upd vars

stale session timeout default value increased

.dockerignore

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+*
+!cmd/
+!pkg/
+
+!go.mod
+!go.sum

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+name: goreleaser
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - 'v*' # Push events to matching v*, i.e. v1.0, v20.15.10
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+
+jobs:
+  goreleaser:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      -
+        name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      -
+        name: Set up Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+      -
+        name: Run GoReleaser
+        uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@v6
+        with:
+          distribution: goreleaser
+          version: '~> v2'
+          args: release --clean
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

.github/workflows/update-go-modules.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+name: Auto-Update Go Modules
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: "0 0 * * 1" # Runs every Monday at midnight
+
+jobs:
+  update-go-modules:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout Code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          go-version: stable
+
+      - name: Update Dependencies
+        run: |
+          go get -u ./...
+          go mod tidy
+          git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+          git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+          git add go.mod go.sum
+          git commit -m "chore: auto-update Go modules"
+          git push

.gitignore

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# Auto-generated .gitignore by gignore: github.com/onyx-and-iris/gignore
+### Go ###
 # If you prefer the allow list template instead of the deny list, see community template:
 # https://github.com/github/gitignore/blob/main/community/Golang/Go.AllowList.gitignore
 #
@@ -7,6 +9,7 @@
 *.dll
 *.so
 *.dylib
+bin/
 
 # Test binary, built with `go test -c`
 *.test
@@ -19,3 +22,7 @@
 
 # Go workspace file
 go.work
+# End of gignore: github.com/onyx-and-iris/gignore
+
+# Added by goreleaser init:
+dist/

.goreleaser.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+# This is an example .goreleaser.yml file with some sensible defaults.
+# Make sure to check the documentation at https://goreleaser.com
+
+# The lines below are called `modelines`. See `:help modeline`
+# Feel free to remove those if you don't want/need to use them.
+# yaml-language-server: $schema=https://goreleaser.com/static/schema.json
+# vim: set ts=2 sw=2 tw=0 fo=cnqoj
+
+version: 2
+
+before:
+  hooks:
+    # You may remove this if you don't use go modules.
+    - go mod tidy
+    # you may remove this if you don't need go generate
+    - go generate ./...
+
+builds:
+  - main: ./cmd/q3rcon-proxy/
+    env:
+      - CGO_ENABLED=0
+    goos:
+      - linux
+      - windows
+    goarch:
+      - amd64
+
+archives:
+  - formats: ['tar.gz']
+    # this name template makes the OS and Arch compatible with the results of `uname`.
+    name_template: >-
+      {{ .ProjectName }}_
+      {{- title .Os }}_
+      {{- if eq .Arch "amd64" }}x86_64
+      {{- else if eq .Arch "386" }}i386
+      {{- else }}{{ .Arch }}{{ end }}
+      {{- if .Arm }}v{{ .Arm }}{{ end }}
+    # use zip for windows archives
+    format_overrides:
+      - goos: windows
+        formats: ['zip']
+
+changelog:
+  sort: asc
+  filters:
+    exclude:
+      - '^docs:'
+      - '^test:'
+
+release:
+  footer: >-
+
+    ---
+
+    Released by [GoReleaser](https://github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser).

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -11,6 +11,38 @@ Before any major/minor/patch bump all unit tests will be run to verify they pass
 
 -   [x]
 
+## [1.4.0] - 2024-11-29
+
+### Added
+
+-   new environment variable `Q3RCON_TARGET_HOST` for setting the host the gameserver is on.
+
+### Changed
+
+-   environment variable `Q3RCON_HOST` renamed to `Q3RCON_PROXY_HOST`
+-   environment variable `Q3RCON_PROXY` renamed to `Q3RCON_TARGET_PORTS`.
+-   default session timeout changed from 5 to 20 minutes.
+
+## [1.3.0] - 2024-10-23
+
+### Added
+
+-   Add sessionCache for tracking sessions.
+-   Functional option `WithStaleTimeout` renamed to `WithSessionTimeout`
+
+## [1.2.0] - 2024-10-19
+
+### Added
+
+-   optional function `WithStaleTimeout`, use it to configure the session timeout value.
+    -   it defaults to 5 minutes.
+
+## [1.1.0] - 2024-09-28
+
+### Added
+
+-   connection (challenge) requests are now logged.
+
 ## [0.6.0] - 2024-03-21
 
