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DNSCrypt/dnscrypt-proxy

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dnscrypt-proxy 2 - A flexible DNS proxy, with support for encrypted DNS protocols.

3.2 Low pattern signal View on GitHub

Open-Source Code Quality, Security and Technical Debt Review

This report summarizes scanner evidence for DNSCrypt/dnscrypt-proxy, a Go project with 13,796 GitHub stars. SynthScan examined 22,254 lines of code across 125 source files, recording 64 pattern matches distributed across 9 syntactic categories. The legacy adjusted pattern signal is 3.2 (Low pattern signal); it is not an authorship estimate.

Use the findings to ask whether maintainers can explain intent, verify dependencies, simplify unnecessary scaffolding, and focus review effort. Risk Payload v1 adds ownership, supply-chain, over-engineering, and review-effort vectors when available. These are prompts for human verification, not probabilities, security findings, or measured maintenance costs.

3.2
Adjusted Signal
3.2
Raw Pattern Score
100%
Time Factor
2026-10-30
Last Push
13.8K
Stars
Go
Language
22.3K
Lines of Code
125
Files
64
Pattern Hits
2026-10-31
Scan Date
0.02
HC Hit Rate

Risk Review · Payload v1

Use each vector to guide manual verification of the underlying findings.

Payload schema: 1.0.0 · Engine: 2.0.0 · Scoring: heuristic-density-v1 · Scan date: 2026-10-31.

Cognitive Ownership Risk 11.8/100 · LOW

Can maintainers explain intent, assumptions, and trade-offs? 56 finding(s).

Hallucinated Dependency & Supply Chain Risk 0.2/100 · LOW

Are imports declared and package/API names verified? 1 finding(s).

Agent Over-Engineering Ratio 3.5/100 · LOW

Are wrappers, guards, and repeated structures necessary? 8 finding(s).

PR Review Velocity Impact 16.6/100 · LOW

Which changes need focused human review? 64 finding(s).

What These Metrics Mean

Adjusted Signal
Legacy pattern score normalized per 1,000 scanned lines and multiplied by the repository-level time factor. It is not an estimate of AI authorship.
Raw Pattern Score
Sum of severity- and context-weighted pattern findings before applying the time factor.
Time Factor
A coarse multiplier based on repository last-push metadata. It does not identify when individual code was written.
Pattern Hits
Count of configured pattern findings. Review each location and surrounding code before acting.
HC Hit Rate
High- and critical-severity findings per scanned file. Severity is a configured detector weight, not proof of a vulnerability or authorship.
Lines / Files
Scan coverage denominators used by the legacy normalized score.

Pattern-Signal History

This chart tracks the legacy adjusted pattern score across scan runs. Changes can reflect source changes, scan coverage, or detector/scoring versions; they do not measure AI adoption or prove that a team refactored code. Compare runs only when their scoring versions are compatible. The dashed line tracks the raw pattern-hit count.

Severity Breakdown

Groups findings by configured severity weight. Severity is not a confidence estimate, security rating, or proof that a package is missing. Verify imports against the project's manifests and inspect each finding in its local design context.

CRITICAL 0HIGH 3MEDIUM 1LOW 60

Directory Score Breakdown

This horizontal bar chart shows where configured pattern scores accumulate across directories. Treat the bars as locations to inspect, not as evidence of authorship or code quality. Use the file-level findings to decide whether a directory needs a focused ownership, dependency, complexity, or review check.

Pattern Findings

The scanner identified 64 distinct pattern matches across 9 syntactic categories. Each entry below represents a discrete location in the source code where the engine recorded a detector match to inspect in context. Expand any category row to inspect the individual file paths, line numbers, code snippets, and the lexical context (CODE, COMMENT, or STRING) in which each match was detected.

Reading the findings table: The Severity column indicates the configured finding weight (CRITICAL / HIGH / MEDIUM / LOW). The Context column identifies whether the match occurred inside executable code, an inline comment, or a string literal — legacy comment-context matches receive a ×1.5 score weight. The ⚡ bolt icon marks clustered matches: three or more patterns within a 10-line window, each receiving an additional ×1.5 density multiplier under the legacy scoring model.

