Initial commit

.gitignore

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+checker-alias
+checker-alias.so

Dockerfile

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+FROM golang:1.25-alpine AS builder
+
+ARG CHECKER_VERSION=custom-build
+
+WORKDIR /src
+COPY go.mod go.sum ./
+RUN go mod download
+COPY . .
+RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -tags standalone -ldflags "-X main.Version=${CHECKER_VERSION}" -o /checker-alias .
+
+FROM scratch
+COPY --from=builder /checker-alias /checker-alias
+EXPOSE 8080
+ENTRYPOINT ["/checker-alias"]

LICENSE

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+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2026 The happyDomain Authors
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the “Software”), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED “AS IS”, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.

Makefile

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+CHECKER_NAME := checker-alias
+CHECKER_IMAGE := happydomain/$(CHECKER_NAME)
+CHECKER_VERSION ?= custom-build
+
+CHECKER_SOURCES := main.go $(wildcard checker/*.go)
+
+GO_LDFLAGS := -X main.Version=$(CHECKER_VERSION)
+
+.PHONY: all plugin docker test clean
+
+all: $(CHECKER_NAME)
+
+$(CHECKER_NAME): $(CHECKER_SOURCES)
+	go build -tags standalone -ldflags "$(GO_LDFLAGS)" -o $@ .
+
+plugin: $(CHECKER_NAME).so
+
+$(CHECKER_NAME).so: $(CHECKER_SOURCES) $(wildcard plugin/*.go)
+	go build -buildmode=plugin -ldflags "$(GO_LDFLAGS)" -o $@ ./plugin/
+
+docker:
+	docker build --build-arg CHECKER_VERSION=$(CHECKER_VERSION) -t $(CHECKER_IMAGE) .
+
+test:
+	go test -tags standalone ./...
+
+clean:
+	rm -f $(CHECKER_NAME) $(CHECKER_NAME).so

README.md

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+# checker-alias
+
+CNAME / DNAME / ALIAS chain checker for [happyDomain](https://www.happydomain.org/).
+
+Walks the alias chain of a name, validates hop count, TTLs, target
+resolvability, apex coexistence (RFC 1912 §2.4, RFC 1034 §3.6.2,
+RFC 2181 §10.1), DNAME substitutions, and DNSSEC signing of the CNAME
+RRset.
+
+## Usage
+
+### Standalone HTTP server
+
+```bash
+# Build and run
+make
+./checker-alias -listen :8080
+```
+
+The server exposes:
+
+- `GET /health`: health check
+- `POST /collect`: collect alias observations (happyDomain external checker protocol)
+
+### Docker
+
+```bash
+make docker
+docker run -p 8080:8080 happydomain/checker-alias
+```
+
+### happyDomain plugin
+
+```bash
+make plugin
+# produces checker-alias.so, loadable by happyDomain as a Go plugin
+```
+
+The plugin exposes a `NewCheckerPlugin` symbol returning the checker
+definition and observation provider, which happyDomain registers in its
+global registries at load time.
+
+### Versioning
+
+The binary, plugin, and Docker image embed a version string overridable
+at build time:
+
+```bash
+make CHECKER_VERSION=1.2.3
+make plugin CHECKER_VERSION=1.2.3
+make docker CHECKER_VERSION=1.2.3
+```
+
+### happyDomain remote endpoint
+
+Set the `endpoint` admin option for the alias checker to the URL of the
+running checker-alias server (e.g., `http://checker-alias:8080`).
+happyDomain will delegate observation collection to this endpoint.
+
+## Options
+
+| Id                        | Type | Default | Description                                                                 |
+|---------------------------|------|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| `maxChainLength`          | uint | `8`     | Above this number of hops the chain is reported as critical.                |
+| `minTargetTTL`            | uint | `60`    | Hops with a TTL below this threshold are flagged as a warning.              |
+| `requireResolvableTarget` | bool | `true`  | When enabled, a final target with no A/AAAA is critical (otherwise warning).|
+| `allowApexCNAME`          | bool | `false` | When enabled, a CNAME at apex is only a warning (RFC 1912 forbids it).      |
+| `recognizeApexFlattening` | bool | `true`  | Recognize provider-side ALIAS/ANAME flattening as informational.            |
+
+## Rules
+
+Each rule emits a finding code. Severity can be affected by the options above.
+
+| Code | Default severity | Condition |
+|------|-----------------|-----------|
+| `apex_lookup` | critical | Zone apex (SOA) cannot be located for the queried name. |
+| `chain_loop` | critical | A CNAME/DNAME cycle is detected in the resolution chain. |
+| `chain_length` | critical | The chain exceeds `maxChainLength` hops. |
+| `chain_query_error` | warning | A DNS query fails while walking the chain (network error, timeout). |
+| `chain_rcode` | critical (mid-chain) / warning (final) | A non-NOERROR response code is encountered during chain resolution or the final A/AAAA lookup. |
+| `hop_ttl` | warning | A CNAME/DNAME hop has a TTL below `minTargetTTL`. |
+| `cname_at_apex` | critical → warning with `allowApexCNAME` | A CNAME exists at the zone apex, conflicting with SOA/NS (RFC 1912 §2.4). |
+| `apex_flattening` | info | A/AAAA records coexist with SOA/NS at the apex without a CNAME — provider-side ALIAS/ANAME flattening. Only reported when `recognizeApexFlattening` is enabled. |
+| `cname_coexistence` | critical → warning with `allowApexCNAME` at apex | Other RRsets (beyond A/AAAA) coexist at a CNAME owner, violating RFC 1034 §3.6.2 / RFC 2181 §10.1. |
+| `cname_dnssec` | critical | The zone is DNSSEC-signed but the CNAME RRset at the queried name lacks an RRSIG. |
+| `target_resolvable` | critical → warning with `requireResolvableTarget=false` | The final target of the chain has no A or AAAA record. |
+| `multiple_records` | critical | An owner in the chain carries more than one CNAME/DNAME record (malformed). |
+
+## License
+
+Licensed under the **MIT License** (see `LICENSE`).