 ### Added

Dockerfile

@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-FROM golang:1.21
-
-WORKDIR /usr/src/app
-
-# pre-copy/cache go.mod for pre-downloading dependencies and only redownloading them in subsequent builds if they change
-COPY go.mod go.sum ./
-RUN go mod download && go mod verify
-
-# build binary and place into /usr/local/bin/
-COPY . .
-RUN go build -v -o /usr/local/bin/q3rcon-proxy ./cmd/q3rcon-proxy/
-
-# Command to run when starting the container
-ENTRYPOINT [ "q3rcon-proxy" ]

Makefile

@@ -1,2 +1,40 @@
-go-build:
-	go build ./cmd/q3rcon-proxy/
+PROGRAM = q3rcon-proxy
+
+GO = @go
+BIN_DIR := bin
+
+WINDOWS=$(BIN_DIR)/$(PROGRAM)_windows_amd64.exe
+LINUX=$(BIN_DIR)/$(PROGRAM)_linux_amd64
+VERSION=$(shell git log -n 1 --format=%h)
+
+.DEFAULT_GOAL := build
+
+.PHONY: fmt vet build windows linux test clean
+fmt:        
+	$(GO) fmt ./...
+
+vet: fmt        
+	$(GO) vet ./...
+
+build: vet windows linux | $(BIN_DIR)
+	@echo version: $(VERSION)
+
+windows: $(WINDOWS)
+
+linux: $(LINUX)
+
+
+$(WINDOWS):
+	env GOOS=windows GOARCH=amd64 go build -v -o $(WINDOWS) -ldflags="-s -w -X main.version=$(VERSION)"  ./cmd/$(PROGRAM)/
+
+$(LINUX):
+	env GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 go build -v -o $(LINUX) -ldflags="-s -w -X main.version=$(VERSION)"  ./cmd/$(PROGRAM)/
+
+test:
+	$(GO) test ./...
+
+$(BIN_DIR):
+	@mkdir -p $@
+
+clean:
+	@rm -rv $(BIN_DIR)

README.md

@@ -2,23 +2,29 @@
 
 A modification of [lilproxy][lilproxy_url] that forwards only Q3 rcon/query packets. Useful for separating the rcon port from the game server port.
 
+### Why
+
+Unfortunately the Q3Rcon engine ties the rcon port to the game servers public port used for client connections. This proxy will allow you to run rcon through a separate whitelisted port.
+
 ### Use
 
-Run one or multiple rcon proxies by setting an environment variable `Q3RCON_PROXY`
+Run one or multiple rcon proxies by setting an environment variable `Q3RCON_TARGET_PORTS`
 
 for example:
 
 ```bash
-export Q3RCON_PROXY="20000:28960;20001:28961;20002:28962"
+export Q3RCON_TARGET_PORTS="20000:28960;20001:28961;20002:28962"
 ```
 
 This would configure q3rcon-proxy to run 3 proxy servers listening on ports `20000`, `20001` and `20002` that redirect rcon requests to game servers on ports `28960`, `28961` and `28962` respectively.
 
 Then just run the binary which you can compile yourself, download from `Releases` or use the included Dockerfile.
 
-### Why
+### Logging
 
-Avoid sending plaintext rcon commands to the public game server port. In general I would advise anyone using rcon remotely to use a secured connection but perhaps you've passed rcon to a clan friend who doesn't know about secured connections. Now you can instruct them to use rcon only through a whitelisted port.
+Set the log level with environment variable `Q3RCON_LOGLEVEL`:
+
+`0 = Panic, 1 = Fatal, 2 = Error, 3 = Warning, 4 = Info, 5 = Debug, 6 = Trace`
 
 ### Special Thanks
 
@@ -26,3 +32,9 @@ Avoid sending plaintext rcon commands to the public game server port. In general
 
