report whether LLMNR and
MulticastDNS are (globally) enabled. Each may be one of "yes", "no",
and "resolve". See SetLinkLLMNR() and SetLinkMulticastDNS() above.
LLMNRHostname contains the hostname currently exposed on the network
via LLMNR. It usually follows the system hostname as may be queried via
gethostname(3), but may differ if a conflict is detected on the
network.
DNS and DNSEx contain arrays of all DNS servers currently used by
systemd-resolved. DNS contains information similar to the DNS server
data in /run/systemd/resolve/resolv.conf. Each structure in the array
consists of a numeric network interface index, an address family, and a
byte array containing the DNS server address (either 4 bytes in length
for IPv4 or 16 bytes in lengths for IPv6). DNSEx is similar, but
additionally contains the IP port and server name (used for Server Name
Indication, SNI). Both arrays contain DNS servers configured
system-wide, including those possibly read from a foreign
/etc/resolv.conf or the DNS= setting in /etc/systemd/resolved.conf, as
well as per-interface DNS server information either retrieved from
systemd-networkd(8), or configured by external software via
SetLinkDNS() or SetLinkDNSEx() (see above). The network interface index
will be 0 for the system-wide configured services and non-zero for the
per-link servers.
FallbackDNS and FallbackDNSEx contain arrays of all DNS servers
configured as fallback servers, if any, using the same format as DNS
and DNSEx described above. See the description of FallbackDNS= in
resolved.conf(5) for the description of when those servers are used.
CurrentDNSServer and CurrentDNSServerEx specify the server that is
currently used for query resolution, in the same format as a single
entry in the DNS and DNSEx arrays described above.
Similarly, the Domains property contains an array of all search and
routing domains currently used by systemd-resolved. Each entry consists
of a network interface index (again, 0 encodes system-wide entries),
the actual domain name, and whether the entry is used only for routing
(true) or for both routing and searching (false).
The TransactionStatistics property contains information about the
number of transactions systemd-resolved has processed. It contains a
pair of unsigned 64-bit counters, the first containing the number of
currently ongoing transactions, the second the number of total
transactions systemd-resolved is processing or has processed. The
latter value may be reset using the ResetStatistics() method described
above. Note that the number of transactions does not directly map to
the number of issued resolver bus method calls. While simple look-ups
usually require a single transaction only, more complex look-ups might
result in more, for example when CNAMEs or DNSSEC are in use.
The CacheStatistics property contains information about the executed
cache operations so far. It exposes three 64-bit counters: the first
being the total number of current cache entries (both positive and
negative), the second the number of cache hits, and the third the
number of cache misses. The latter counters may be reset using
ResetStatistics() (see above).
The DNSSEC property specifies current status of DNSSEC validation. It
is one of "yes" (validation is enforced), "no" (no validation is done),
"allow-downgrade" (validation is done if the current DNS server
supports it). See the description of DNSSEC= in resolved.conf(5).
The DNSSECStatistics property contains information about the DNSSEC
validations executed so far. It contains four 64-bit counters: the
number of secure, insecure, bogus, and indeterminate DNSSEC validations
so far. The counters are increased for each validated RRset, and each
non-existance proof. The secure counter is increased for each operation
that successfully verified a signed reply, the insecure counter is
increased for each operation that successfully verified that an
unsigned reply is rightfully unsigned. The bogus counter is increased
for each operation where the validation did not check out and the data
is likely to have been tempered with. Finally the indeterminate counter
is increased for each operation which did not complete because the
necessary keys could not be acquired or the cryptographic algorithms
were unknown.
The DNSSECSupported boolean property reports whether DNSSEC is enabled
and the selected DNS servers support it. It combines information about
system-wide and per-link DNS settings (see below), and only reports
true if DNSSEC is enabled and supported on every interface for which
DNS is configured and for the system-wide settings if there are any.
Note that systemd-resolved assumes DNSSEC is supported by DNS servers
until it verifies that this is not the case. Thus, the reported value
may initially be true, until the first transactions are executed.
The DNSOverTLS boolean property reports whether DNS-over-TLS is
enabled.
The ResolvConfMode property exposes how /etc/resolv.conf is managed on
the host. Currently, the values "uplink", "stub", "static" (these three
correspond to the three different files systemd-resolved.service
provides), "foreign" (the file is managed by admin or another service,
systemd-resolved.service just consumes it), "missing" (/etc/resolv.conf
is missing).
The DNSStubListener property reports whether the stub listener on port
53 is enabled. Possible values are "yes" (enabled), "no" (disabled),
"udp" (only the UDP listener is enabled), and "tcp" (only the TCP
listener is enabled).
LINK OBJECT
node /org/freedesktop/resolve1/link/_1 {
interface org.freedesktop.resolve1.Link {
methods:
SetDNS(in a(iay) addresses);
SetDNSEx(in a(iayqs) addresses);
SetDomains(in a(sb) domains);
SetDefaultRoute(in b enable);
SetLLMNR(in s mode);
SetMulticastDNS(in s mode);
SetDNSOverTLS(in s mode);
SetDNSSEC(in s mode);
SetDNSSECNegativeTrustAnchors(in as names);
Revert();
properties:
@org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("false")
readonly t ScopesMask = ...;
@org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("false")
readonly a(iay) DNS = [...];
@org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("false")
readonly a(iayqs) DNSEx = [...];
@org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("false")
readonly (iay) CurrentDNSServer = ...;
@org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("false")
readonly (iayqs) CurrentDNSServerEx = ...;
@org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("false")
readonly a(sb) Domains = [...];
@org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("false")
readonly b DefaultRoute = ...;
@org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("false")
readonly s LLMNR = '...';
@org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("false")
readonly s MulticastDNS = '...';
@org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("false")
readonly s DNSOverTLS = '...';
@org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("false")
readonly s DNSSEC = '...';
@org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("false")
readonly as DNSSECNegativeTrustAnchors = ['...', ...];
@org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("false")
readonly b DNSSECSupported = ...;
};
interface org.freedesktop.DBus.Peer { ... };
interface org.freedesktop.DBus.Introspectable { ... };
interface org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties { ... };
};
For each Linux network interface a "Link" object is created which
exposes per-link DNS configuration and state. Use GetLink() on the
Manager interface to retrieve the object path for a link object given
the network interface index (see above).