checker/collect.go

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+package checker
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+
+	"github.com/miekg/dns"
+
+	sdk "git.happydns.org/checker-sdk-go/checker"
+)
+
+// Collect runs the alias observation and returns an *AliasData populated with
+// raw facts: the resolution chain, apex/DNSSEC flags, coexisting RRsets, and
+// chain-termination reason. It does not judge; judgement lives in the rules.
+func (p *aliasProvider) Collect(ctx context.Context, opts sdk.CheckerOptions) (any, error) {
+	owner, err := resolveOwner(opts)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	maxChain := sdk.GetIntOption(opts, "maxChainLength", 8)
+	requireTarget := sdk.GetBoolOption(opts, "requireResolvableTarget", true)
+	_ = requireTarget // Consumed by target_resolvable rule, not collection.
+
+	data := &AliasData{Owner: owner}
+
+	resolver := systemResolver()
+
+	// 1. Find apex and authoritative servers.
+	apex, servers, err := findApex(ctx, owner, resolver)
+	if err != nil {
+		data.ApexLookupError = err.Error()
+		return data, nil
+	}
+	data.Apex = apex
+	data.AuthServers = servers
+	data.OwnerIsApex = lowerFQDN(owner) == lowerFQDN(apex)
+
+	// 2. Detect DNAME substitutions from owner up to apex (exclusive of apex).
+	data.DNAMESubstitutions = collectDNAMEs(ctx, servers, owner, apex)
+
+	// 3. Walk the CNAME/DNAME chain.
+	chainCtx := &chainCtx{
+		data:        data,
+		maxLen:      maxChain,
+		servers:     servers,
+		apex:        apex,
+		seenOwners:  map[string]bool{},
+		recFallback: resolver,
+	}
+	chainCtx.walk(ctx, owner)
+
+	// 4. Apex-level observations (flattening, CNAME-at-apex).
+	if data.OwnerIsApex {
+		observeApex(ctx, data, servers, apex)
+	}
+
+	// 5. Coexistence at owner (applies at any level, not just apex).
+	observeCoexistence(ctx, data, servers, owner)
+
+	// 6. DNSSEC observations.
+	observeDNSSEC(ctx, data, servers, apex, owner)
+
+	return data, nil
+}
+
+// resolveOwner derives the FQDN to check from the auto-filled options. The
+// "service" option takes precedence (it carries a dns.CNAME whose owner is
+// authoritative); otherwise we fall back to subdomain + domain_name.
+func resolveOwner(opts sdk.CheckerOptions) (string, error) {
+	if svcMsg, ok := sdk.GetOption[serviceMessage](opts, "service"); ok && len(svcMsg.Service) > 0 {
+		var c cnameService
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(svcMsg.Service, &c); err == nil && c.Record != nil && c.Record.Hdr.Name != "" {
+			return lowerFQDN(c.Record.Hdr.Name), nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	parent, _ := sdk.GetOption[string](opts, "domain_name")
+	sub, _ := sdk.GetOption[string](opts, "subdomain")
+	if parent == "" {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("missing 'domain_name' option")
+	}
+	parent = strings.TrimSuffix(parent, ".")
+	if sub == "" || sub == "@" {
+		return lowerFQDN(parent), nil
+	}
+	sub = strings.TrimSuffix(sub, ".")
+	return lowerFQDN(sub + "." + parent), nil
+}
+
+// chainCtx carries the mutable state of a chain walk.
+type chainCtx struct {
+	data        *AliasData
+	maxLen      int
+	servers     []string
+	apex        string
+	seenOwners  map[string]bool
+	recFallback string
+}
+
+// walk follows CNAME/DNAME hops starting from name. It writes hops into
+// data.Chain and records the termination reason in data.ChainTerminated.
+func (c *chainCtx) walk(ctx context.Context, name string) {
+	current := lowerFQDN(name)
+	currentServers := c.servers
+
+	for i := 0; i <= c.maxLen+1; i++ {
+		if c.seenOwners[current] {
+			c.data.ChainTerminated = ChainTermination{
+				Reason:  TermLoop,
+				Subject: current,
+				Detail:  fmt.Sprintf("chain loops back to %s", current),
+			}
+			c.data.FinalTarget = current
+			return
+		}
+		c.seenOwners[current] = true
+
+		if i > c.maxLen {
+			c.data.ChainTerminated = ChainTermination{
+				Reason:  TermTooLong,
+				Subject: current,
+				Detail:  fmt.Sprintf("chain exceeds %d hops at %s", c.maxLen, current),
+			}
+			c.data.FinalTarget = current
+			return
+		}
+
+		q := dns.Question{Name: current, Qtype: dns.TypeCNAME, Qclass: dns.ClassINET}
+		r, server, err := c.queryFor(ctx, currentServers, q)
+		if err != nil {
+			c.data.ChainTerminated = ChainTermination{
+				Reason:  TermQueryErr,
+				Subject: current,
+				Detail:  err.Error(),
+			}
+			c.data.FinalTarget = current
+			return
+		}
+
+		if r.Rcode != dns.RcodeSuccess {
+			rcode := rcodeText(r.Rcode)
+			c.data.ChainTerminated = ChainTermination{
+				Reason:  TermRcode,
+				Subject: current,
+				Rcode:   rcode,
+				Detail:  fmt.Sprintf("server answered %s for %s", rcode, current),
+			}
+			c.data.FinalTarget = current
+			return
+		}
+
+		cname, synthesizedFromDNAME, ttl := extractCNAME(r, current)
+		if cname == "" {
+			// No CNAME at this name: terminal hop, resolve A/AAAA.
+			c.data.Chain = append(c.data.Chain, ChainHop{
+				Owner:  current,
+				Kind:   KindTarget,
+				Server: server,
+			})
+			c.data.FinalTarget = current
+			c.data.ChainTerminated = ChainTermination{Reason: TermOK}
+			c.resolveFinal(ctx, current, currentServers)
+			return
+		}
+
+		if current == c.data.Owner && !synthesizedFromDNAME {
+			c.data.OwnerHasCNAME = true
+		}
+
+		target := lowerFQDN(cname)
+		kind := KindCNAME
+		if synthesizedFromDNAME {
+			kind = KindDNAME
+		}
+		c.data.Chain = append(c.data.Chain, ChainHop{
+			Owner:       current,
+			Kind:        kind,
+			Target:      target,
+			TTL:         ttl,
+			Server:      server,
+			Synthesized: synthesizedFromDNAME,
+		})
+
+		// Re-evaluate servers for the next hop: if target leaves the apex,
+		// we need its own authoritative servers. Out-of-zone targets are
+		// resolved via the system resolver (recursive path).
+		if isSubdomain(target, c.apex) {
+			currentServers = c.servers
+		} else {
+			zone, _, _ := findApex(ctx, target, c.recFallback)
+			ns, err := resolveZoneNSAddrs(ctx, zone)
+			if err != nil || len(ns) == 0 {
+				currentServers = []string{c.recFallback}
+			} else {
+				currentServers = ns
+			}
+		}
+		current = target
+	}
+}
+
+// queryFor sends q, retrying via the recursive resolver if the authoritative
+// set is empty (useful for foreign targets).
+func (c *chainCtx) queryFor(ctx context.Context, servers []string, q dns.Question) (*dns.Msg, string, error) {
+	if len(servers) == 0 {
+		r, err := recursiveExchange(ctx, c.recFallback, q)
+		return r, c.recFallback, err
+	}
+	return queryAtAuth(ctx, "", servers, q)
+}
+
+// extractCNAME returns the first CNAME target matched for owner, and reports
+// whether it was synthesized from a DNAME present in the same response.
+func extractCNAME(r *dns.Msg, owner string) (target string, fromDNAME bool, ttl uint32) {
+	for _, rr := range r.Answer {
+		if c, ok := rr.(*dns.CNAME); ok && strings.EqualFold(dns.Fqdn(c.Hdr.Name), dns.Fqdn(owner)) {
+			target = c.Target
+			ttl = c.Hdr.Ttl
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	if target == "" {
+		return "", false, 0
+	}
+	for _, rr := range r.Answer {
+		if _, ok := rr.(*dns.DNAME); ok {
+			fromDNAME = true
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+// resolveFinal fetches A/AAAA of the final target and records them.
+func (c *chainCtx) resolveFinal(ctx context.Context, name string, servers []string) {
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	var finalA, finalAAAA []string
+	var rcode string
+
+	wg.Add(2)
+	go func() {
+		defer wg.Done()
+		q := dns.Question{Name: dns.Fqdn(name), Qtype: dns.TypeA, Qclass: dns.ClassINET}
+		var r *dns.Msg
+		var err error
+		if len(servers) > 0 {
+			r, _, err = queryAtAuth(ctx, "", servers, q)
+		} else {
+			r, err = recursiveExchange(ctx, c.recFallback, q)
+		}
+		if err == nil && r != nil {
+			if r.Rcode != dns.RcodeSuccess {
+				rcode = rcodeText(r.Rcode)
+			}
+			for _, rr := range r.Answer {
+				if a, ok := rr.(*dns.A); ok {
+					finalA = append(finalA, a.A.String())
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+	go func() {
+		defer wg.Done()
+		q := dns.Question{Name: dns.Fqdn(name), Qtype: dns.TypeAAAA, Qclass: dns.ClassINET}
+		var r *dns.Msg
+		var err error
+		if len(servers) > 0 {
+			r, _, err = queryAtAuth(ctx, "", servers, q)
+		} else {
+			r, err = recursiveExchange(ctx, c.recFallback, q)
+		}
+		if err == nil && r != nil {
+			for _, rr := range r.Answer {
+				if aaaa, ok := rr.(*dns.AAAA); ok {
+					finalAAAA = append(finalAAAA, aaaa.AAAA.String())
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+	wg.Wait()
+
+	c.data.FinalA = append(c.data.FinalA, finalA...)
+	c.data.FinalAAAA = append(c.data.FinalAAAA, finalAAAA...)
+	if rcode != "" {
+		c.data.FinalRcode = rcode
+	}
+}
+
+// collectDNAMEs queries every label from owner up to (but excluding) apex for
+// a DNAME record, returning any substitutions found.
+func collectDNAMEs(ctx context.Context, servers []string, owner, apex string) []ChainHop {
+	labels := dns.SplitDomainName(owner)
+	apexLabels := dns.SplitDomainName(apex)
+	stop := max(len(labels)-len(apexLabels), 0)
+
+	results := make([][]ChainHop, stop)
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	wg.Add(stop)
+	for i := range stop {
+		go func() {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			name := dns.Fqdn(strings.Join(labels[i:], "."))
+			q := dns.Question{Name: name, Qtype: dns.TypeDNAME, Qclass: dns.ClassINET}
+			r, server, err := queryAtAuth(ctx, "", servers, q)
+			if err != nil || r == nil || r.Rcode != dns.RcodeSuccess {
+				return
+			}
+			for _, rr := range r.Answer {
+				if d, ok := rr.(*dns.DNAME); ok {
+					results[i] = append(results[i], ChainHop{
+						Owner:  lowerFQDN(d.Hdr.Name),
+						Kind:   KindDNAME,
+						Target: lowerFQDN(d.Target),
+						TTL:    d.Hdr.Ttl,
+						Server: server,
+					})
+				}
+			}
+		}()
+	}
+	wg.Wait()
+
+	var out []ChainHop
+	for _, hops := range results {
+		out = append(out, hops...)
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
+// observeApex records apex-level signals: A/AAAA presence, CNAME-at-apex,
+// ALIAS/ANAME flattening.
+func observeApex(ctx context.Context, data *AliasData, servers []string, apex string) {
+	var hasA, hasAAAA bool
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	wg.Add(2)
+	go func() {
+		defer wg.Done()
+		q := dns.Question{Name: apex, Qtype: dns.TypeA, Qclass: dns.ClassINET}
+		r, _, err := queryAtAuth(ctx, "", servers, q)
+		if err != nil || r == nil {
+			return
+		}
+		for _, rr := range r.Answer {
+			if _, ok := rr.(*dns.A); ok {
+				hasA = true
+				return
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+	go func() {
+		defer wg.Done()
+		q := dns.Question{Name: apex, Qtype: dns.TypeAAAA, Qclass: dns.ClassINET}
+		r, _, err := queryAtAuth(ctx, "", servers, q)
+		if err != nil || r == nil {
+			return
+		}
+		for _, rr := range r.Answer {
+			if _, ok := rr.(*dns.AAAA); ok {
+				hasAAAA = true
+				return
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+	wg.Wait()
+
+	data.ApexHasA = hasA
+	data.ApexHasAAAA = hasAAAA
+
+	for _, h := range data.Chain {
+		if h.Kind == KindCNAME && h.Owner == lowerFQDN(apex) {
+			data.ApexHasCNAME = true
+			break
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (hasA || hasAAAA) && !data.ApexHasCNAME {
+		data.ApexFlattening = true
+	}
+}
+
+// observeCoexistence records any sibling RRsets that sit next to a CNAME at
+// the owner.
+func observeCoexistence(ctx context.Context, data *AliasData, servers []string, owner string) {
+	if !data.OwnerHasCNAME {
+		return
+	}
+
+	siblings := []uint16{
+		dns.TypeA, dns.TypeAAAA, dns.TypeMX, dns.TypeTXT,
+		dns.TypeNS, dns.TypeSRV, dns.TypeCAA,
+	}
+	seen := map[string]uint32{}
+	var mu sync.Mutex
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	wg.Add(len(siblings))
+	for _, qt := range siblings {
+		go func() {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			q := dns.Question{Name: owner, Qtype: qt, Qclass: dns.ClassINET}
+			r, _, err := queryAtAuth(ctx, "", servers, q)
+			if err != nil || r == nil {
+				return
+			}
+			// A synthesized CNAME from DNAME will be present in Answer for
+			// any type; only count answers whose owner matches and whose
+			// type is qt.
+			for _, rr := range r.Answer {
+				if rr.Header().Rrtype != qt {
+					continue
+				}
+				if !strings.EqualFold(dns.Fqdn(rr.Header().Name), dns.Fqdn(owner)) {
+					continue
+				}
+				mu.Lock()
+				seen[dns.TypeToString[qt]] = rr.Header().Ttl
+				mu.Unlock()
+				break
+			}
+		}()
+	}
+	wg.Wait()
+
+	for t, ttl := range seen {
+		data.Coexisting = append(data.Coexisting, CoexistingRRset{Type: t, TTL: ttl})
+	}
+}
+
+// observeDNSSEC records whether the apex zone is signed and, when a CNAME is
+// present at owner, whether it carries an RRSIG.
+func observeDNSSEC(ctx context.Context, data *AliasData, servers []string, apex, owner string) {
+	qk := dns.Question{Name: apex, Qtype: dns.TypeDNSKEY, Qclass: dns.ClassINET}
+	r, _, err := queryAtAuth(ctx, "tcp", servers, qk)
+	if err != nil || r == nil || r.Rcode != dns.RcodeSuccess {
+		return
+	}
+	signed := false
+	for _, rr := range r.Answer {
+		if _, ok := rr.(*dns.DNSKEY); ok {
+			signed = true
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	data.ZoneSigned = signed
+	if !signed {
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Query CNAME with DO; check for an RRSIG covering it.
+	q := dns.Question{Name: owner, Qtype: dns.TypeCNAME, Qclass: dns.ClassINET}
+	r, _, err = queryAtAuth(ctx, "tcp", servers, q)
+	if err != nil || r == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	sawCNAME := false
+	sawSig := false
+	for _, rr := range r.Answer {
+		switch v := rr.(type) {
+		case *dns.CNAME:
+			sawCNAME = true
+		case *dns.RRSIG:
+			if v.TypeCovered == dns.TypeCNAME {
+				sawSig = true
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	if sawCNAME {
+		data.CNAMESigCheckDone = true
+		data.CNAMESigned = sawSig
+	}
+}

checker/definition.go

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+package checker
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+
+	sdk "git.happydns.org/checker-sdk-go/checker"
+)
+
+// Version is the checker version reported in CheckerDefinition.Version.
+var Version = "built-in"
+
+// Definition returns the CheckerDefinition for the alias checker.
+func Definition() *sdk.CheckerDefinition {
+	def := &sdk.CheckerDefinition{
+		ID:      "alias",
+		Name:    "CNAME / DNAME / ALIAS chain",
+		Version: Version,
+		Availability: sdk.CheckerAvailability{
+			ApplyToService: true,
+			ApplyToDomain:  true,
+			ApplyToZone:    true,
+			LimitToServices: []string{
+				"svcs.CNAME",
+				"svcs.SpecialCNAME",
+			},
+		},
+		ObservationKeys: []sdk.ObservationKey{ObservationKeyAlias},
+		Options: sdk.CheckerOptionsDocumentation{
+			UserOpts: []sdk.CheckerOptionDocumentation{
+				{
+					Id:          "allowApexCNAME",
+					Type:        "bool",
+					Label:       "Allow CNAME at apex",
+					Description: "Shared by cname_at_apex and cname_coexistence: when enabled, a CNAME at a zone apex (and its coexistence violations) are downgraded to warnings. RFC 1912 forbids this, so leaving it off is strongly recommended.",
+					Default:     defaultAllowApexCNAME,
+				},
+				{
+					Id:          "recognizeApexFlattening",
+					Type:        "bool",
+					Label:       "Recognize ALIAS/ANAME flattening",
+					Description: "Shared by apex_flattening and cname_coexistence: when enabled, providers that serve A/AAAA at the apex (ALIAS/ANAME pseudo-records) are recognised as intentional and excused from coexistence violations.",
+					Default:     defaultRecognizeApexFlattening,
+				},
+			},
+			DomainOpts: []sdk.CheckerOptionDocumentation{
+				{
+					Id:       "domain_name",
+					Label:    "Parent domain name",
+					AutoFill: sdk.AutoFillDomainName,
+				},
+				{
+					Id:       "subdomain",
+					Label:    "Subdomain",
+					AutoFill: sdk.AutoFillSubdomain,
+				},
+			},
+			ServiceOpts: []sdk.CheckerOptionDocumentation{
+				{
+					Id:       "service_type",
+					Label:    "Service type",
+					AutoFill: sdk.AutoFillServiceType,
+				},
+				{
+					Id:       "service",
+					Label:    "Service",
+					AutoFill: sdk.AutoFillService,
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		Rules: []sdk.CheckRule{
+			apexLookupRule{},
+			chainLoopRule{},
+			chainLengthRule{},
+			chainQueryErrorRule{},
+			chainRcodeRule{},
+			hopTTLRule{},
+			cnameAtApexRule{},
+			apexFlatteningRule{},
+			cnameCoexistenceRule{},
+			cnameDnssecRule{},
+			targetResolvableRule{},
+			multipleRecordsRule{},
+		},
+		HasHTMLReport: true,
+		Interval: &sdk.CheckIntervalSpec{
+			Min:     5 * time.Minute,
+			Max:     24 * time.Hour,
+			Default: 1 * time.Hour,
+		},
+	}
+	def.BuildRulesInfo()
+	return def
+}
+
+// ValidateOptions is surfaced through the provider (sdk.OptionsValidator) so
+// the host validates shared and per-rule options in one place before running
+// Collect.
+func (p *aliasProvider) ValidateOptions(opts sdk.CheckerOptions) error {
+	if v, ok := opts["maxChainLength"]; ok {
+		f, ok := v.(float64)
+		if !ok {
+			return fmt.Errorf("maxChainLength must be a number")
+		}
+		if f < 1 {
+			return fmt.Errorf("maxChainLength must be >= 1")
+		}
+	}
+	if v, ok := opts["minTargetTTL"]; ok {
+		f, ok := v.(float64)
+		if !ok {
+			return fmt.Errorf("minTargetTTL must be a number")
+		}
+		if f < 0 {
+			return fmt.Errorf("minTargetTTL must be >= 0")
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}

