DNSRBL in an MRF

config/config.exs

@@ -406,6 +406,11 @@ config :pleroma, :mrf_vocabulary,
   accept: [],
   reject: []
 
+config :pleroma, :mrf_dnsrbl,
+  nameserver: "127.0.0.1",
+  port: 53,
+  zone: "bl.pleroma.com"
+
 # threshold of 7 days
 config :pleroma, :mrf_object_age,
   threshold: 604_800,

lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/mrf/dnsrbl_policy.ex

@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+# Pleroma: A lightweight social networking server
+# Copyright © 2017-2024 Pleroma Authors <https://pleroma.social/>
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+
+defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.MRF.DNSRBLPolicy do
+  @moduledoc """
+  Dynamic activity filtering based on an RBL database
+
+  This MRF makes queries to a custom DNS server which will
+  respond with values indicating the classification of the domain
+  the activity originated from. This method has been widely used
+  in the email anti-spam industry for very fast reputation checks.
+
+  e.g., if the DNS response is 127.0.0.1 or empty, the domain is OK
+  Other values such as 127.0.0.2 may be used for specific classifications.
+
+  Information for why the host is blocked can be stored in a corresponding TXT record.
+
+  This method is fail-open so if the queries fail the activites are accepted.
+
+  An example of software meant for this purpsoe is rbldnsd which can be found
+  at http://www.corpit.ru/mjt/rbldnsd.html or mirrored at
+  https://git.pleroma.social/feld/rbldnsd
+
+  It is highly recommended that you run your own copy of rbldnsd and use an
+  external mechanism to sync/share the contents of the zone file. This is
+  important to keep the latency on the queries as low as possible and prevent
+  your DNS server from being attacked so it fails and content is permitted.
+  """
+
+  @behaviour Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.MRF.Policy
+
+  alias Pleroma.Config
+
+  require Logger
+
+  @query_retries 1
+  @query_timeout 500
+
+  @impl true
+  def filter(%{"actor" => actor} = object) do
+    actor_info = URI.parse(actor)
+
+    with {:ok, object} <- check_rbl(actor_info, object) do
+      {:ok, object}
+    else
+      _ -> {:reject, "[DNSRBLPolicy]"}
+    end
+  end
+
+  @impl true
+  def filter(object), do: {:ok, object}
+
+  @impl true
+  def describe do
+    mrf_dnsrbl =
+      Config.get(:mrf_dnsrbl)
+      |> Enum.into(%{})
+
+    {:ok, %{mrf_dnsrbl: mrf_dnsrbl}}
+  end
+
+  @impl true
+  def config_description do
+    %{
+      key: :mrf_dnsrbl,
+      related_policy: "Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.MRF.DNSRBLPolicy",
+      label: "MRF DNSRBL",
+      description: "DNS RealTime Blackhole Policy",
+      children: [
+        %{
+          key: :nameserver,
+          type: {:string},
+          description: "DNSRBL Nameserver to Query (IP or hostame)",
+          suggestions: ["127.0.0.1"]
+        },
+        %{
+          key: :port,
+          type: {:string},
+          description: "Nameserver port",
+          suggestions: ["53"]
+        },
+        %{
+          key: :zone,
+          type: {:string},
+          description: "Root zone for querying",
+          suggestions: ["bl.pleroma.com"]
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  end
+
+  defp check_rbl(%{host: actor_host}, object) do
+    with false <- match?(^actor_host, Pleroma.Web.Endpoint.host()),
+         zone when not is_nil(zone) <- Keyword.get(Config.get([:mrf_dnsrbl]), :zone) do
+      query =
+        Enum.join([actor_host, zone], ".")
+        |> String.to_charlist()
+
+      rbl_response = rblquery(query)
+
+      if Enum.empty?(rbl_response) do
+        {:ok, object}
+      else
+        Task.start(fn ->
+          reason = rblquery(query, :txt) || "undefined"
+
+          Logger.warning(
+            "DNSRBL Rejected activity from #{actor_host} for reason: #{inspect(reason)}"
+          )
+        end)
+
+        :error
+      end
+    else
+      _ -> {:ok, object}
+    end
+  end
+
+  defp get_rblhost_ip(rblhost) do
+    case rblhost |> String.to_charlist() |> :inet_parse.address() do
+      {:ok, _} -> rblhost |> String.to_charlist() |> :inet_parse.address()
+      _ -> {:ok, rblhost |> String.to_charlist() |> :inet_res.lookup(:in, :a) |> Enum.random()}
+    end
+  end
+
+  defp rblquery(query, type \\ :a) do
+    config = Config.get([:mrf_dnsrbl])
+
+    case get_rblhost_ip(config[:nameserver]) do
+      {:ok, rblnsip} ->
+        :inet_res.lookup(query, :in, type,
+          nameservers: [{rblnsip, config[:port]}],
+          timeout: @query_timeout,
+          retry: @query_retries
+        )
+
+      _ ->
+        []
+    end
+  end
+end