🦀 RustWall 🛡️

RustWall is a comprehensive Rust-based security solution that provides advanced site protection capabilities, DDoS protection, CAPTCHA verification, and specialized security features for Tor networks and privacy-focused applications. Built using Axum and Tera templating, it offers a robust, modular security layer for your applications.

❓ What Problems Does RustWall Solve?

• 🤖 Automated Bot Prevention: Advanced CAPTCHA system with analog clock challenges that effectively block automated scripts and bots without relying on JavaScript. [✅ COMPLETED]
• 🛡️ DDoS Protection: Comprehensive DDoS mitigation including rate limiting, IP blocking, and traffic analysis to prevent service outages. [🔄 IN PROGRESS]
• 🔒 Privacy & Anonymity: Advanced anonymity features including traffic obfuscation, timing attack protection, and anti-correlation measures. [🔄 IN PROGRESS]
• 🌐 Tor Network Security: Specialized security features for .onion services including circuit analysis and rendezvous point protection. [🔄 IN PROGRESS]
• 🔍 Content Security: JavaScript sanitization, metadata removal, and fingerprinting protection. [🔄 IN PROGRESS]
• 🚨 Operational Security: Emergency shutdown capabilities, warrant canary systems, and comprehensive audit logging. [🔄 IN PROGRESS]
• 🌍 Network Integration: Advanced Tor integration with multi-onion management and steganographic channels. [🔄 IN PROGRESS]

🏗️ Architecture

RustWall is built with a modular architecture consisting of specialized security modules:

🛡️ Core Security Modules

• 🚫 DDoS Protection (src/ddos/) - Rate limiting, IP blocking, and traffic analysis
• 🕰️ CAPTCHA System (src/captcha/) - Analog clock challenges and session management
• 🔐 Tor Security (src/tor/) - Specialized .onion service protection and circuit analysis

🔒 Privacy & Anonymity Modules

• 👤 Anonymity (src/anonymity/) - Traffic obfuscation, timing protection, and anti-correlation
• 🛡️ Content Security (src/content-security/) - JS sanitization, metadata removal, font protection
• 🌐 Network (src/network/) - Tor integration, multi-onion management, steganography

⚙️ Operational Modules

• 🚨 Operational (src/operational/) - Emergency shutdown, canary systems, health monitoring

✨ Features

✅ Currently Active Features

�️ CAPTCHA System (Fully Implemented)

• ✅ Analog clock image generation

• ✅ Secure session management

• ✅ Configurable difficulty levels

• ✅ API endpoints for integration

• ✅ Web interface and widget support

⚠️ Currently Inactive Features

🛡️ Basic DDoS Protection (Partially Implemented)

• ✅ Basic rate limiting framework
• ✅ IP blocking infrastructure
• ⚠️ Traffic analysis (basic implementation)

� Tor Network Security (Framework Ready)

• ✅ Module structure and error handling
• ✅ Configuration management
• ⚠️ Core security features (implementation in progress)

🚧 In Development / Planned Features

🛡️ Advanced DDoS Protection (In Progress)

• 🔄 Advanced rate limiting with configurable thresholds
• 🔄 IP reputation management
• 🔄 Real-time traffic analysis and anomaly detection
• 🔄 Behavioral analysis and pattern recognition

🔐 Complete Tor Network Security (Planned)

• 📋 Onion service protection
• 📋 Circuit analysis and monitoring
• 📋 Exit node filtering
• 📋 Rendezvous point security

👤 Privacy & Anonymity (Planned)

• 📋 Traffic pattern obfuscation
• 📋 Timing attack protection
• 📋 Connection mixing and pooling
• 📋 Metadata scrubbing
• 📋 Anti-correlation measures

🛡️ Content Security (Planned)

• 📋 JavaScript sanitization
• 📋 Image metadata removal (EXIF stripping)
• 📋 Referrer policy enforcement
• 📋 Font fingerprinting protection

🌐 Advanced Networking (Planned)

• 📋 Automatic Tor configuration
• 📋 Multi-onion address management
• 📋 Tor bridge support
• 📋 Decoy traffic generation
• 📋 Multi-hop proxy chains
• 📋 Steganographic communication

🚨 Operational Security (Planned)