Over-Commented Block49 hits · 40 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWdnscrypt-proxy/plugin_firefox.go1// Firefox DoH Canary Domain PluginCOMMENT
LOWdnscrypt-proxy/example-blocked-ips.txt1##############################COMMENT
LOWdnscrypt-proxy/example-cloaking-rules.txt41# names for the same IP are supported COMMENT
LOWdnscrypt-proxy/example-blocked-names.txt1COMMENT
LOWdnscrypt-proxy/example-blocked-names.txt41# mask.apple-dns.netCOMMENT
LOWdnscrypt-proxy/example-dnscrypt-proxy.toml1##############################################COMMENT
LOWdnscrypt-proxy/example-dnscrypt-proxy.toml21##COMMENT
LOWdnscrypt-proxy/example-dnscrypt-proxy.toml101## only increase latency.COMMENT
LOWdnscrypt-proxy/example-dnscrypt-proxy.toml121## solution is to reach out to these operators and encourage them toCOMMENT
LOWdnscrypt-proxy/example-dnscrypt-proxy.toml161## These networks don't have to match your actual networks.COMMENT
LOWdnscrypt-proxy/example-dnscrypt-proxy.toml181## 'p2': Randomly choose 1 of the fastest 2 servers by latency.COMMENT
LOWdnscrypt-proxy/example-dnscrypt-proxy.toml201## - At 125 connections (50% load): timeout remains ~4765ms (95.3%)COMMENT
LOWdnscrypt-proxy/example-dnscrypt-proxy.toml281COMMENT
LOWdnscrypt-proxy/example-dnscrypt-proxy.toml301## This improves security, but also increases the risks of downtime if youCOMMENT
LOWdnscrypt-proxy/example-dnscrypt-proxy.toml321# tls_key_log_file = '/tmp/keylog.txt'COMMENT
LOWdnscrypt-proxy/example-dnscrypt-proxy.toml341##COMMENT
LOWdnscrypt-proxy/example-dnscrypt-proxy.toml361## When internal DNS resolution is required, for example to retrieveCOMMENT
LOWdnscrypt-proxy/example-dnscrypt-proxy.toml381## and -1 to wait as much as possible.COMMENT
LOWdnscrypt-proxy/example-dnscrypt-proxy.toml401## The proxy will remain fully functional to respond to queries thatCOMMENT
LOWdnscrypt-proxy/example-dnscrypt-proxy.toml461COMMENT
LOWdnscrypt-proxy/example-dnscrypt-proxy.toml521[captive_portals]COMMENT
LOWdnscrypt-proxy/example-dnscrypt-proxy.toml541COMMENT
LOWdnscrypt-proxy/example-dnscrypt-proxy.toml561COMMENT
LOWdnscrypt-proxy/example-dnscrypt-proxy.toml601COMMENT
LOWdnscrypt-proxy/example-dnscrypt-proxy.toml621## ads*.example[0-9]*.comCOMMENT
LOWdnscrypt-proxy/example-dnscrypt-proxy.toml641# log_file = 'blocked-names.log'COMMENT
LOWdnscrypt-proxy/example-dnscrypt-proxy.toml681## If a name matches an allowlist entry, the corresponding sessionCOMMENT
LOWdnscrypt-proxy/example-dnscrypt-proxy.toml721COMMENT
LOWdnscrypt-proxy/example-dnscrypt-proxy.toml741## would block access to YouTube during the times defined by the 'time-to-sleep' schedule.COMMENT
LOWdnscrypt-proxy/example-dnscrypt-proxy.toml761# thu = [{after='9:00', before='18:00'}]COMMENT
LOWdnscrypt-proxy/example-dnscrypt-proxy.toml821# [sources.odoh-servers]COMMENT
LOWdnscrypt-proxy/example-dnscrypt-proxy.toml841COMMENT
LOWdnscrypt-proxy/example-dnscrypt-proxy.toml861# Servers with known bugs #COMMENT
LOWdnscrypt-proxy/example-dnscrypt-proxy.toml901## If you are not using the standard root CA, an optional "root_ca"COMMENT
LOWdnscrypt-proxy/example-dnscrypt-proxy.toml921## DNSCrypt stamp) or a server name.COMMENT