checker/dns.go

@@ -0,0 +1,170 @@
+package checker
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"net"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/miekg/dns"
+)
+
+const dnsTimeout = 5 * time.Second
+
+// dnsExchange sends a single query to an authoritative server (no RD).
+func dnsExchange(ctx context.Context, proto, server string, q dns.Question, rd, edns bool) (*dns.Msg, error) {
+	client := dns.Client{Net: proto, Timeout: dnsTimeout}
+
+	m := new(dns.Msg)
+	m.Id = dns.Id()
+	m.Question = []dns.Question{q}
+	m.RecursionDesired = rd
+	if edns {
+		m.SetEdns0(4096, true)
+	}
+
+	if deadline, ok := ctx.Deadline(); ok {
+		if d := time.Until(deadline); d > 0 && d < client.Timeout {
+			client.Timeout = d
+		}
+	}
+
+	r, _, err := client.Exchange(m, server)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if r == nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("nil response from %s", server)
+	}
+	return r, nil
+}
+
+// recursiveExchange sends a query via a recursive resolver (RD=1). Used for
+// fallbacks: resolving NS addresses, following chains across foreign zones.
+func recursiveExchange(ctx context.Context, server string, q dns.Question) (*dns.Msg, error) {
+	return dnsExchange(ctx, "", server, q, true, true)
+}
+
+// systemResolver returns the first configured resolver of the local system,
+// falling back to a public one if none is configured.
+func systemResolver() string {
+	cfg, err := dns.ClientConfigFromFile("/etc/resolv.conf")
+	if err != nil || len(cfg.Servers) == 0 {
+		return net.JoinHostPort("1.1.1.1", "53")
+	}
+	return net.JoinHostPort(cfg.Servers[0], cfg.Port)
+}
+
+// hostPort returns "host:port", stripping the trailing dot from FQDNs.
+func hostPort(host, port string) string {
+	return net.JoinHostPort(strings.TrimSuffix(host, "."), port)
+}
+
+// findApex walks up the labels of fqdn until it finds a zone cut (SOA), using
+// the system resolver. Returns the apex FQDN and the list of "host:53"
+// authoritative servers for that zone.
+func findApex(ctx context.Context, fqdn, resolver string) (apex string, servers []string, err error) {
+	labels := dns.SplitDomainName(fqdn)
+	for i := range labels {
+		candidate := dns.Fqdn(strings.Join(labels[i:], "."))
+		q := dns.Question{Name: candidate, Qtype: dns.TypeSOA, Qclass: dns.ClassINET}
+		r, rerr := recursiveExchange(ctx, resolver, q)
+		if rerr != nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		if r.Rcode != dns.RcodeSuccess {
+			continue
+		}
+		hasSOA := false
+		for _, rr := range r.Answer {
+			if _, ok := rr.(*dns.SOA); ok {
+				hasSOA = true
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		if !hasSOA {
+			continue
+		}
+		apex = candidate
+		servers, err = resolveZoneNSAddrs(ctx, apex)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", nil, err
+		}
+		if len(servers) == 0 {
+			return "", nil, fmt.Errorf("apex %s has no resolvable NS", apex)
+		}
+		return apex, servers, nil
+	}
+	return "", nil, fmt.Errorf("could not locate apex of %s", fqdn)
+}
+
+// resolveZoneNSAddrs returns "host:53" entries for every NS of the zone.
+func resolveZoneNSAddrs(ctx context.Context, zone string) ([]string, error) {
+	var resolver net.Resolver
+	nss, err := resolver.LookupNS(ctx, strings.TrimSuffix(zone, "."))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	results := make([][]string, len(nss))
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	wg.Add(len(nss))
+	for i, ns := range nss {
+		go func() {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			addrs, err := resolver.LookupHost(ctx, strings.TrimSuffix(ns.Host, "."))
+			if err != nil || len(addrs) == 0 {
+				return
+			}
+			r := make([]string, len(addrs))
+			for j, a := range addrs {
+				r[j] = hostPort(a, "53")
+			}
+			results[i] = r
+		}()
+	}
+	wg.Wait()
+	var out []string
+	for _, r := range results {
+		out = append(out, r...)
+	}
+	return out, nil
+}
+
+// queryAtAuth sends a query to the first reachable server of list.
+func queryAtAuth(ctx context.Context, proto string, servers []string, q dns.Question) (*dns.Msg, string, error) {
+	var lastErr error
+	for _, s := range servers {
+		r, err := dnsExchange(ctx, proto, s, q, false, true)
+		if err != nil {
+			lastErr = err
+			continue
+		}
+		return r, s, nil
+	}
+	if lastErr == nil {
+		lastErr = fmt.Errorf("no servers provided")
+	}
+	return nil, "", lastErr
+}
+
+// rcodeText returns the textual name of an rcode or a fallback string.
+func rcodeText(r int) string {
+	if s, ok := dns.RcodeToString[r]; ok {
+		return s
+	}
+	return fmt.Sprintf("RCODE(%d)", r)
+}
+
+// isSubdomain reports whether child is equal to or sits under parent.
+func isSubdomain(child, parent string) bool {
+	child = strings.ToLower(dns.Fqdn(child))
+	parent = strings.ToLower(dns.Fqdn(parent))
+	return child == parent || strings.HasSuffix(child, "."+parent)
+}
+
+// lowerFQDN returns the canonical lowercase FQDN form of name.
+func lowerFQDN(name string) string {
+	return strings.ToLower(dns.Fqdn(name))
+}

checker/interactive.go

@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+//go:build standalone
+
+package checker
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"net/http"
+	"strings"
+
+	sdk "git.happydns.org/checker-sdk-go/checker"
+)
+
+// RenderForm exposes a single "name" input for the standalone /check route.
+func (p *aliasProvider) RenderForm() []sdk.CheckerOptionField {
+	return []sdk.CheckerOptionField{
+		{
+			Id:          "name",
+			Type:        "string",
+			Label:       "Domain name to check",
+			Placeholder: "alias.example.com",
+			Required:    true,
+			Description: "Fully-qualified name carrying (or suspected of carrying) a CNAME / DNAME / ALIAS record.",
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+// ParseForm turns the submitted name into a minimal CheckerOptions set. We
+// let the collector discover the apex on its own.
+func (p *aliasProvider) ParseForm(r *http.Request) (sdk.CheckerOptions, error) {
+	name := strings.TrimSpace(r.FormValue("name"))
+	if name == "" {
+		return nil, errors.New("name is required")
+	}
+	name = strings.TrimSuffix(name, ".")
+
+	// Split into subdomain + parent-like domain_name. The collector accepts
+	// either representation; we hand both keys so rules that autoscope on
+	// domain_name still work.
+	parts := strings.SplitN(name, ".", 2)
+	sub := parts[0]
+	parent := ""
+	if len(parts) == 2 {
+		parent = parts[1]
+	} else {
+		parent = name
+		sub = ""
+	}
+
+	return sdk.CheckerOptions{
+		"domain_name": parent,
+		"subdomain":   sub,
+	}, nil
+}

checker/provider.go

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package checker
+
+import (
+	sdk "git.happydns.org/checker-sdk-go/checker"
+)
+
+// Provider returns a new alias observation provider.
+func Provider() sdk.ObservationProvider {
+	return &aliasProvider{}
+}
+
+type aliasProvider struct{}
+
+func (p *aliasProvider) Key() sdk.ObservationKey {
+	return ObservationKeyAlias
+}
+
+// Definition implements sdk.CheckerDefinitionProvider so the SDK server can
+// expose /definition without an extra argument.
+func (p *aliasProvider) Definition() *sdk.CheckerDefinition {
+	return Definition()
+}