 [lilproxy_url]: https://github.com/dgparker/lilproxy
 [user_link]: https://github.com/dgparker
+
+### Further Notes
+
+For a compatible rcon client also written in Go consider checking out the [Q3 Rcon][q3rcon] package.
+
+[q3rcon]: https://github.com/onyx-and-iris/q3rcon

Taskfile.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+version: '3'
+
+includes:
+  docker: ./docker/Taskfile.docker.yml
+
+vars:
+  PROGRAM: q3rcon-proxy
+  SHELL: '{{if eq .OS "Windows_NT"}}powershell{{end}}'
+  BIN_DIR: bin
+
+  WINDOWS: '{{.BIN_DIR}}/{{.PROGRAM}}_windows_amd64.exe'
+  LINUX: '{{.BIN_DIR}}/{{.PROGRAM}}_linux_amd64'
+  GIT_COMMIT:
+    sh: git log -n 1 --format=%h
+
+tasks:
+  default:
+    desc: Build the q3rcon-proxy project
+    cmds:
+      - task: build
+
+  build:
+    desc: Build the q3rcon-proxy project
+    deps: [vet]
+    cmds:
+      - task: build-windows
+      - task: build-linux
+
+  vet:
+    desc: Vet the code
+    deps: [fmt]
+    cmds:
+      - go vet ./...
+
+  fmt:
+    desc: Fmt the code
+    cmds:
+      - go fmt ./...
+
+  build-windows:
+    desc: Build the q3rcon-proxy project for Windows
+    cmds:
+      - GOOS=windows GOARCH=amd64 go build -o {{.WINDOWS}} -ldflags="-X main.Version={{.GIT_COMMIT}}" ./cmd/{{.PROGRAM}}/
+    internal: true
+
+  build-linux:
+    desc: Build the q3rcon-proxy project for Linux
+    cmds:
+      - GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 go build -o {{.LINUX}} -ldflags="-X main.Version={{.GIT_COMMIT}}" ./cmd/{{.PROGRAM}}/
+    internal: true
+
+  test:
+    desc: Run tests
+    cmds:
+      - go test ./...
+
+  clean:
+    desc: Clean the build artifacts
+    cmds:
+      - '{{.SHELL}} rm -r {{.BIN_DIR}}'

cmd/q3rcon-proxy/main.go

@@ -3,74 +3,71 @@ package main
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
-	"strconv"
+	"slices"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 
 	"github.com/onyx-and-iris/q3rcon-proxy/pkg/udpproxy"
 )
 
-func start(proxy string) {
-	port, target := func() (string, string) {
-		x := strings.Split(proxy, ":")
+func main() {
+	logLevel, err := getEnvInt("Q3RCON_LOGLEVEL")
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("unable to parse Q3RCON_LEVEL: %s", err.Error())
+	}
+	if slices.Contains(log.AllLevels, log.Level(logLevel)) {
+		log.SetLevel(log.Level(logLevel))
+	}
+
+	proxyHost := os.Getenv("Q3RCON_PROXY_HOST")
+	if proxyHost == "" {
+		proxyHost = "0.0.0.0"
+	}
+
+	targetHost := os.Getenv("Q3RCON_TARGET_HOST")
+	if targetHost == "" {
+		targetHost = "127.0.0.1"
+	}
+
+	proxies := os.Getenv("Q3RCON_TARGET_PORTS")
+	if proxies == "" {
+		log.Fatal("env Q3RCON_TARGET_PORTS required")
+	}
+
+	sessionTimeout, err := getEnvInt("Q3RCON_SESSION_TIMEOUT")
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("unable to parse Q3RCON_SESSION_TIMEOUT: %s", err.Error())
+	}
+	if sessionTimeout == 0 {
+		sessionTimeout = 20
+	}
+
+	for _, proxy := range strings.Split(proxies, ";") {
+		go start(proxyHost, targetHost, proxy, sessionTimeout)
+	}
+
+	<-make(chan struct{})
+}
+
+func start(proxyHost, targetHost, ports string, sessionTimeout int) {
+	proxyPort, targetPort := func() (string, string) {
+		x := strings.Split(ports, ":")
 		return x[0], x[1]
 	}()
 