Methods
The various methods exposed by the Link interface are equivalent to
their similarly named counterparts on the Manager interface. e.g.
SetDNS() on the Link object maps to SetLinkDNS() on the Manager object,
the main difference being that the later expects an interface index to
be specified. Invoking the methods on the Manager interface has the
benefit of reducing roundtrips, as it is not necessary to first request
the Link object path via GetLink() before invoking the methods. The
same relationship holds for SetDNSEx(), SetDomains(),
SetDefaultRoute(), SetLLMNR(), SetMulticastDNS(), SetDNSOverTLS(),
SetDNSSEC(), SetDNSSECNegativeTrustAnchors(), and Revert(). For further
details on these methods see the Manager documentation above.
Properties
ScopesMask defines which resolver scopes are currently active on this
interface. This 64-bit unsigned integer field is a bit mask consisting
of a subset of the bits of the flags parameter describe above.
Specifically, it may have the DNS, LLMNR and MDNS bits (the latter in
IPv4 and IPv6 flavours) set. Each individual bit is set when the
protocol applies to a specific interface and is enabled for it. It is
unset otherwise. Specifically, a multicast-capable interface in the
"UP" state with an IP address is suitable for LLMNR or MulticastDNS,
and any interface that is UP and has an IP address is suitable for DNS.
Note the relationship of the bits exposed here with the LLMNR and
MulticastDNS properties also exposed on the Link interface. The latter
expose what is *configured* to be used on the interface, the former
expose what is actually used on the interface, taking into account the
abilities of the interface.
DNSSECSupported exposes a boolean field that indicates whether DNSSEC
is currently configured and in use on the interface. Note that if
DNSSEC is enabled on an interface, it is assumed available until it is
detected that the configured server does not actually support it. Thus,
this property may initially report that DNSSEC is supported on an
interface.
DefaultRoute exposes a boolean field that indicates whether the
interface will be used as default route for name queries. See
SetLinkDefaultRoute() above.
The other properties reflect the state of the various configuration
settings for the link which may be set with the various methods calls
such as SetDNS() or SetLLMNR().
COMMON ERRORS
Many bus methods systemd-resolved exposes (in particular the resolver
methods such as ResolveHostname() on the Manager interface) may return
some of the following errors:
org.freedesktop.resolve1.NoNameServers
No suitable DNS servers were found to resolve a request.
org.freedesktop.resolve1.InvalidReply
A response from the selected DNS server was not understood.
org.freedesktop.resolve1.NoSuchRR
The requested name exists, but there is no resource record of the
requested type for it. (This is the DNS NODATA case).
org.freedesktop.resolve1.CNameLoop
The look-up failed because a CNAME or DNAME loop was detected.
org.freedesktop.resolve1.Aborted
The look-up was aborted because the selected protocol became
unavailable while the operation was ongoing.
org.freedesktop.resolve1.NoSuchService
A service look-up was successful, but the SRV record reported that
the service is not available.
org.freedesktop.resolve1.DnssecFailed
The acquired response did not pass DNSSEC validation.
org.freedesktop.resolve1.NoTrustAnchor
No chain of trust could be established for the response to a
configured DNSSEC trust anchor.
org.freedesktop.resolve1.ResourceRecordTypeUnsupported
The requested resource record type is not supported on the selected
DNS servers. This error is generated for example when an RRSIG
record is requested from a DNS server that does not support DNSSEC.
org.freedesktop.resolve1.NoSuchLink
No network interface with the specified network interface index
exists.
org.freedesktop.resolve1.LinkBusy
The requested configuration change could not be made because
systemd-networkd(8), already took possession of the interface and
supplied configuration data for it.
org.freedesktop.resolve1.NetworkDown
The requested look-up failed because the system is currently not
connected to any suitable network.
org.freedesktop.resolve1.DnsError.NXDOMAIN,
org.freedesktop.resolve1.DnsError.REFUSED, ...
The look-up failed with a DNS return code reporting a failure. The
error names used as suffixes here are defined in by IANA in
DNS RCODEs[4].
EXAMPLES
Example 1. Introspect org.freedesktop.resolve1.Manager on the bus
$ gdbus introspect --system \
--dest org.freedesktop.resolve1 \
--object-path /org/freedesktop/resolve1
Example 2. Introspect org.freedesktop.resolve1.Link on the bus
$ gdbus introspect --system \
--dest org.freedesktop.resolve1 \
--object-path /org/freedesktop/resolve1/link/_11
VERSIONING
These D-Bus interfaces follow the usual interface versioning
guidelines[5].
NOTES
1. Writing Network Configuration Managers
https://wiki.freedesktop.org/www/Software/systemd/writing-network-configuration-managers
2. Writing Resolver Clients
https://wiki.freedesktop.org/www/Software/systemd/writing-resolver-clients
3. RFC 1035
https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1035.txt
4. DNS RCODEs
https://www.iana.org/assignments/dns-parameters/dns-parameters.xhtml#dns-parameters-6
5. the usual interface versioning guidelines
http://0pointer.de/blog/projects/versioning-dbus.html
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