checker/report.go

@@ -0,0 +1,482 @@
+package checker
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"html/template"
+	"strings"
+
+	sdk "git.happydns.org/checker-sdk-go/checker"
+)
+
+// GetHTMLReport renders an HTML document summarizing the last alias run.
+//
+// The report reads rule states via ctx.States() when the host threads them
+// through, so the "Fix these first" cards, severity banner, and per-rule hints
+// come straight from rule output. When states are absent (older host, ad-hoc
+// reporter), the report degrades gracefully to a data-only rendering: the
+// chain, DNAME, and coexistence sections still render, but the judgemental
+// sections are omitted.
+func (p *aliasProvider) GetHTMLReport(ctx sdk.ReportContext) (string, error) {
+	var data AliasData
+	if raw := ctx.Data(); len(raw) > 0 {
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(raw, &data); err != nil {
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("parse alias data: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	view := buildReportView(&data, ctx.States())
+
+	buf := &bytes.Buffer{}
+	if err := reportTmpl.Execute(buf, view); err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return buf.String(), nil
+}
+
+// topFailureRules lists the rule names that deserve a dedicated "fix this
+// first" card at the top of the report. Order matters: it drives the visual
+// order.
+var topFailureRules = []string{
+	"cname_at_apex",
+	"cname_coexistence",
+	"chain_loop",
+	"chain_length",
+	"target_resolvable",
+	"chain_rcode",
+	"cname_dnssec",
+	"multiple_records",
+}
+
+// reportView is the template payload. We pre-compute everything the template
+// needs so the template itself stays dumb.
+type reportView struct {
+	Owner             string
+	Apex              string
+	FinalTarget       string
+	FinalAddresses    []string
+	OverallStatus     string
+	OverallStatusText string
+	OverallClass      string
+	ChainSteps        []chainStep
+	DNAMEs            []ChainHop
+	Coexisting        []CoexistingRRset
+	ApexFlattening    bool
+	ZoneSigned        bool
+	CNAMESigned       bool
+	HasStates         bool
+	TopFailures       []topFailure
+	OtherFindings     []otherFinding
+	RawJSON           string
+}
+
+type chainStep struct {
+	Index   int
+	Owner   string
+	Kind    string
+	Target  string
+	TTL     uint32
+	Server  string
+	IsLast  bool
+	CSSKind string
+}
+
+type topFailure struct {
+	RuleName string
+	Title    string
+	Severity string
+	Messages []string
+	Hint     string
+	Subject  string
+}
+
+type otherFinding struct {
+	Severity string
+	RuleName string
+	Subject  string
+	Message  string
+	Hint     string
+}
+
+func buildReportView(data *AliasData, states []sdk.CheckState) *reportView {
+	v := &reportView{
+		Owner:          data.Owner,
+		Apex:           data.Apex,
+		FinalTarget:    data.FinalTarget,
+		DNAMEs:         data.DNAMESubstitutions,
+		Coexisting:     data.Coexisting,
+		ApexFlattening: data.ApexFlattening,
+		ZoneSigned:     data.ZoneSigned,
+		CNAMESigned:    data.CNAMESigned,
+		HasStates:      len(states) > 0,
+	}
+
+	v.FinalAddresses = append(v.FinalAddresses, data.FinalA...)
+	v.FinalAddresses = append(v.FinalAddresses, data.FinalAAAA...)
+
+	for i, h := range data.Chain {
+		step := chainStep{
+			Index:  i + 1,
+			Owner:  h.Owner,
+			Kind:   string(h.Kind),
+			Target: h.Target,
+			TTL:    h.TTL,
+			Server: h.Server,
+			IsLast: i == len(data.Chain)-1,
+		}
+		switch h.Kind {
+		case KindCNAME:
+			step.CSSKind = "kind-cname"
+		case KindDNAME:
+			step.CSSKind = "kind-dname"
+		case KindALIAS:
+			step.CSSKind = "kind-alias"
+		case KindTarget:
+			step.CSSKind = "kind-target"
+		}
+		v.ChainSteps = append(v.ChainSteps, step)
+	}
+
+	if v.HasStates {
+		worst := worstStatus(states)
+		v.OverallStatus, v.OverallStatusText, v.OverallClass = statusLabel(worst)
+
+		topIndex := map[string]int{}
+		for i, r := range topFailureRules {
+			topIndex[r] = i
+		}
+		topMap := map[string]*topFailure{}
+		for _, s := range states {
+			// Only surface non-OK, non-Unknown states. Info is kept so a
+			// "skipped" explanation still reaches the operator below.
+			if s.Status == sdk.StatusOK || s.Status == sdk.StatusUnknown {
+				continue
+			}
+			if _, isTop := topIndex[s.RuleName]; isTop && (s.Status == sdk.StatusWarn || s.Status == sdk.StatusCrit) {
+				tf, ok := topMap[s.RuleName]
+				if !ok {
+					tf = &topFailure{
+						RuleName: s.RuleName,
+						Title:    titleFor(s.RuleName),
+						Severity: severityClass(s.Status),
+						Hint:     hintOf(s),
+						Subject:  s.Subject,
+					}
+					topMap[s.RuleName] = tf
+				}
+				tf.Messages = append(tf.Messages, s.Message)
+				if tf.Hint == "" {
+					tf.Hint = hintOf(s)
+				}
+				if statusRank(s.Status) > severityRankClass(tf.Severity) {
+					tf.Severity = severityClass(s.Status)
+				}
+				continue
+			}
+			v.OtherFindings = append(v.OtherFindings, otherFinding{
+				Severity: severityClass(s.Status),
+				RuleName: s.RuleName,
+				Subject:  s.Subject,
+				Message:  s.Message,
+				Hint:     hintOf(s),
+			})
+		}
+		for _, ruleName := range topFailureRules {
+			if tf, ok := topMap[ruleName]; ok {
+				v.TopFailures = append(v.TopFailures, *tf)
+			}
+		}
+	} else {
+		v.OverallStatus = "unknown"
+		v.OverallStatusText = "Rule output not provided"
+		v.OverallClass = "status-info"
+	}
+
+	if raw, err := json.MarshalIndent(data, "", "  "); err == nil {
+		v.RawJSON = string(raw)
+	}
+
+	return v
+}
+
+// worstStatus returns the worst sdk.Status across the given states, ignoring
+// OK and Unknown. It implicitly orders Crit > Warn > Info > OK.
+func worstStatus(states []sdk.CheckState) sdk.Status {
+	worst := sdk.StatusOK
+	for _, s := range states {
+		if statusRank(s.Status) > statusRank(worst) {
+			worst = s.Status
+		}
+	}
+	return worst
+}
+
+func statusLabel(s sdk.Status) (status, text, class string) {
+	switch s {
+	case sdk.StatusCrit:
+		return "crit", "Critical issues detected", "status-crit"
+	case sdk.StatusWarn:
+		return "warn", "Warnings detected", "status-warn"
+	case sdk.StatusInfo:
+		return "info", "Informational notes", "status-info"
+	default:
+		return "ok", "Alias chain healthy", "status-ok"
+	}
+}
+
+func severityClass(s sdk.Status) string {
+	switch s {
+	case sdk.StatusCrit:
+		return "crit"
+	case sdk.StatusWarn:
+		return "warn"
+	case sdk.StatusInfo:
+		return "info"
+	case sdk.StatusError:
+		return "crit"
+	default:
+		return "ok"
+	}
+}
+
+func statusRank(s sdk.Status) int {
+	switch s {
+	case sdk.StatusCrit, sdk.StatusError:
+		return 4
+	case sdk.StatusWarn:
+		return 3
+	case sdk.StatusInfo:
+		return 2
+	case sdk.StatusOK:
+		return 1
+	}
+	return 0
+}
+
+func severityRankClass(c string) int {
+	switch c {
+	case "crit":
+		return 4
+	case "warn":
+		return 3
+	case "info":
+		return 2
+	case "ok":
+		return 1
+	}
+	return 0
+}
+
+func hintOf(s sdk.CheckState) string {
+	if s.Meta == nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	h, _ := s.Meta[hintKey].(string)
+	return h
+}
+
+func titleFor(rule string) string {
+	switch rule {
+	case "cname_at_apex":
+		return "CNAME at zone apex"
+	case "cname_coexistence":
+		return "CNAME coexists with other records"
+	case "chain_loop":
+		return "Alias chain loops"
+	case "chain_length":
+		return "Alias chain too long"
+	case "target_resolvable":
+		return "Target does not resolve"
+	case "chain_rcode":
+		return "Alias lookup error"
+	case "cname_dnssec":
+		return "CNAME not DNSSEC-signed"
+	case "multiple_records":
+		return "Multiple CNAME records at the same name"
+	}
+	return strings.ReplaceAll(rule, "_", " ")
+}
+
+var reportTmpl = template.Must(template.New("alias-report").Parse(reportTemplate))
+
+// reportTemplate is the single-file HTML report. Styles are inlined so the
+// report embeds cleanly in an iframe with no asset dependencies.
+const reportTemplate = `<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+<meta charset="utf-8">
+<title>Alias chain report — {{.Owner}}</title>
+<style>
+  :root {
+    --ok: #1e9e5d;
+    --info: #3b82f6;
+    --warn: #d97706;
+    --crit: #dc2626;
+    --bg: #f7f7f8;
+    --card: #ffffff;
+    --border: #e5e7eb;
+    --text: #111827;
+    --muted: #6b7280;
+  }
+  body { margin: 0; padding: 1.2rem; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, sans-serif; color: var(--text); background: var(--bg); line-height: 1.45; }
+  h1 { font-size: 1.4rem; margin: 0 0 .3rem 0; }
+  h2 { font-size: 1.05rem; margin: 1.5rem 0 .6rem 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border); padding-bottom: .25rem; }
+  h3 { font-size: .95rem; margin: 0 0 .35rem 0; }
+  .muted { color: var(--muted); }
+  .status-banner { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; padding: .8rem 1rem; border-radius: 8px; color: #fff; margin-bottom: 1rem; }
+  .status-ok { background: var(--ok); }
+  .status-info { background: var(--info); }
+  .status-warn { background: var(--warn); }
+  .status-crit { background: var(--crit); }
+  .status-banner .label { font-weight: 600; font-size: 1rem; }
+  .status-banner .sub { opacity: .9; font-size: .85rem; }
+  .grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(240px, 1fr)); gap: .75rem; margin-bottom: 1rem; }
+  .card { background: var(--card); border: 1px solid var(--border); border-radius: 8px; padding: .8rem 1rem; }
+  .card .k { color: var(--muted); font-size: .8rem; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .03em; }
+  .card .v { font-family: ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, monospace; font-size: .95rem; word-break: break-all; }
+  .top-failure { border-left: 4px solid var(--crit); background: #fef2f2; padding: .8rem 1rem; border-radius: 6px; margin-bottom: .6rem; }
+  .top-failure.severity-warn { border-color: var(--warn); background: #fffbeb; }
+  .top-failure.severity-info { border-color: var(--info); background: #eff6ff; }
+  .top-failure h3 { margin-bottom: .25rem; }
+  .top-failure ul { margin: .25rem 0 .35rem 1.1rem; padding: 0; font-size: .9rem; }
+  .top-failure .fix { background: rgba(0,0,0,.04); padding: .45rem .6rem; border-radius: 4px; font-size: .9rem; }
+  .top-failure .fix strong { display: block; color: var(--text); margin-bottom: .15rem; }
+  .chain { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: .4rem; }
+  .hop { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: .6rem; background: var(--card); border: 1px solid var(--border); border-radius: 8px; padding: .5rem .8rem; font-family: ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, monospace; font-size: .9rem; }
+  .hop .idx { color: var(--muted); font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }
+  .hop .kind { padding: .1rem .45rem; border-radius: 4px; font-size: .72rem; font-weight: 600; color: #fff; }
+  .kind-cname { background: #3b82f6; }
+  .kind-dname { background: #8b5cf6; }
+  .kind-alias { background: #14b8a6; }
+  .kind-target { background: #1e9e5d; }
+  .hop .arrow { color: var(--muted); }
+  .hop .meta { color: var(--muted); font-size: .78rem; margin-left: auto; }
+  table { width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: .88rem; background: var(--card); border: 1px solid var(--border); border-radius: 8px; overflow: hidden; }
+  th, td { text-align: left; padding: .45rem .7rem; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border); }
+  th { background: #f3f4f6; font-weight: 600; font-size: .78rem; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .03em; color: var(--muted); }
+  tr:last-child td { border-bottom: none; }
+  .sev { display: inline-block; padding: .08rem .4rem; border-radius: 4px; font-size: .72rem; font-weight: 600; color: #fff; text-transform: uppercase; }
+  .sev-info { background: var(--info); }
+  .sev-warn { background: var(--warn); }
+  .sev-crit { background: var(--crit); }
+  details { background: var(--card); border: 1px solid var(--border); border-radius: 8px; padding: .5rem .8rem; }
+  details pre { max-height: 360px; overflow: auto; font-size: .8rem; }
+  code { font-family: ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, monospace; }
+  .badge { display: inline-block; background: #e5e7eb; padding: .05rem .4rem; border-radius: 4px; font-size: .75rem; color: var(--text); }
+  .badge.on { background: #dcfce7; color: #14532d; }
+  .badge.off { background: #fee2e2; color: #7f1d1d; }
+</style>
+</head>
+<body>
+  <div class="status-banner {{.OverallClass}}">
+    <div>
+      <div class="label">{{.OverallStatusText}}</div>
+      <div class="sub">for <code>{{.Owner}}</code></div>
+    </div>
+    <div class="sub">
+      {{if .FinalTarget}}final: <code>{{.FinalTarget}}</code>{{end}}
+    </div>
+  </div>
+
+  <div class="grid">
+    <div class="card"><div class="k">Owner</div><div class="v">{{.Owner}}</div></div>
+    <div class="card"><div class="k">Apex</div><div class="v">{{if .Apex}}{{.Apex}}{{else}}—{{end}}</div></div>
+    <div class="card"><div class="k">Final target</div><div class="v">{{if .FinalTarget}}{{.FinalTarget}}{{else}}—{{end}}</div></div>
+    <div class="card"><div class="k">Final addresses</div>
+      <div class="v">{{if .FinalAddresses}}{{range .FinalAddresses}}{{.}}<br>{{end}}{{else}}<span class="muted">none</span>{{end}}</div>
+    </div>
+    <div class="card"><div class="k">DNSSEC</div>
+      <div class="v">
+        {{if .ZoneSigned}}<span class="badge on">signed zone</span>{{else}}<span class="badge off">unsigned</span>{{end}}
+        {{if .ZoneSigned}}{{if .CNAMESigned}}<span class="badge on">CNAME signed</span>{{else}}<span class="badge off">CNAME unsigned</span>{{end}}{{end}}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+    <div class="card"><div class="k">Apex flattening (ALIAS/ANAME)</div>
+      <div class="v">{{if .ApexFlattening}}<span class="badge on">detected</span>{{else}}<span class="muted">not detected</span>{{end}}</div>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+
+  {{if .TopFailures}}
+  <h2>Fix these first</h2>
+  {{range .TopFailures}}
+    <div class="top-failure severity-{{.Severity}}">
+      <h3>{{.Title}} <span class="sev sev-{{.Severity}}">{{.Severity}}</span></h3>
+      <ul>
+        {{range .Messages}}<li>{{.}}</li>{{end}}
+      </ul>
+      {{if .Hint}}<div class="fix"><strong>How to fix</strong>{{.Hint}}</div>{{end}}
+    </div>
+  {{end}}
+  {{end}}
+
+  {{if .ChainSteps}}
+  <h2>Resolution chain</h2>
+  <div class="chain">
+    {{range .ChainSteps}}
+      <div class="hop">
+        <span class="idx">#{{.Index}}</span>
+        <span class="kind {{.CSSKind}}">{{.Kind}}</span>
+        <code>{{.Owner}}</code>
+        {{if .Target}}<span class="arrow">→</span><code>{{.Target}}</code>{{end}}
+        <span class="meta">
+          {{if .TTL}}TTL {{.TTL}}s{{end}}
+          {{if .Server}} · {{.Server}}{{end}}
+        </span>
+      </div>
+    {{end}}
+  </div>
+  {{end}}
+
+  {{if .DNAMEs}}
+  <h2>DNAME substitutions</h2>
+  <table>
+    <thead><tr><th>Owner</th><th>Target</th><th>TTL</th><th>Server</th></tr></thead>
+    <tbody>
+      {{range .DNAMEs}}
+        <tr>
+          <td><code>{{.Owner}}</code></td>
+          <td><code>{{.Target}}</code></td>
+          <td>{{.TTL}}</td>
+          <td><code>{{.Server}}</code></td>
+        </tr>
+      {{end}}
+    </tbody>
+  </table>
+  {{end}}
+
+  {{if .Coexisting}}
+  <h2>Records coexisting with CNAME</h2>
+  <table>
+    <thead><tr><th>Type</th><th>TTL</th></tr></thead>
+    <tbody>
+      {{range .Coexisting}}
+        <tr><td><code>{{.Type}}</code></td><td>{{.TTL}}</td></tr>
+      {{end}}
+    </tbody>
+  </table>
+  {{end}}
+
+  {{if .OtherFindings}}
+  <h2>Additional findings</h2>
+  <table>
+    <thead><tr><th>Severity</th><th>Rule</th><th>Subject</th><th>Message</th></tr></thead>
+    <tbody>
+      {{range .OtherFindings}}
+        <tr>
+          <td><span class="sev sev-{{.Severity}}">{{.Severity}}</span></td>
+          <td><code>{{.RuleName}}</code></td>
+          <td><code>{{.Subject}}</code></td>
+          <td>{{.Message}}{{if .Hint}}<br><span class="muted">{{.Hint}}</span>{{end}}</td>
+        </tr>
+      {{end}}
+    </tbody>
+  </table>
+  {{end}}
+
+  {{if .RawJSON}}
+  <h2>Raw observation</h2>
+  <details><summary class="muted">Show raw JSON</summary><pre>{{.RawJSON}}</pre></details>
+  {{end}}
+</body>
+</html>`