-	c, err := udpproxy.New(fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", host, port), fmt.Sprintf("127.0.0.1:%s", target))
+	hostAddr := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", proxyHost, proxyPort)
+	proxyAddr := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", targetHost, targetPort)
+
+	c, err := udpproxy.New(
+		hostAddr, proxyAddr,
+		udpproxy.WithSessionTimeout(time.Duration(sessionTimeout)*time.Minute))
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	log.Printf("q3rcon-proxy initialized: [proxy] (%s:%s) [target] (127.0.0.1:%s)", host, port, target)
+	log.Printf("q3rcon-proxy initialized: [proxy] (%s) [target] (%s)", hostAddr, proxyAddr)
 
 	log.Fatal(c.ListenAndServe())
 }
-
-var (
-	proxies, host string
-)
-
-func getenvInt(key string) (int, error) {
-	s := os.Getenv(key)
-	if s == "" {
-		return 0, nil
-	}
-	v, err := strconv.Atoi(s)
-	if err != nil {
-		return 0, err
-	}
-	return v, nil
-}
-
-func init() {
-	proxies = os.Getenv("Q3RCON_PROXY")
-	if proxies == "" {
-		log.Fatal("env Q3RCON_PROXY required")
-	}
-
-	host = os.Getenv("Q3RCON_HOST")
-	if host == "" {
-		host = "0.0.0.0"
-	}
-
-	debug, err := getenvInt("Q3RCON_DEBUG")
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatal(err)
-	}
-
-	if debug == 1 {
-		log.SetLevel(log.DebugLevel)
-	} else {
-		log.SetLevel(log.InfoLevel)
-	}
-
-}
-
-func main() {
-	for _, proxy := range strings.Split(proxies, ";") {
-		go start(proxy)
-	}
-
-	<-make(chan int)
-}

cmd/q3rcon-proxy/util.go

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"strconv"
+)
+
+func getEnvInt(key string) (int, error) {
+	s := os.Getenv(key)
+	if s == "" {
+		return 0, nil
+	}
+	v, err := strconv.Atoi(s)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	return v, nil
+}

docker/Dockerfile

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+FROM golang:1.24 AS build_image
+
+WORKDIR /usr/src/app
+
+# pre-copy/cache go.mod for pre-downloading dependencies and only redownloading them in subsequent builds if they change
+COPY go.mod go.sum ./
+RUN go mod download && go mod verify
+
+COPY . .
+
+# build binary, place into ./bin/
+RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux go build -o ./bin/q3rcon-proxy ./cmd/q3rcon-proxy/
+
+FROM scratch AS final_image
+
+WORKDIR /bin/
+
+COPY --from=build_image /usr/src/app/bin/q3rcon-proxy .
+
+# Command to run when starting the container
+ENTRYPOINT [ "./q3rcon-proxy" ]

docker/Taskfile.docker.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+version: '3'
+
+vars:
+  IMAGE: q3rcon-proxy
+
+tasks:
+  build:
+    desc: Build the Docker image
+    cmds:
+      - docker build -t {{.IMAGE}} -f docker/Dockerfile .
+    dir: .
+
+  login:
+    desc: Login to Github Container Registry
+    cmds:
+      - docker login ghcr.io -u {{.GHCR_USER}} --password-stdin <<< {{.GHCR_TOKEN}}
+    internal: true
+
+  push:
+    desc: Push the Docker image to Github Container Registry
+    deps:
+      - task: build
+      - task: login
+    cmds:
+      - docker tag {{.IMAGE}} ghcr.io/{{.GHCR_USER}}/{{.IMAGE}}:latest
+      - docker push ghcr.io/{{.GHCR_USER}}/{{.IMAGE}}:latest

go.mod

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 module github.com/onyx-and-iris/q3rcon-proxy
 
