iCepa-Docs

Documentation scratchpad for iOS Tor VPN implementation. Below are the different components that we'll probably need.

Style Guide

• Check out CONTRIBUTING.md
• Signing git commits
• Pull request code review process
• Test coverage
• LICENSE (permissive / same as Tor)
• Writing memory-safe code

Tor.framework

• Wrap Tor binary
• Wrap control port
• Standalone iOS 8 framework
• Separate repo
• Tor Control Port
• Tor Manual

TorPacketTunnelProvider

• Separate repo
• Integrates Tor.framework
• NEPacketTunnelProvider
• Integrates tun2socks
• Prevent information leaks via domain/IP whitelist

tun2socks

• Separate repo
• Convert Conrad's Notes to README.md
• tun2socks-iOS - Currently Empty
• tun2socks-iOS - @linusyang branch
• tun2socks - Upstream tun2socks repo
• lwIP - Lightweight TCP/IP stack written in C
• tun2socks - Swift wrapper

tun2socks-rust

• Rewrite this as resuable Rust crate for memory safety and portability?
• Write Obj-C or Swift wrapper for exported Rust C API

Tor for iOS App UI

• Get designer(s)
• Keep It Simple
• Prevent users from accidentally leaking information
• Get feedback from designers on how to implement on-demand whitelist
• Sketch out some storyboards (use iOS Storyboards?)
• OS X support (???)

Helpful Links

NETunnelProviderManager

• Class reference
• WWDC Session about Network Extensions
• Sample code
• ShadowVPN-iOS - Includes Swift PacketTunnelProvider Example
• shadowsocks-iOS - Issue 124: "Adopting iOS 9 network extension points" discussion thread
• NEKit - A toolkit for NetworkExtension Framework

Secure Coding

• Apple Secure Coding Guide
• Swift Style Guide
• Objective-C Style Guide
• Rust Style Guide

Tor

• Tor Control Port
• Tor Manual

Rust

Learning Rust

• Rust in Detail: Writing Scalable Chat Service from Scratch
• Rust Once, Run Everywhere (Rust/C FFI)
• Rust Style Guide

Rust IDE

• Atom and Sublime both have Rust language plugins
• racer - Rust autocomplete