checker/rules_apex.go

@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+package checker
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+
+	sdk "git.happydns.org/checker-sdk-go/checker"
+)
+
+// apexLookupRule verifies that the apex zone of Owner was located.
+type apexLookupRule struct{}
+
+func (apexLookupRule) Name() string { return "apex_lookup" }
+func (apexLookupRule) Description() string {
+	return "Verifies the zone apex (SOA) of the checked name can be located."
+}
+
+func (apexLookupRule) Evaluate(ctx context.Context, obs sdk.ObservationGetter, _ sdk.CheckerOptions) []sdk.CheckState {
+	data, errState := loadAlias(ctx, obs)
+	if errState != nil {
+		return errState
+	}
+	if data.Apex != "" {
+		return okState(data.Apex, fmt.Sprintf("apex %s located", data.Apex))
+	}
+	return []sdk.CheckState{withHint(sdk.CheckState{
+		Status:  sdk.StatusCrit,
+		Subject: data.Owner,
+		Message: fmt.Sprintf("could not locate zone apex: %s", data.ApexLookupError),
+	}, "Check that the parent delegation exists and that the zone is published.")}
+}
+
+// cnameAtApexRule flags a CNAME that sits at the zone apex. Its severity is
+// controlled by the shared allowApexCNAME option: when enabled, the violation
+// is downgraded to a warning.
+type cnameAtApexRule struct{}
+
+func (cnameAtApexRule) Name() string { return "cname_at_apex" }
+func (cnameAtApexRule) Description() string {
+	return "Flags a CNAME at the zone apex, which conflicts with the SOA/NS records the apex must carry (RFC 1912 §2.4). Honours the shared allowApexCNAME option."
+}
+
+func (cnameAtApexRule) Evaluate(ctx context.Context, obs sdk.ObservationGetter, opts sdk.CheckerOptions) []sdk.CheckState {
+	data, errState := loadAlias(ctx, obs)
+	if errState != nil {
+		return errState
+	}
+	if !apexKnown(data) {
+		return skipped("apex lookup failed")
+	}
+	if !data.OwnerIsApex {
+		return skipped("owner is not the zone apex")
+	}
+	if !data.ApexHasCNAME {
+		return okState(data.Apex, "no CNAME at apex")
+	}
+	status := sdk.StatusCrit
+	if allowApexCNAME(opts) {
+		status = sdk.StatusWarn
+	}
+	return []sdk.CheckState{withHint(sdk.CheckState{
+		Status:  status,
+		Subject: data.Apex,
+		Message: fmt.Sprintf("CNAME at apex %s conflicts with SOA/NS (RFC 1912 §2.4)", data.Apex),
+	}, "Use the provider's ALIAS/ANAME flattening, an HTTP redirect, or move content to a sub-label such as www.")}
+}
+
+// apexFlatteningRule surfaces provider-side ALIAS/ANAME flattening as an
+// informational notice when the operator opted in via recognizeApexFlattening.
+type apexFlatteningRule struct{}
+
+func (apexFlatteningRule) Name() string { return "apex_flattening" }
+func (apexFlatteningRule) Description() string {
+	return "Notes ALIAS/ANAME provider-side flattening (A/AAAA served at apex alongside SOA/NS)."
+}
+
+func (apexFlatteningRule) Evaluate(ctx context.Context, obs sdk.ObservationGetter, opts sdk.CheckerOptions) []sdk.CheckState {
+	data, errState := loadAlias(ctx, obs)
+	if errState != nil {
+		return errState
+	}
+	if !apexKnown(data) {
+		return skipped("apex lookup failed")
+	}
+	if !data.OwnerIsApex {
+		return skipped("owner is not the zone apex")
+	}
+	if !data.ApexFlattening {
+		return okState(data.Apex, "no ALIAS/ANAME flattening detected")
+	}
+	if !recognizeApexFlattening(opts) {
+		return skipped("recognizeApexFlattening disabled")
+	}
+	return []sdk.CheckState{withHint(sdk.CheckState{
+		Status:  sdk.StatusInfo,
+		Subject: data.Apex,
+		Message: fmt.Sprintf("apex %s serves A/AAAA directly (provider-side ALIAS/ANAME flattening)", data.Apex),
+	}, "Keep the upstream target's TTL in mind: apex A/AAAA will only update as fast as the provider re-flattens.")}
+}

checker/rules_chain.go

@@ -0,0 +1,284 @@
+package checker
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+
+	sdk "git.happydns.org/checker-sdk-go/checker"
+)
+
+// chainLoopRule fires when the chain walk detected a cycle.
+type chainLoopRule struct{}
+
+func (chainLoopRule) Name() string { return "chain_loop" }
+func (chainLoopRule) Description() string {
+	return "Detects CNAME/DNAME cycles in the resolution chain."
+}
+
+func (chainLoopRule) Evaluate(ctx context.Context, obs sdk.ObservationGetter, _ sdk.CheckerOptions) []sdk.CheckState {
+	data, errState := loadAlias(ctx, obs)
+	if errState != nil {
+		return errState
+	}
+	if !apexKnown(data) {
+		return skipped("apex lookup failed")
+	}
+	if data.ChainTerminated.Reason != TermLoop {
+		return okState(data.Owner, "no loop in the alias chain")
+	}
+	return []sdk.CheckState{withHint(sdk.CheckState{
+		Status:  sdk.StatusCrit,
+		Subject: data.ChainTerminated.Subject,
+		Message: fmt.Sprintf("chain loops back to %s", data.ChainTerminated.Subject),
+	}, "Break the loop by pointing the last CNAME at an A/AAAA-bearing name.")}
+}
+
+// chainLengthRule enforces a maximum chain length.
+type chainLengthRule struct{}
+
+func (chainLengthRule) Name() string { return "chain_length" }
+func (chainLengthRule) Description() string {
+	return "Flags alias chains longer than the configured maximum (most resolvers give up around 8-16 hops)."
+}
+
+func (chainLengthRule) Options() sdk.CheckerOptionsDocumentation {
+	return sdk.CheckerOptionsDocumentation{
+		UserOpts: []sdk.CheckerOptionDocumentation{
+			{
+				Id:          "maxChainLength",
+				Type:        "uint",
+				Label:       "Maximum chain length",
+				Description: "Above this number of hops the chain is reported as critical.",
+				Default:     float64(defaultMaxChainLength),
+			},
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func (chainLengthRule) Evaluate(ctx context.Context, obs sdk.ObservationGetter, opts sdk.CheckerOptions) []sdk.CheckState {
+	data, errState := loadAlias(ctx, obs)
+	if errState != nil {
+		return errState
+	}
+	if !apexKnown(data) {
+		return skipped("apex lookup failed")
+	}
+	maxLen := sdk.GetIntOption(opts, "maxChainLength", defaultMaxChainLength)
+	if data.ChainTerminated.Reason != TermTooLong {
+		return okState(data.Owner, fmt.Sprintf("chain has %d hop(s), within limit of %d", len(data.Chain), maxLen))
+	}
+	return []sdk.CheckState{withHint(sdk.CheckState{
+		Status:  sdk.StatusCrit,
+		Subject: data.ChainTerminated.Subject,
+		Message: fmt.Sprintf("chain exceeds %d hops; many resolvers will give up", maxLen),
+	}, "Flatten intermediate CNAMEs so that the chain is at most a few hops long.")}
+}
+
+// chainQueryErrorRule fires when a hop query failed outright (network, timeout).
+type chainQueryErrorRule struct{}
+
+func (chainQueryErrorRule) Name() string { return "chain_query_error" }
+func (chainQueryErrorRule) Description() string {
+	return "Flags DNS query failures encountered while walking the alias chain."
+}
+
+func (chainQueryErrorRule) Evaluate(ctx context.Context, obs sdk.ObservationGetter, _ sdk.CheckerOptions) []sdk.CheckState {
+	data, errState := loadAlias(ctx, obs)
+	if errState != nil {
+		return errState
+	}
+	if !apexKnown(data) {
+		return skipped("apex lookup failed")
+	}
+	if data.ChainTerminated.Reason != TermQueryErr {
+		return okState(data.Owner, "all chain queries succeeded")
+	}
+	return []sdk.CheckState{withHint(sdk.CheckState{
+		Status:  sdk.StatusWarn,
+		Subject: data.ChainTerminated.Subject,
+		Message: fmt.Sprintf("CNAME query for %s failed: %s", data.ChainTerminated.Subject, data.ChainTerminated.Detail),
+	}, "Check authoritative-server reachability and firewall rules; the alias is unusable while queries fail.")}
+}
+
+// chainRcodeRule fires when the chain terminated on a non-NOERROR rcode or the
+// final A/AAAA lookup returned a non-NOERROR rcode.
+type chainRcodeRule struct{}
+
+func (chainRcodeRule) Name() string { return "chain_rcode" }
+func (chainRcodeRule) Description() string {
+	return "Flags NXDOMAIN/SERVFAIL/other rcodes encountered mid-chain or on the final target lookup."
+}
+
+func (chainRcodeRule) Evaluate(ctx context.Context, obs sdk.ObservationGetter, _ sdk.CheckerOptions) []sdk.CheckState {
+	data, errState := loadAlias(ctx, obs)
+	if errState != nil {
+		return errState
+	}
+	if !apexKnown(data) {
+		return skipped("apex lookup failed")
+	}
+	var out []sdk.CheckState
+	if data.ChainTerminated.Reason == TermRcode {
+		out = append(out, withHint(sdk.CheckState{
+			Status:  sdk.StatusCrit,
+			Subject: data.ChainTerminated.Subject,
+			Message: fmt.Sprintf("server answered %s mid-chain", data.ChainTerminated.Rcode),
+		}, "Ensure the zone publishes the expected record; NXDOMAIN/SERVFAIL mid-chain breaks the alias."))
+	}
+	if data.FinalRcode != "" && data.FinalRcode != "NOERROR" {
+		out = append(out, withHint(sdk.CheckState{
+			Status:  sdk.StatusWarn,
+			Subject: data.FinalTarget,
+			Message: fmt.Sprintf("final A lookup for %s returned %s", data.FinalTarget, data.FinalRcode),
+		}, "Check the upstream zone's A/AAAA publication."))
+	}
+	if len(out) == 0 {
+		return okState(data.Owner, "all chain and final lookups returned NOERROR")
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
+// hopTTLRule flags hops whose TTL is below the configured floor.
+type hopTTLRule struct{}
+
+func (hopTTLRule) Name() string { return "hop_ttl" }
+func (hopTTLRule) Description() string {
+	return "Flags chain hops whose TTL is below the configured minimum."
+}
+
+func (hopTTLRule) Options() sdk.CheckerOptionsDocumentation {
+	return sdk.CheckerOptionsDocumentation{
+		UserOpts: []sdk.CheckerOptionDocumentation{
+			{
+				Id:          "minTargetTTL",
+				Type:        "uint",
+				Label:       "Minimum TTL (seconds)",
+				Description: "Hops with a TTL below this threshold are flagged as a warning.",
+				Default:     float64(defaultMinTargetTTL),
+			},
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func (hopTTLRule) Evaluate(ctx context.Context, obs sdk.ObservationGetter, opts sdk.CheckerOptions) []sdk.CheckState {
+	data, errState := loadAlias(ctx, obs)
+	if errState != nil {
+		return errState
+	}
+	if !apexKnown(data) {
+		return skipped("apex lookup failed")
+	}
+	if len(data.Chain) == 0 {
+		return skipped("chain is empty")
+	}
+	minTTL := uint32(sdk.GetIntOption(opts, "minTargetTTL", defaultMinTargetTTL))
+	var out []sdk.CheckState
+	for _, h := range data.Chain {
+		if h.Kind == KindTarget || h.TTL == 0 {
+			continue
+		}
+		if h.TTL < minTTL {
+			out = append(out, withHint(sdk.CheckState{
+				Status:  sdk.StatusWarn,
+				Subject: h.Owner,
+				Message: fmt.Sprintf("hop %s → %s has TTL %ds (< %d)", h.Owner, h.Target, h.TTL, minTTL),
+			}, "Raise the CNAME TTL to improve cache efficiency (5-15 minutes is a common floor)."))
+		}
+	}
+	if len(out) == 0 {
+		return okState(data.Owner, fmt.Sprintf("all chain hops have TTL ≥ %ds", minTTL))
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
+// targetResolvableRule flags a chain whose final target publishes no A/AAAA.
+// Honours the requireResolvableTarget option: when disabled, the finding is a
+// warning instead of critical.
+type targetResolvableRule struct{}
+
+func (targetResolvableRule) Name() string { return "target_resolvable" }
+func (targetResolvableRule) Description() string {
+	return "Verifies that the final target of the alias chain publishes at least one A or AAAA record."
+}
+
+func (targetResolvableRule) Options() sdk.CheckerOptionsDocumentation {
+	return sdk.CheckerOptionsDocumentation{
+		UserOpts: []sdk.CheckerOptionDocumentation{
+			{
+				Id:          "requireResolvableTarget",
+				Type:        "bool",
+				Label:       "Require resolvable target",
+				Description: "When enabled, a chain whose final target returns no A/AAAA is reported as critical (otherwise a warning).",
+				Default:     defaultRequireResolvableTarget,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func (targetResolvableRule) Evaluate(ctx context.Context, obs sdk.ObservationGetter, opts sdk.CheckerOptions) []sdk.CheckState {
+	data, errState := loadAlias(ctx, obs)
+	if errState != nil {
+		return errState
+	}
+	if !apexKnown(data) {
+		return skipped("apex lookup failed")
+	}
+	if data.ChainTerminated.Reason != TermOK {
+		return skipped("chain did not terminate normally")
+	}
+	if len(data.FinalA) > 0 || len(data.FinalAAAA) > 0 {
+		return okState(data.FinalTarget, fmt.Sprintf("target %s resolves to %d address(es)", data.FinalTarget, len(data.FinalA)+len(data.FinalAAAA)))
+	}
+	status := sdk.StatusWarn
+	if sdk.GetBoolOption(opts, "requireResolvableTarget", defaultRequireResolvableTarget) {
+		status = sdk.StatusCrit
+	}
+	rcode := data.FinalRcode
+	if rcode == "" {
+		rcode = "no A/AAAA"
+	}
+	return []sdk.CheckState{withHint(sdk.CheckState{
+		Status:  status,
+		Subject: data.FinalTarget,
+		Message: fmt.Sprintf("final target %s does not resolve to an address (%s)", data.FinalTarget, rcode),
+	}, "Point the alias at a name that publishes at least one A or AAAA record, or fix the upstream zone.")}
+}
+
+// multipleRecordsRule flags owners that carry more than one CNAME/DNAME in the
+// resolution chain (a malformed zone condition).
+type multipleRecordsRule struct{}
+
+func (multipleRecordsRule) Name() string { return "multiple_records" }
+func (multipleRecordsRule) Description() string {
+	return "Flags owners that carry more than one CNAME/DNAME record; only one is legal per owner."
+}
+
+func (multipleRecordsRule) Evaluate(ctx context.Context, obs sdk.ObservationGetter, _ sdk.CheckerOptions) []sdk.CheckState {
+	data, errState := loadAlias(ctx, obs)
+	if errState != nil {
+		return errState
+	}
+	if !apexKnown(data) {
+		return skipped("apex lookup failed")
+	}
+	seen := map[string]int{}
+	for _, h := range data.Chain {
+		if h.Kind == KindCNAME || h.Kind == KindDNAME {
+			seen[h.Owner]++
+		}
+	}
+	var out []sdk.CheckState
+	for owner, n := range seen {
+		if n > 1 {
+			out = append(out, withHint(sdk.CheckState{
+				Status:  sdk.StatusCrit,
+				Subject: owner,
+				Message: fmt.Sprintf("%s carries %d CNAME/DNAME records in the chain", owner, n),
+			}, "Keep a single CNAME per name; remove duplicates at the authoritative zone."))
+		}
+	}
+	if len(out) == 0 {
+		return okState(data.Owner, "every chain owner carries a single CNAME/DNAME")
+	}
+	return out
+}