-go 1.18
+go 1.24.0
+
+toolchain go1.24.1
 
 require github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.9.3
 
-require golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220715151400-c0bba94af5f8 // indirect
+require golang.org/x/sys v0.31.0 // indirect

go.sum

@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@ github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.9.3/go.mod h1:naHLuLoDiP4jHNo9R0sCBMtWGeIprob74mVs
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.0/go.mod h1:HFkY916IF+rwdDfMAkV7OtwuqBVzrE8GR6GFx+wExME=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.0 h1:nwc3DEeHmmLAfoZucVR881uASk0Mfjw8xYJ99tb5CcY=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.0/go.mod h1:6Fq8oRcR53rry900zMqJjRRixrwX3KX962/h/Wwjteg=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220715151400-c0bba94af5f8 h1:0A+M6Uqn+Eje4kHMK80dtF3JCXC4ykBgQG4Fe06QRhQ=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220715151400-c0bba94af5f8/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.31.0 h1:ioabZlmFYtWhL+TRYpcnNlLwhyxaM9kWTDEmfnprqik=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.31.0/go.mod h1:BJP2sWEmIv4KK5OTEluFJCKSidICx8ciO85XgH3Ak8k=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0-20200313102051-9f266ea9e77c h1:dUUwHk2QECo/6vqA44rthZ8ie2QXMNeKRTHCNY2nXvo=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0-20200313102051-9f266ea9e77c/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=

pkg/udpproxy/session.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package udpproxy
 
 import (
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"net"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -38,8 +39,8 @@ func newSession(caddr *net.UDPAddr, raddr *net.UDPAddr, proxyConn *net.UDPConn)
 }
 
 func (s *session) listen() error {
+	buf := make([]byte, 2048)
 	for {
-		buf := make([]byte, 2048)
 		n, err := s.serverConn.Read(buf)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Error(err)
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ func (s *session) proxyFrom(buf []byte) error {
 		if s.isBadRconResponse(buf) {
 			log.Infof("Response: Bad rcon from %s", s.caddr.IP)
 		} else {
-			log.Debugf("Response: %s", string(buf[10:]))
+			log.Debugf("Response: %s", string(buf[len(s.rconResponseHeader):]))
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -77,7 +78,13 @@ func (s *session) proxyFrom(buf []byte) error {
 
 func (s *session) proxyTo(buf []byte) error {
 	if !s.isValidRequestPacket(buf) {
-		err := errors.New("not a rcon or query request packet")
+		var err error
+		if s.isChallengeRequestPacket(buf) {
+			parts := strings.SplitN(string(buf), " ", 3)
+			err = fmt.Errorf("invalid challenge from %s with GUID: %s", s.caddr.IP, parts[len(parts)-1])
+		} else {
+			err = errors.New("not a rcon or query request packet")
+		}
 		log.Error(err.Error())
 		return err
 	}

pkg/udpproxy/sessioncache.go

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+package udpproxy
+
+import "sync"
+
+// sessionCache tracks connection sessions
+type sessionCache struct {
+	mu   sync.RWMutex
+	data map[string]*session
+}
+
+// newSessionCache creates a usable sessionCache.
+func newSessionCache() sessionCache {
+	return sessionCache{
+		data: make(map[string]*session),
+	}
+}
+
+// read returns the associated session for an addr
+func (sc *sessionCache) read(addr string) (*session, bool) {
+	sc.mu.RLock()
+	defer sc.mu.RUnlock()
+
+	v, ok := sc.data[addr]
+	return v, ok
+}
+
+// insert adds a session for a given addr.
+func (sc *sessionCache) insert(addr string, session *session) {
+	sc.mu.Lock()
+	defer sc.mu.Unlock()
+
+	sc.data[addr] = session
+}
+
+// delete removes the session for the given addr.
+func (sc *sessionCache) delete(addr string) {
+	sc.mu.Lock()
+	defer sc.mu.Unlock()
+
+	delete(sc.data, addr)
+}