LOWdnscrypt-proxy/example-dnscrypt-proxy.toml941## select (relay,server) pairs that work well and fit your own criteria (close by orCOMMENT
LOWdnscrypt-proxy/example-dnscrypt-proxy.toml961COMMENT
LOWdnscrypt-proxy/example-dnscrypt-proxy.toml981## Do not enable unless you know what DNS64 is and why you need it, or elseCOMMENT
LOWdnscrypt-proxy/example-dnscrypt-proxy.toml1001COMMENT
LOWdnscrypt-proxy/example-dnscrypt-proxy.toml1061## Maximum number of recent query log entries to keep in memoryCOMMENT
LOWdnscrypt-proxy/example-dnscrypt-proxy.toml1081# Static entries #COMMENT
LOWdnscrypt-proxy/example-allowed-ips.txt1##############################COMMENT
LOWdnscrypt-proxy/example-allowed-names.txt1COMMENT
LOWdnscrypt-proxy/example-captive-portals.txt1###########################################COMMENT
LOWdnscrypt-proxy/example-forwarding-rules.txt1##################################COMMENT
LOWdnscrypt-proxy/example-forwarding-rules.txt21COMMENT
LOWdnscrypt-proxy/example-forwarding-rules.txt41## Forward *.local to the resolvers provided by the DHCP serverCOMMENT
LOWdnscrypt-proxy/example-forwarding-rules.txt61# ipv6.example.com [2001:DB8::42]COMMENT
LOW…generate-domains-blocklist/domains-time-restricted.txt1## Rules to be applied at specific timesCOMMENT
Empty Error Handlers2 hits · 10 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
HIGH…nerate-domains-blocklist/generate-domains-blocklist.py154except:CODE
HIGH…nerate-domains-blocklist/generate-domains-blocklist.py166except:CODE
AI Response Leakage1 hit · 8 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
HIGHdnscrypt-proxy/monitoring_ui.go1226 // In this implementation, we're embedding everything in the HTMLCOMMENT
Excessive Try-Catch Wrapping5 hits · 5 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOW…nerate-domains-blocklist/generate-domains-blocklist.py125 except Exception as err:CODE
LOW…nerate-domains-blocklist/generate-domains-blocklist.py199 except Exception as e:CODE
LOW…nerate-domains-blocklist/generate-domains-blocklist.py247 except Exception as e:CODE
LOW…nerate-domains-blocklist/generate-domains-blocklist.py305 except Exception as e:CODE
LOW…nerate-domains-blocklist/generate-domains-blocklist.py314 except Exception as e:CODE
Self-Referential Comments1 hit · 3 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
MEDIUMdnscrypt-proxy/example-dnscrypt-proxy.toml228## This file is different from other log files, and will not beCOMMENT
Deep Nesting3 hits · 3 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOW…nerate-domains-blocklist/generate-domains-blocklist.py141CODE
LOW…nerate-domains-blocklist/generate-domains-blocklist.py209CODE
LOW…nerate-domains-blocklist/generate-domains-blocklist.py255CODE
Structural Annotation Overuse1 hit · 2 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWdnscrypt-proxy/example-dnscrypt-proxy.toml117## WARNING: This setting is disabled by default because it will makeCOMMENT
Hyper-Verbose Identifiers1 hit · 1 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOW…nerate-domains-blocklist/generate-domains-blocklist.py255def blocklists_from_config_file(CODE
Unused Imports1 hit · 1 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOW…nerate-domains-blocklist/generate-domains-blocklist.py5CODE