checker/rules_coexistence.go

@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+package checker
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+
+	sdk "git.happydns.org/checker-sdk-go/checker"
+)
+
+// cnameCoexistenceRule flags sibling RRsets at the CNAME's owner (RFC 1034
+// §3.6.2, RFC 2181 §10.1). Severity follows the shared allowApexCNAME option
+// when the owner is the apex; A/AAAA siblings at apex are excused when the
+// zone publishes ALIAS/ANAME flattening and recognizeApexFlattening is on.
+type cnameCoexistenceRule struct{}
+
+func (cnameCoexistenceRule) Name() string { return "cname_coexistence" }
+func (cnameCoexistenceRule) Description() string {
+	return "Flags other RRsets that sit at the same owner as a CNAME (RFC 1034 §3.6.2 / RFC 2181 §10.1). Honours allowApexCNAME and recognizeApexFlattening."
+}
+
+func (cnameCoexistenceRule) Evaluate(ctx context.Context, obs sdk.ObservationGetter, opts sdk.CheckerOptions) []sdk.CheckState {
+	data, errState := loadAlias(ctx, obs)
+	if errState != nil {
+		return errState
+	}
+	if !apexKnown(data) {
+		return skipped("apex lookup failed")
+	}
+	if !data.OwnerHasCNAME {
+		return skipped("owner has no CNAME")
+	}
+	if len(data.Coexisting) == 0 {
+		return okState(data.Owner, "CNAME is the only RRset at its owner")
+	}
+
+	isApex := data.OwnerIsApex
+	recognize := recognizeApexFlattening(opts)
+	allow := allowApexCNAME(opts)
+
+	var out []sdk.CheckState
+	for _, rr := range data.Coexisting {
+		// A/AAAA at apex alongside a CNAME is excused when we recognise
+		// ALIAS/ANAME flattening: two different owners cannot legally
+		// coexist, but a provider-side flattener can still serve that.
+		if isApex && recognize && data.ApexFlattening && (rr.Type == "A" || rr.Type == "AAAA") {
+			continue
+		}
+		status := sdk.StatusCrit
+		if isApex && allow {
+			status = sdk.StatusWarn
+		}
+		out = append(out, withHint(sdk.CheckState{
+			Status:  status,
+			Subject: data.Owner,
+			Message: fmt.Sprintf("%s and CNAME both exist at %s (RFC 1034 §3.6.2 / RFC 2181 §10.1)", rr.Type, data.Owner),
+			Code:    rr.Type,
+		}, "Remove the sibling record or move it under a different label; a name cannot simultaneously carry a CNAME and other data."))
+	}
+	if len(out) == 0 {
+		return okState(data.Owner, "CNAME coexistence exempted by ALIAS/ANAME flattening")
+	}
+	return out
+}

checker/rules_common.go

@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+package checker
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+
+	sdk "git.happydns.org/checker-sdk-go/checker"
+)
+
+// Default values for shared and per-rule options. Kept here so documentation
+// (Definition / rule Options()) and runtime reads stay in sync.
+const (
+	defaultMaxChainLength          = 8
+	defaultMinTargetTTL            = 60
+	defaultRequireResolvableTarget = true
+	defaultAllowApexCNAME          = false
+	defaultRecognizeApexFlattening = true
+
+	// hintKey is the CheckState.Meta key that carries a short remediation
+	// suggestion. The HTML report surfaces it as the "How to fix" block.
+	hintKey = "hint"
+)
+
+// loadAlias reads the primary AliasData observation. When the observation is
+// missing or malformed, it returns a single StatusError state ready to be
+// returned by the rule.
+func loadAlias(ctx context.Context, obs sdk.ObservationGetter) (*AliasData, []sdk.CheckState) {
+	var data AliasData
+	if err := obs.Get(ctx, ObservationKeyAlias, &data); err != nil {
+		return nil, []sdk.CheckState{{
+			Status:  sdk.StatusError,
+			Message: fmt.Sprintf("failed to read alias observation: %v", err),
+		}}
+	}
+	return &data, nil
+}
+
+// skipped wraps a single StatusInfo state describing why a rule did not fire.
+// Rules must always return at least one state; "skipped" is how we encode
+// "this rule has nothing to judge right now" without masking the check.
+func skipped(reason string) []sdk.CheckState {
+	return []sdk.CheckState{{
+		Status:  sdk.StatusInfo,
+		Message: "skipped: " + reason,
+	}}
+}
+
+// okState builds a single StatusOK result for rules whose condition is clean.
+func okState(subject, message string) []sdk.CheckState {
+	return []sdk.CheckState{{
+		Status:  sdk.StatusOK,
+		Subject: subject,
+		Message: message,
+	}}
+}
+
+// withHint attaches a remediation hint to a state's Meta. No-op when hint is
+// empty so callers can hand through the option unconditionally.
+func withHint(s sdk.CheckState, hint string) sdk.CheckState {
+	if hint == "" {
+		return s
+	}
+	if s.Meta == nil {
+		s.Meta = map[string]any{}
+	}
+	s.Meta[hintKey] = hint
+	return s
+}
+
+// apexKnown is the gate most chain-oriented rules apply: when apex lookup
+// failed there is nothing to evaluate. Rules that gate on this return
+// skipped("apex lookup failed") uniformly so the UI shows a consistent line.
+func apexKnown(data *AliasData) bool {
+	return data.ApexLookupError == "" && data.Apex != ""
+}
+
+// allowApexCNAME reads the shared option governing whether a CNAME at apex is
+// downgraded to a warning.
+func allowApexCNAME(opts sdk.CheckerOptions) bool {
+	return sdk.GetBoolOption(opts, "allowApexCNAME", defaultAllowApexCNAME)
+}
+
+// recognizeApexFlattening reads the shared option governing whether
+// provider-side ALIAS/ANAME flattening is recognised (and A/AAAA alongside a
+// CNAME at apex is excused from coexistence).
+func recognizeApexFlattening(opts sdk.CheckerOptions) bool {
+	return sdk.GetBoolOption(opts, "recognizeApexFlattening", defaultRecognizeApexFlattening)
+}

checker/rules_dnssec.go

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+package checker
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+
+	sdk "git.happydns.org/checker-sdk-go/checker"
+)
+
+// cnameDnssecRule flags a CNAME that lacks an RRSIG in a DNSSEC-signed zone.
+type cnameDnssecRule struct{}
+
+func (cnameDnssecRule) Name() string { return "cname_dnssec" }
+func (cnameDnssecRule) Description() string {
+	return "Verifies that, in a DNSSEC-signed zone, the CNAME at Owner carries an RRSIG."
+}
+
+func (cnameDnssecRule) Evaluate(ctx context.Context, obs sdk.ObservationGetter, _ sdk.CheckerOptions) []sdk.CheckState {
+	data, errState := loadAlias(ctx, obs)
+	if errState != nil {
+		return errState
+	}
+	if !apexKnown(data) {
+		return skipped("apex lookup failed")
+	}
+	if !data.ZoneSigned {
+		return skipped("zone not DNSSEC-signed")
+	}
+	if !data.OwnerHasCNAME {
+		return skipped("owner has no CNAME")
+	}
+	if !data.CNAMESigCheckDone {
+		return skipped("DO-bit CNAME probe did not complete")
+	}
+	if data.CNAMESigned {
+		return okState(data.Owner, fmt.Sprintf("CNAME at %s is DNSSEC-signed", data.Owner))
+	}
+	return []sdk.CheckState{withHint(sdk.CheckState{
+		Status:  sdk.StatusCrit,
+		Subject: data.Owner,
+		Message: fmt.Sprintf("zone %s is DNSSEC-signed but CNAME at %s has no RRSIG", data.Apex, data.Owner),
+	}, "Re-sign the zone or verify your signer covers the alias RRset; unsigned answers in a signed zone SERVFAIL at validating resolvers.")}
+}