pkg/udpproxy/udpproxy.go

@@ -2,24 +2,38 @@ package udpproxy
 
 import (
 	"net"
-	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
+// Option is a functional option type that allows us to configure the Client.
+type Option func(*Client)
+
+// WithSessionTimeout is a functional option to set the session timeout
+func WithSessionTimeout(timeout time.Duration) Option {
+	return func(c *Client) {
+		if timeout < time.Minute {
+			log.Warnf("cannot set stale session timeout to less than 1 minute.. defaulting to 20 minutes")
+			return
+		}
+
+		c.sessionTimeout = timeout
+	}
+}
+
 type Client struct {
 	laddr *net.UDPAddr
 	raddr *net.UDPAddr
 
 	proxyConn *net.UDPConn
 
-	mutex    sync.RWMutex
-	sessions map[string]*session
+	sessionCache   sessionCache
+	sessionTimeout time.Duration
 }
 
-func New(port, target string) (*Client, error) {
-	laddr, err := net.ResolveUDPAddr("udp", port)
+func New(proxy, target string, options ...Option) (*Client, error) {
+	laddr, err := net.ResolveUDPAddr("udp", proxy)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -29,12 +43,18 @@ func New(port, target string) (*Client, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return &Client{
-		laddr:    laddr,
-		raddr:    raddr,
-		mutex:    sync.RWMutex{},
-		sessions: map[string]*session{},
-	}, nil
+	c := &Client{
+		laddr:          laddr,
+		raddr:          raddr,
+		sessionCache:   newSessionCache(),
+		sessionTimeout: 20 * time.Minute,
+	}
+
+	for _, o := range options {
+		o(c)
+	}
+
+	return c, nil
 }
 
 func (c *Client) ListenAndServe() error {
@@ -46,22 +66,22 @@ func (c *Client) ListenAndServe() error {
 
 	go c.pruneSessions()
 
+	buf := make([]byte, 2048)
 	for {
-		buf := make([]byte, 2048)
 		n, caddr, err := c.proxyConn.ReadFromUDP(buf)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Error(err)
 		}
 
-		session, found := c.sessions[caddr.String()]
-		if !found {
+		session, ok := c.sessionCache.read(caddr.String())
+		if !ok {
 			session, err = newSession(caddr, c.raddr, c.proxyConn)
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Error(err)
 				continue
 			}
 
-			c.sessions[caddr.String()] = session
+			c.sessionCache.insert(caddr.String(), session)
 		}
 
 		go session.proxyTo(buf[:n])
@@ -71,15 +91,12 @@ func (c *Client) ListenAndServe() error {
 func (c *Client) pruneSessions() {
 	ticker := time.NewTicker(1 * time.Minute)
 
-	// the locks here could be abusive and i dont even know if this is a real
-	// problem but we definitely need to clean up stale sessions
 	for range ticker.C {
-		for _, session := range c.sessions {
-			c.mutex.RLock()
-			if time.Since(session.updateTime) > time.Minute*5 {
-				delete(c.sessions, session.caddr.String())
+		for _, session := range c.sessionCache.data {
+			if time.Since(session.updateTime) > c.sessionTimeout {
+				c.sessionCache.delete(session.caddr.String())
+				log.Tracef("session for %s deleted", session.caddr)
 			}
-			c.mutex.RUnlock()
 		}
 	}
 }

pkg/udpproxy/validator.go

@@ -3,51 +3,63 @@ package udpproxy
 import "bytes"
 
 type validator struct {
-	rconRequestHeader       []byte
-	getstatusRequestHeader  []byte
-	getinfoRequestHeader    []byte
-	rconResponseHeader      []byte
-	getstatusResponseHeader []byte
-	getinfoResponseHeader   []byte
-	badRconIdentifier       []byte
+	rconRequestHeader         []byte
+	getstatusRequestHeader    []byte
+	getinfoRequestHeader      []byte
+	getchallengeRequestHeader []byte
+	rconResponseHeader        []byte
+	getstatusResponseHeader   []byte
+	getinfoResponseHeader     []byte
+	badRconIdentifier         []byte
 }
 