• 📋 Emergency shutdown procedures
• 📋 Automated warrant canary updates
• 📋 System health monitoring
• 📋 Incident response automation
• 📋 Secure backup management
• 📋 Comprehensive audit logging

📊 Feature Status Legend

• ✅ Fully Implemented - Ready for production use
• ⚠️ Partially Implemented - Basic functionality available, improvements needed
• 🔄 In Development - Actively being worked on
• 📋 Planned - Module structure created, implementation pending

🚀 Getting Started

🛠️ Prerequisites

• Rust (latest stable)
• Cargo

📦 Installation

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/austinsonger/rustwall.git
cd rustwall

Build and run:

cargo run

By default, the server will start on http://localhost:8080.

⚙️ Configuration

Edit the Config struct in src/config.rs to adjust settings such as:

• ⏲️ Session timeout
• 🚦 Rate limiting thresholds
• 🌐 Allowed origins

📝 Usage

🖥️ CAPTCHA System

Visit http://localhost:8080/captcha to see the analog clock CAPTCHA in action.

🔗 API Endpoints

CAPTCHA API

• POST /api/captcha/new – Generate a new CAPTCHA challenge
• POST /api/captcha/verify – Verify a user's response

Security API

• GET /api/security/status – Get system security status
• POST /api/security/emergency-shutdown – Trigger emergency shutdown
• GET /api/security/canary – Get warrant canary status

Example requests:

# Generate new CAPTCHA
curl -X POST http://localhost:8080/api/captcha/new

# Check security status
curl -X GET http://localhost:8080/api/security/status

# Get warrant canary
curl -X GET http://localhost:8080/api/security/canary

🧩 Module Integration

Each security module can be enabled/disabled independently:

use rustwall::{
    TorSecurityManager,
    AnonymityManager,
    ContentSecurityManager,
    OperationalManager
};

// Initialize security managers
let tor_security = TorSecurityManager::new()?;
let anonymity = AnonymityManager::new()?;
let content_security = ContentSecurityManager::new()?;
let operational = OperationalManager::new()?;

📁 Project Structure

src/
├── lib.rs                    # Main library entry point
├── anonymity/                # Privacy and anonymity features
│   ├── traffic_obfuscation.rs
│   ├── timing_protection.rs
│   ├── connection_mixing.rs
│   ├── metadata_scrubbing.rs
│   └── anti_correlation.rs
├── captcha/                  # CAPTCHA system
│   ├── captcha.rs
│   ├── session.rs
│   └── main.rs
├── content-security/         # Content security features
│   ├── js_sanitization.rs
│   ├── image_metadata.rs
│   ├── referrer_policy.rs
│   └── font_protection.rs
├── ddos/                     # DDoS protection
│   ├── rate_limiting.rs
│   ├── ip_blocking.rs
│   └── traffic_analysis.rs
├── network/                  # Advanced networking
│   ├── tor_config.rs
│   ├── multi_onion.rs
│   ├── bridge_support.rs
│   ├── circuit_control.rs
│   ├── load_balancing.rs
│   ├── decoy_traffic.rs
│   ├── multi_hop_proxy.rs
│   └── steganography.rs
├── operational/              # Operational security
│   ├── emergency_shutdown.rs
│   ├── canary_system.rs
│   ├── health_monitoring.rs
│   ├── incident_response.rs
│   ├── backup_management.rs
│   ├── audit_logging.rs
│   └── config_management.rs
└── tor/                      # Tor network security
    ├── onion_service.rs
    ├── ddos_mitigation.rs
    ├── circuit_analysis.rs
    ├── exit_node_filter.rs
    └── rendezvous_security.rs

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please open issues or submit pull requests for new features, bug fixes, or documentation improvements.

🛠️ Development Guidelines

• Follow Rust best practices and idioms
• Maintain modular architecture with clear separation of concerns
• Add comprehensive tests for new features
• Update documentation for any API changes
• Ensure all security features are properly tested

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for details.

🙏 Acknowledgments

• Axum – High-performance web framework
• Tera – Powerful templating engine
• image – Image processing in Rust
• tokio – Asynchronous runtime
• serde – Serialization framework
• Tor Project – Anonymity network inspiration