dnsdist-console 0.3.0

Python client for dnsdist console

Python client for dnsdist console

Author	Denis Machard [e-mail]
License	MIT
PyPI	https://pypi.org/project/dnsdist_console/

This is a Python 3 client for the dnsdist console

Table of contents

• Installation
• Generate key
• Handshake
• Run command

Installation

pip install dnsdist_console

Generate key

Generate a shared secret key. It will be used between the client and the server.

from dnsdist_console import Key

k = Key().generate()
print(k)
OTgmgAR6zbrfrYlKgsAAJn+by4faMqI1bVCvzacXMW0=

Save-it in your /etc/dnsdist/dnsdist.conf with the setKey directive.

Handshake

from dnsdist_console import Console

console_ip = "127.0.0.1"
console_port = 5199
console_key = "GQpEpQoIuzA6kzgwDokX9JcXPXFvO1Emg1wAXToJ0ag="

console = Console(host=console_ip,
                  port=console_port, 
                  key=console_key)

Run command

Please refer to the dnsdist documentation for available commands.

o = console.send_command(cmd="showVersion()")
print(o)
dnsdist 1.4.0