# Slipstream
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A high-performance covert channel over DNS, powered by QUIC multipath.

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  <i>Exfiltrating a 10 MB file over a single DNS resolver.</i>
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## Highlights

* Adaptive congestion control for rate-limited resolvers
* Parallel routing over multiple multiple rate-limited resolvers
* 60% lower header overhead than DNSTT

## Installation

Get the latest binaries [GitHub releases](https://github.com/EndPositive/slipstream/releases/latest) or pull the latest version from the [GitHub Container Registry](https://github.com/users/EndPositive/packages?repo_name=slipstream).

## Documentation

slipstream's documentation is available at [endpositive.github.io/slipstream](https://endpositive.github.io/slipstream/).

# Acknowledgements

David Fifield's DNSTT and Turbo Tunnel concept has been a massive source of inspiration.
Although slipstream inherits no code, this work could not have been possible without his ideas.