Communication functions in a mesh network
A method including configuring an intermediate layer included in a network stack associated with an infrastructure device to: receive a request from a first device in a mesh network, the request requesting the infrastructure device to determine a communication parameter associated with communicating meshnet data with the first device; determine the communication parameter based at least in part on information included in the request; and transmit identification information identifying the communication parameter to an application layer included in the network stack; configuring the application layer to determine a response including an encrypted meshnet packet including the identification information; and transmitting, by the infrastructure device, the response to a second device in the mesh network is disclosed. Various other aspects are contemplated.
1. A method, comprising:
configuring an intermediate layer included in a network stack associated with an infrastructure device to:
receive a request from a first device in a mesh network, the request requesting the infrastructure device to determine a communication parameter associated with communicating meshnet data with the first device;
determine the communication parameter based at least in part on information included in the request; and
transmit identification information identifying the communication parameter to an application layer included in the network stack;
configuring the application layer to determine a response including an encrypted meshnet packet including the identification information; and
transmitting, by the infrastructure device, the response to a second device in the mesh network.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the intermediate layer includes a transport layer included in the network stack.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the intermediate layer includes a session layer included between a transport layer and the application layer in the network stack.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the intermediate layer includes a presentation layer included between a transport layer and the application layer in the network stack.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the communication parameter includes a public port to be utilized by the infrastructure device or the second device for communicating the meshnet data with the first device.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
configuring the application layer to determine the response includes configuring the application layer to encrypt a meshnet packet utilizing an encryption key negotiated between the infrastructure device and the first device.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein
configuring the intermediate layer to receive the request includes configuring the intermediate layer to receive the request in encrypted form via a meshnet connection between the first device and the infrastructure device; and
transmitting the response includes transmitting the response in the encrypted form via the meshnet connection.
8. An infrastructure device, comprising:
a memory; and
a processor communicatively coupled to the memory, the memory and the processor being configured to:
configure an intermediate layer included in a network stack associated with an infrastructure device to:
receive a request from a first device in a mesh network, the request requesting the infrastructure device to determine a communication parameter associated with communicating meshnet data with the first device;
determine the communication parameter based at least in part on information included in the request; and
transmit identification information identifying the communication parameter to an application layer included in the network stack;
configure the application layer to determine a response including an encrypted meshnet packet including the identification information; and
transmit the response to a second device in the mesh network.
9. The infrastructure device of claim 8 , wherein the intermediate layer includes a transport layer included in the network stack.
10. The infrastructure device of claim 8 , wherein the intermediate layer includes a session layer included between a transport layer and the application layer in the network stack.
11. The infrastructure device of claim 8 , wherein the intermediate layer includes a presentation layer included between a transport layer and the application layer in the network stack.
12. The infrastructure device of claim 8 , wherein the communication parameter includes a public port to be utilized by the infrastructure device or the second device for communicating the meshnet data with the first device.
13. The infrastructure device of claim 8 , wherein, to configure the application layer to determine the response, the memory and the processor are configured to configure the application layer to encrypt a meshnet packet utilizing an encryption key negotiated between the infrastructure device and the first device.
14. The infrastructure device of claim 8 , wherein
to configure the intermediate layer to receive the request, the memory and the processor are configured to configure the intermediate layer to receive the request in encrypted form via a meshnet connection between the first device and the infrastructure device; and
to transmit the response, the memory and the processor are configured to transmit the response in the encrypted form via the meshnet connection.
15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium configured to store instructions, which when executed by a processor associated with an infrastructure device, cause the processor to:
configure an intermediate layer included in a network stack associated with an infrastructure device to:
receive a request from a first device in a mesh network, the request requesting the infrastructure device to determine a communication parameter associated with communicating meshnet data with the first device;
determine the communication parameter based at least in part on information included in the request; and
transmit identification information identifying the communication parameter to an application layer included in the network stack;
configure the application layer to determine a response including an encrypted meshnet packet including the identification information; and
transmit the response to a second device in the mesh network.
16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the intermediate layer includes a transport layer included in the network stack.
17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the intermediate layer includes a session layer included between a transport layer and the application layer in the network stack.
18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the intermediate layer includes a presentation layer included between a transport layer and the application layer in the network stack.
19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the communication parameter includes a public port to be utilized by the infrastructure device or the second device for communicating the meshnet data with the first device.
20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein, to configure the application layer to determine the response, the processor is configured to configure the application layer to encrypt a meshnet packet utilizing an encryption key negotiated between the infrastructure device and the first device.