 func newValidator() validator {
 	return validator{
-		rconRequestHeader:       []byte("\xff\xff\xff\xffrcon"),
-		getstatusRequestHeader:  []byte("\xff\xff\xff\xffgetstatus"),
-		getinfoRequestHeader:    []byte("\xff\xff\xff\xffgetinfo"),
-		rconResponseHeader:      []byte("\xff\xff\xff\xffprint\n"),
-		getstatusResponseHeader: []byte("\xff\xff\xff\xffstatusResponse\n"),
-		getinfoResponseHeader:   []byte("\xff\xff\xff\xffinfoResponse\n"),
-		badRconIdentifier:       []byte("Bad rcon"),
+		rconRequestHeader:         []byte("\xff\xff\xff\xffrcon"),
+		getstatusRequestHeader:    []byte("\xff\xff\xff\xffgetstatus"),
+		getinfoRequestHeader:      []byte("\xff\xff\xff\xffgetinfo"),
+		getchallengeRequestHeader: []byte("\xff\xff\xff\xffgetchallenge"),
+		rconResponseHeader:        []byte("\xff\xff\xff\xffprint\n"),
+		getstatusResponseHeader:   []byte("\xff\xff\xff\xffstatusResponse\n"),
+		getinfoResponseHeader:     []byte("\xff\xff\xff\xffinfoResponse\n"),
+		badRconIdentifier:         []byte("Bad rcon"),
 	}
 }
 
-func (v *validator) isRconRequestPacket(buf []byte) bool {
-	return bytes.Equal(buf[:len(v.rconRequestHeader)], v.rconRequestHeader)
+func (v validator) compare(buf, c []byte) bool {
+	return bytes.Equal(buf[:len(c)], c)
 }
 
-func (v *validator) isQueryRequestPacket(buf []byte) bool {
-	return bytes.Equal(buf[:len(v.getstatusRequestHeader)], v.getstatusRequestHeader) || bytes.Equal(buf[:len(v.getinfoRequestHeader)], v.getinfoRequestHeader)
+func (v validator) isRconRequestPacket(buf []byte) bool {
+	return v.compare(buf, v.rconRequestHeader)
 }
 
-func (v *validator) isValidRequestPacket(buf []byte) bool {
+func (v validator) isQueryRequestPacket(buf []byte) bool {
+	return v.compare(buf, v.getstatusRequestHeader) ||
+		v.compare(buf, v.getinfoRequestHeader)
+}
+
+func (v validator) isValidRequestPacket(buf []byte) bool {
 	return v.isRconRequestPacket(buf) || v.isQueryRequestPacket(buf)
 }
 
-func (v *validator) isRconResponsePacket(buf []byte) bool {
-	return bytes.Equal(buf[:len(v.rconResponseHeader)], v.rconResponseHeader)
+func (v validator) isChallengeRequestPacket(buf []byte) bool {
+	return v.compare(buf, v.getchallengeRequestHeader)
 }
 
-func (v *validator) isQueryResponsePacket(buf []byte) bool {
-	return bytes.Equal(buf[:len(v.getstatusResponseHeader)], v.getstatusResponseHeader) || bytes.Equal(buf[:len(v.getinfoResponseHeader)], v.getinfoResponseHeader)
+func (v validator) isRconResponsePacket(buf []byte) bool {
+	return v.compare(buf, v.rconResponseHeader)
 }
 
-func (v *validator) isValidResponsePacket(buf []byte) bool {
+func (v validator) isQueryResponsePacket(buf []byte) bool {
+	return v.compare(buf, v.getstatusResponseHeader) ||
+		v.compare(buf, v.getinfoResponseHeader)
+}
+
+func (v validator) isValidResponsePacket(buf []byte) bool {
 	return v.isRconResponsePacket(buf) || v.isQueryResponsePacket(buf)
 }
 
-func (v *validator) isBadRconResponse(buf []byte) bool {
-	return bytes.Equal(buf[len(v.rconResponseHeader):len(v.rconResponseHeader)+len(v.badRconIdentifier)], v.badRconIdentifier)
+func (v validator) isBadRconResponse(buf []byte) bool {
+	return v.compare(buf[len(v.rconResponseHeader):], v.badRconIdentifier)
 }