checker/rules_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,351 @@
+package checker
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	sdk "git.happydns.org/checker-sdk-go/checker"
+)
+
+// fakeObs satisfies sdk.ObservationGetter by JSON-round-tripping a stored
+// *AliasData into the destination. Rules read observation data exactly that
+// way in production, so round-tripping keeps tests faithful to runtime.
+type fakeObs struct {
+	data *AliasData
+}
+
+func (f fakeObs) Get(_ context.Context, _ sdk.ObservationKey, dest any) error {
+	if f.data == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	raw, err := json.Marshal(f.data)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return json.Unmarshal(raw, dest)
+}
+
+func (fakeObs) GetRelated(_ context.Context, _ sdk.ObservationKey) ([]sdk.RelatedObservation, error) {
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
+func run(r sdk.CheckRule, data *AliasData, opts sdk.CheckerOptions) []sdk.CheckState {
+	return r.Evaluate(context.Background(), fakeObs{data: data}, opts)
+}
+
+// apexKnownData returns a minimal AliasData whose apex lookup succeeded, used
+// as a baseline so non-apex rules can run.
+func apexKnownData() *AliasData {
+	return &AliasData{
+		Owner: "www.example.com.",
+		Apex:  "example.com.",
+	}
+}
+
+func assertSkipped(t *testing.T, states []sdk.CheckState, wantSubstr string) {
+	t.Helper()
+	if len(states) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("want 1 state, got %d: %+v", len(states), states)
+	}
+	if states[0].Status != sdk.StatusInfo {
+		t.Fatalf("want StatusInfo (skipped), got %v", states[0].Status)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(states[0].Message, "skipped") || !strings.Contains(states[0].Message, wantSubstr) {
+		t.Fatalf("want skipped message containing %q, got %q", wantSubstr, states[0].Message)
+	}
+}
+
+func assertSingle(t *testing.T, states []sdk.CheckState, want sdk.Status) sdk.CheckState {
+	t.Helper()
+	if len(states) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("want 1 state, got %d: %+v", len(states), states)
+	}
+	if states[0].Status != want {
+		t.Fatalf("want status %v, got %v (msg=%q)", want, states[0].Status, states[0].Message)
+	}
+	return states[0]
+}
+
+func TestApexLookupRule(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("ok", func(t *testing.T) {
+		s := assertSingle(t, run(apexLookupRule{}, apexKnownData(), nil), sdk.StatusOK)
+		if s.Subject != "example.com." {
+			t.Fatalf("want subject=example.com., got %q", s.Subject)
+		}
+	})
+	t.Run("failure", func(t *testing.T) {
+		data := &AliasData{Owner: "www.nope.invalid.", ApexLookupError: "no SOA"}
+		s := assertSingle(t, run(apexLookupRule{}, data, nil), sdk.StatusCrit)
+		if s.Meta[hintKey] == nil {
+			t.Fatalf("want hint, got none")
+		}
+	})
+}
+
+func TestChainLoopRule(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("ok", func(t *testing.T) {
+		d := apexKnownData()
+		d.ChainTerminated.Reason = TermOK
+		assertSingle(t, run(chainLoopRule{}, d, nil), sdk.StatusOK)
+	})
+	t.Run("loop", func(t *testing.T) {
+		d := apexKnownData()
+		d.ChainTerminated = ChainTermination{Reason: TermLoop, Subject: "a.example.com."}
+		s := assertSingle(t, run(chainLoopRule{}, d, nil), sdk.StatusCrit)
+		if s.Subject != "a.example.com." {
+			t.Fatalf("want subject to be loop offender, got %q", s.Subject)
+		}
+	})
+	t.Run("skip when apex unknown", func(t *testing.T) {
+		d := &AliasData{Owner: "x.", ApexLookupError: "boom"}
+		assertSkipped(t, run(chainLoopRule{}, d, nil), "apex")
+	})
+}
+
+func TestChainLengthRule(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("ok", func(t *testing.T) {
+		d := apexKnownData()
+		d.ChainTerminated.Reason = TermOK
+		assertSingle(t, run(chainLengthRule{}, d, nil), sdk.StatusOK)
+	})
+	t.Run("too long", func(t *testing.T) {
+		d := apexKnownData()
+		d.ChainTerminated = ChainTermination{Reason: TermTooLong, Subject: "deep.example.com."}
+		assertSingle(t, run(chainLengthRule{}, d, sdk.CheckerOptions{"maxChainLength": float64(3)}), sdk.StatusCrit)
+	})
+}
+
+func TestChainQueryErrorRule(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("ok", func(t *testing.T) {
+		d := apexKnownData()
+		d.ChainTerminated.Reason = TermOK
+		assertSingle(t, run(chainQueryErrorRule{}, d, nil), sdk.StatusOK)
+	})
+	t.Run("query err", func(t *testing.T) {
+		d := apexKnownData()
+		d.ChainTerminated = ChainTermination{Reason: TermQueryErr, Subject: "broken.example.com.", Detail: "timeout"}
+		assertSingle(t, run(chainQueryErrorRule{}, d, nil), sdk.StatusWarn)
+	})
+}
+
+func TestChainRcodeRule(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("ok", func(t *testing.T) {
+		d := apexKnownData()
+		d.ChainTerminated.Reason = TermOK
+		assertSingle(t, run(chainRcodeRule{}, d, nil), sdk.StatusOK)
+	})
+	t.Run("mid-chain NXDOMAIN", func(t *testing.T) {
+		d := apexKnownData()
+		d.ChainTerminated = ChainTermination{Reason: TermRcode, Subject: "gone.example.com.", Rcode: "NXDOMAIN"}
+		assertSingle(t, run(chainRcodeRule{}, d, nil), sdk.StatusCrit)
+	})
+	t.Run("final rcode", func(t *testing.T) {
+		d := apexKnownData()
+		d.ChainTerminated.Reason = TermOK
+		d.FinalTarget = "target.example."
+		d.FinalRcode = "SERVFAIL"
+		states := run(chainRcodeRule{}, d, nil)
+		if len(states) != 1 || states[0].Status != sdk.StatusWarn {
+			t.Fatalf("want single WARN, got %+v", states)
+		}
+	})
+}
+
+func TestHopTTLRule(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("ok", func(t *testing.T) {
+		d := apexKnownData()
+		d.Chain = []ChainHop{{Owner: "a.", Kind: KindCNAME, Target: "b.", TTL: 300}}
+		d.ChainTerminated.Reason = TermOK
+		assertSingle(t, run(hopTTLRule{}, d, nil), sdk.StatusOK)
+	})
+	t.Run("multi-subject low TTL", func(t *testing.T) {
+		d := apexKnownData()
+		d.Chain = []ChainHop{
+			{Owner: "a.", Kind: KindCNAME, Target: "b.", TTL: 10},
+			{Owner: "b.", Kind: KindCNAME, Target: "c.", TTL: 20},
+			{Owner: "c.", Kind: KindTarget},
+		}
+		states := run(hopTTLRule{}, d, sdk.CheckerOptions{"minTargetTTL": float64(60)})
+		if len(states) != 2 {
+			t.Fatalf("want 2 states (one per low-TTL hop), got %d: %+v", len(states), states)
+		}
+		for _, s := range states {
+			if s.Status != sdk.StatusWarn {
+				t.Fatalf("want WARN, got %v", s.Status)
+			}
+		}
+	})
+	t.Run("skip empty chain", func(t *testing.T) {
+		d := apexKnownData()
+		assertSkipped(t, run(hopTTLRule{}, d, nil), "chain is empty")
+	})
+}
+
+func TestCnameAtApexRule(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("ok when no cname at apex", func(t *testing.T) {
+		d := apexKnownData()
+		d.OwnerIsApex = true
+		d.Owner = "example.com."
+		assertSingle(t, run(cnameAtApexRule{}, d, nil), sdk.StatusOK)
+	})
+	t.Run("crit when apex has cname", func(t *testing.T) {
+		d := apexKnownData()
+		d.OwnerIsApex = true
+		d.ApexHasCNAME = true
+		d.Owner = "example.com."
+		assertSingle(t, run(cnameAtApexRule{}, d, nil), sdk.StatusCrit)
+	})
+	t.Run("warn when allowApexCNAME", func(t *testing.T) {
+		d := apexKnownData()
+		d.OwnerIsApex = true
+		d.ApexHasCNAME = true
+		d.Owner = "example.com."
+		assertSingle(t, run(cnameAtApexRule{}, d, sdk.CheckerOptions{"allowApexCNAME": true}), sdk.StatusWarn)
+	})
+	t.Run("skip when not apex", func(t *testing.T) {
+		d := apexKnownData()
+		assertSkipped(t, run(cnameAtApexRule{}, d, nil), "apex")
+	})
+}
+
+func TestApexFlatteningRule(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("ok when no flattening", func(t *testing.T) {
+		d := apexKnownData()
+		d.OwnerIsApex = true
+		assertSingle(t, run(apexFlatteningRule{}, d, nil), sdk.StatusOK)
+	})
+	t.Run("info when flattening recognized", func(t *testing.T) {
+		d := apexKnownData()
+		d.OwnerIsApex = true
+		d.ApexFlattening = true
+		assertSingle(t, run(apexFlatteningRule{}, d, nil), sdk.StatusInfo)
+	})
+	t.Run("skip when recognizeApexFlattening=false", func(t *testing.T) {
+		d := apexKnownData()
+		d.OwnerIsApex = true
+		d.ApexFlattening = true
+		assertSkipped(t, run(apexFlatteningRule{}, d, sdk.CheckerOptions{"recognizeApexFlattening": false}), "recognizeApexFlattening")
+	})
+}
+
+func TestCnameCoexistenceRule(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("ok", func(t *testing.T) {
+		d := apexKnownData()
+		d.OwnerHasCNAME = true
+		assertSingle(t, run(cnameCoexistenceRule{}, d, nil), sdk.StatusOK)
+	})
+	t.Run("multi-subject crit", func(t *testing.T) {
+		d := apexKnownData()
+		d.OwnerHasCNAME = true
+		d.Coexisting = []CoexistingRRset{{Type: "MX"}, {Type: "TXT"}}
+		states := run(cnameCoexistenceRule{}, d, nil)
+		if len(states) != 2 {
+			t.Fatalf("want 2 states, got %d", len(states))
+		}
+	})
+	t.Run("apex A/AAAA excused by flattening", func(t *testing.T) {
+		d := apexKnownData()
+		d.Owner = "example.com."
+		d.OwnerIsApex = true
+		d.OwnerHasCNAME = true
+		d.ApexFlattening = true
+		d.Coexisting = []CoexistingRRset{{Type: "A"}, {Type: "AAAA"}, {Type: "MX"}}
+		states := run(cnameCoexistenceRule{}, d, nil)
+		// Only MX remains, A/AAAA excused.
+		if len(states) != 1 {
+			t.Fatalf("want 1 state (MX only), got %d: %+v", len(states), states)
+		}
+		if states[0].Code != "MX" {
+			t.Fatalf("want code=MX, got %q", states[0].Code)
+		}
+	})
+	t.Run("skip without cname", func(t *testing.T) {
+		d := apexKnownData()
+		assertSkipped(t, run(cnameCoexistenceRule{}, d, nil), "owner has no CNAME")
+	})
+}
+
+func TestCnameDnssecRule(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("skip unsigned zone", func(t *testing.T) {
+		d := apexKnownData()
+		d.OwnerHasCNAME = true
+		assertSkipped(t, run(cnameDnssecRule{}, d, nil), "zone not DNSSEC")
+	})
+	t.Run("ok when signed", func(t *testing.T) {
+		d := apexKnownData()
+		d.ZoneSigned = true
+		d.OwnerHasCNAME = true
+		d.CNAMESigCheckDone = true
+		d.CNAMESigned = true
+		assertSingle(t, run(cnameDnssecRule{}, d, nil), sdk.StatusOK)
+	})
+	t.Run("crit when unsigned cname", func(t *testing.T) {
+		d := apexKnownData()
+		d.ZoneSigned = true
+		d.OwnerHasCNAME = true
+		d.CNAMESigCheckDone = true
+		assertSingle(t, run(cnameDnssecRule{}, d, nil), sdk.StatusCrit)
+	})
+}
+
+func TestTargetResolvableRule(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("ok", func(t *testing.T) {
+		d := apexKnownData()
+		d.ChainTerminated.Reason = TermOK
+		d.FinalTarget = "target."
+		d.FinalA = []string{"1.2.3.4"}
+		assertSingle(t, run(targetResolvableRule{}, d, nil), sdk.StatusOK)
+	})
+	t.Run("crit by default", func(t *testing.T) {
+		d := apexKnownData()
+		d.ChainTerminated.Reason = TermOK
+		d.FinalTarget = "target."
+		assertSingle(t, run(targetResolvableRule{}, d, nil), sdk.StatusCrit)
+	})
+	t.Run("warn when requireResolvableTarget=false", func(t *testing.T) {
+		d := apexKnownData()
+		d.ChainTerminated.Reason = TermOK
+		d.FinalTarget = "target."
+		assertSingle(t, run(targetResolvableRule{}, d, sdk.CheckerOptions{"requireResolvableTarget": false}), sdk.StatusWarn)
+	})
+	t.Run("skip when chain did not terminate normally", func(t *testing.T) {
+		d := apexKnownData()
+		d.ChainTerminated.Reason = TermLoop
+		assertSkipped(t, run(targetResolvableRule{}, d, nil), "chain did not terminate normally")
+	})
+}
+
+func TestMultipleRecordsRule(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("ok", func(t *testing.T) {
+		d := apexKnownData()
+		d.Chain = []ChainHop{{Owner: "a.", Kind: KindCNAME, Target: "b."}}
+		assertSingle(t, run(multipleRecordsRule{}, d, nil), sdk.StatusOK)
+	})
+	t.Run("duplicate owner", func(t *testing.T) {
+		d := apexKnownData()
+		d.Chain = []ChainHop{
+			{Owner: "dup.", Kind: KindCNAME, Target: "b."},
+			{Owner: "dup.", Kind: KindCNAME, Target: "c."},
+		}
+		states := run(multipleRecordsRule{}, d, nil)
+		if len(states) != 1 || states[0].Status != sdk.StatusCrit {
+			t.Fatalf("want 1 CRIT, got %+v", states)
+		}
+	})
+}
+
+// Sanity: every rule registered in the Definition returns at least one state
+// even when asked to judge a blank AliasData (apex lookup failed). This guards
+// against a rule slipping through with an empty-slice return path that would
+// be replaced by the SDK with StatusUnknown.
+func TestAllRulesAlwaysReturnAtLeastOneState(t *testing.T) {
+	blank := &AliasData{ApexLookupError: "no apex"}
+	for _, r := range Definition().Rules {
+		got := run(r, blank, nil)
+		if len(got) == 0 {
+			t.Fatalf("rule %s returned no states", r.Name())
+		}
+	}
+}

