Tunnelling

IP over DNS

iodine builds an IP tunnel between two endpoints over DNS, so other IP traffic can use the link, with low throughput and DNS-shaped constraints.

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Screenshot used in the talk for IP over DNS
Screenshot used in the original talk.

iodine creates a tunnel between two endpoints by carrying IP traffic through DNS queries and answers. Once the IP link exists, applications that use IP can use it too; the tunnel does not need a conventional DNS server running at either endpoint.

The link is slow and constrained by DNS message sizes, resolver behaviour, and caching. This is a protocol-history example, not a guide to bypassing network policy.