checker/types.go

@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+package checker
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+
+	"github.com/miekg/dns"
+)
+
+// ObservationKeyAlias is the observation key for alias data.
+const ObservationKeyAlias = "alias"
+
+// AliasKind identifies the flavour of indirection involved in a hop.
+type AliasKind string
+
+const (
+	KindCNAME  AliasKind = "CNAME"
+	KindDNAME  AliasKind = "DNAME"
+	KindALIAS  AliasKind = "ALIAS" // provider-flattened apex alias (pseudo-record)
+	KindTarget AliasKind = "TARGET"
+)
+
+// ChainHop represents one step of the resolution chain.
+type ChainHop struct {
+	Owner  string    `json:"owner"`
+	Kind   AliasKind `json:"kind"`
+	Target string    `json:"target,omitempty"`
+	TTL    uint32    `json:"ttl,omitempty"`
+	// Server is the authoritative server that answered for this hop.
+	Server string `json:"server,omitempty"`
+	// Synthesized is true when this hop is a CNAME synthesized from a DNAME.
+	Synthesized bool `json:"synthesized,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// CoexistingRRset records an RRset that sits next to a CNAME at the same owner.
+type CoexistingRRset struct {
+	Type string `json:"type"`
+	TTL  uint32 `json:"ttl,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// TerminationReason classifies why a chain walk stopped.
+type TerminationReason string
+
+const (
+	TermOK       TerminationReason = "ok"
+	TermLoop     TerminationReason = "loop"
+	TermTooLong  TerminationReason = "too_long"
+	TermQueryErr TerminationReason = "query_error"
+	TermRcode    TerminationReason = "rcode"
+)
+
+// ChainTermination records why the chain walk stopped. It is always populated
+// once the walk returns; rules key off Reason to decide whether they fire.
+type ChainTermination struct {
+	Reason  TerminationReason `json:"reason"`
+	Subject string            `json:"subject,omitempty"`
+	Detail  string            `json:"detail,omitempty"`
+	// Rcode is populated only when Reason == TermRcode.
+	Rcode string `json:"rcode,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// AliasData is the observation payload persisted by the checker. It carries
+// raw facts only: rules are the sole judges.
+type AliasData struct {
+	// Owner is the name we started resolving from (FQDN).
+	Owner string `json:"owner"`
+
+	// Apex is the zone apex of Owner (where SOA lives). Empty iff the
+	// apex lookup failed; ApexLookupError explains why.
+	Apex string `json:"apex,omitempty"`
+
+	// ApexLookupError, when non-empty, captures why findApex failed.
+	ApexLookupError string `json:"apex_lookup_error,omitempty"`
+
+	// AuthServers are the authoritative servers of the apex zone.
+	AuthServers []string `json:"auth_servers,omitempty"`
+
+	// Chain is the ordered list of hops from Owner down to the final
+	// resolvable (or unresolvable) target.
+	Chain []ChainHop `json:"chain,omitempty"`
+
+	// ChainTerminated records why the walk stopped.
+	ChainTerminated ChainTermination `json:"chain_terminated"`
+
+	// FinalTarget is the last name in the chain (possibly Owner itself when
+	// there is no indirection).
+	FinalTarget string `json:"final_target,omitempty"`
+
+	// FinalA / FinalAAAA hold the addresses that the chain ultimately resolves
+	// to. Empty when the target does not produce any address.
+	FinalA    []string `json:"final_a,omitempty"`
+	FinalAAAA []string `json:"final_aaaa,omitempty"`
+
+	// FinalRcode is the textual rcode of the final A/AAAA lookups (e.g.
+	// "NOERROR", "NXDOMAIN", "SERVFAIL"); empty when not applicable.
+	FinalRcode string `json:"final_rcode,omitempty"`
+
+	// Coexisting lists RRsets that share the owner with a CNAME. Populated
+	// only when a CNAME is present at Owner.
+	Coexisting []CoexistingRRset `json:"coexisting,omitempty"`
+
+	// OwnerIsApex is true when the queried name is the zone apex.
+	OwnerIsApex bool `json:"owner_is_apex,omitempty"`
+
+	// OwnerHasCNAME is true when a CNAME record exists at Owner.
+	OwnerHasCNAME bool `json:"owner_has_cname,omitempty"`
+
+	// ApexHasA / ApexHasAAAA record the presence of A/AAAA at the apex
+	// (populated only when OwnerIsApex).
+	ApexHasA    bool `json:"apex_has_a,omitempty"`
+	ApexHasAAAA bool `json:"apex_has_aaaa,omitempty"`
+
+	// ApexHasCNAME is true when a CNAME literally sits at the apex.
+	ApexHasCNAME bool `json:"apex_has_cname,omitempty"`
+
+	// ApexFlattening is true when the apex returns A/AAAA alongside SOA/NS
+	// without a CNAME (classic ALIAS/ANAME provider-side flattening).
+	ApexFlattening bool `json:"apex_flattening,omitempty"`
+
+	// ZoneSigned reports whether the apex has DNSKEY records (DNSSEC signed).
+	ZoneSigned bool `json:"zone_signed,omitempty"`
+
+	// CNAMESigCheckDone is true when the DO-bit probe that verifies the
+	// CNAME's RRSIG actually ran (i.e. the zone was signed and a CNAME was
+	// present to probe).
+	CNAMESigCheckDone bool `json:"cname_sig_check_done,omitempty"`
+
+	// CNAMESigned reports whether the CNAME hop at Owner carries an RRSIG.
+	CNAMESigned bool `json:"cname_signed,omitempty"`
+
+	// DNAMESubstitutions records any DNAME record encountered above Owner
+	// that rewrote the name during resolution.
+	DNAMESubstitutions []ChainHop `json:"dname_substitutions,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// cnameService is the minimal local mirror of happyDomain's `svcs.CNAME` and
+// `svcs.SpecialCNAME` types. Both carry a single *dns.CNAME under the key
+// "cname". github.com/miekg/dns marshals it in the shape happyDomain uses.
+type cnameService struct {
+	Record *dns.CNAME `json:"cname"`
+}
+
+// serviceMessage is the minimal local mirror of happyDomain's ServiceMessage
+// envelope.
+type serviceMessage struct {
+	Type    string          `json:"_svctype"`
+	Domain  string          `json:"_domain"`
+	Service json.RawMessage `json:"Service"`
+}

go.mod

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+module git.happydns.org/checker-alias
+
+go 1.25.0
+
+require (
+	git.happydns.org/checker-sdk-go v1.3.0
+	github.com/miekg/dns v1.1.72
+)
+
+require (
+	golang.org/x/mod v0.31.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/net v0.48.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sync v0.19.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.39.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/tools v0.40.0 // indirect
+)

go.sum

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+git.happydns.org/checker-sdk-go v1.3.0 h1:FG2kIhlJCzI0m35EhxSgn4UWc9M4ha6aZTeoChu4l7A=
+git.happydns.org/checker-sdk-go v1.3.0/go.mod h1:aNAcfYFfbhvH9kJhE0Njp5GX0dQbxdRB0rJ0KvSC5nI=
+github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0 h1:ofyhxvXcZhMsU5ulbFiLKl/XBFqE1GSq7atu8tAmTRI=
+github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0/go.mod h1:17dUlkBOakJ0+DkrSSNjCkIjxS6bF9zb3elmeNGIjoY=
+github.com/miekg/dns v1.1.72 h1:vhmr+TF2A3tuoGNkLDFK9zi36F2LS+hKTRW0Uf8kbzI=
+github.com/miekg/dns v1.1.72/go.mod h1:+EuEPhdHOsfk6Wk5TT2CzssZdqkmFhf8r+aVyDEToIs=
+golang.org/x/mod v0.31.0 h1:HaW9xtz0+kOcWKwli0ZXy79Ix+UW/vOfmWI5QVd2tgI=
+golang.org/x/mod v0.31.0/go.mod h1:43JraMp9cGx1Rx3AqioxrbrhNsLl2l/iNAvuBkrezpg=
+golang.org/x/net v0.48.0 h1:zyQRTTrjc33Lhh0fBgT/H3oZq9WuvRR5gPC70xpDiQU=
+golang.org/x/net v0.48.0/go.mod h1:+ndRgGjkh8FGtu1w1FGbEC31if4VrNVMuKTgcAAnQRY=
+golang.org/x/sync v0.19.0 h1:vV+1eWNmZ5geRlYjzm2adRgW2/mcpevXNg50YZtPCE4=
+golang.org/x/sync v0.19.0/go.mod h1:9KTHXmSnoGruLpwFjVSX0lNNA75CykiMECbovNTZqGI=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.39.0 h1:CvCKL8MeisomCi6qNZ+wbb0DN9E5AATixKsvNtMoMFk=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.39.0/go.mod h1:OgkHotnGiDImocRcuBABYBEXf8A9a87e/uXjp9XT3ks=
+golang.org/x/tools v0.40.0 h1:yLkxfA+Qnul4cs9QA3KnlFu0lVmd8JJfoq+E41uSutA=
+golang.org/x/tools v0.40.0/go.mod h1:Ik/tzLRlbscWpqqMRjyWYDisX8bG13FrdXp3o4Sr9lc=

main.go

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"flag"
+	"log"
+
+	alias "git.happydns.org/checker-alias/checker"
+	"git.happydns.org/checker-sdk-go/checker/server"
+)
+
+var Version = "custom-build"
+
+var listenAddr = flag.String("listen", ":8080", "HTTP listen address")
+
+func main() {
+	flag.Parse()
+
+	alias.Version = Version
+
+	srv := server.New(alias.Provider())
+	if err := srv.ListenAndServe(*listenAddr); err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("server error: %v", err)
+	}
+}

plugin/plugin.go

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+// Command plugin is the happyDomain plugin entrypoint for the alias checker.
+//
+// It is built as a Go plugin (`go build -buildmode=plugin`) and loaded at
+// runtime by happyDomain.
+package main
+
+import (
+	alias "git.happydns.org/checker-alias/checker"
+	sdk "git.happydns.org/checker-sdk-go/checker"
+)
+
+var Version = "custom-build"
+
+func NewCheckerPlugin() (*sdk.CheckerDefinition, sdk.ObservationProvider, error) {
+	alias.Version = Version
+	return alias.Definition(), alias.Provider(), nil
+}