Finalmask: Add Sudoku (TCP & UDP) (#5685)

https://github.com/SUDOKU-ASCII/sudoku/issues/23#issuecomment-3859972396
2026-05-08 14:13:22 +00:00 · 2026-03-08 02:21:35 +08:00
parent a204873d79
commit acb06e831b
12 changed files with 3434 additions and 21 deletions
--- a/infra/conf/transport_internet.go
+++ b/infra/conf/transport_internet.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/xtls/xray-core/transport/internet/finalmask/mkcp/original"
 	"github.com/xtls/xray-core/transport/internet/finalmask/noise"
 	"github.com/xtls/xray-core/transport/internet/finalmask/salamander"
+	finalsudoku "github.com/xtls/xray-core/transport/internet/finalmask/sudoku"
 	"github.com/xtls/xray-core/transport/internet/finalmask/xdns"
 	"github.com/xtls/xray-core/transport/internet/finalmask/xicmp"
 	"github.com/xtls/xray-core/transport/internet/httpupgrade"
@@ -1314,6 +1315,7 @@ var (
 	tcpmaskLoader = NewJSONConfigLoader(ConfigCreatorCache{
 		"header-custom": func() interface{} { return new(HeaderCustomTCP) },
 		"fragment":      func() interface{} { return new(FragmentMask) },
+		"sudoku":        func() interface{} { return new(Sudoku) },
 	}, "type", "settings")

 	udpmaskLoader = NewJSONConfigLoader(ConfigCreatorCache{
@@ -1328,6 +1330,7 @@ var (
 		"mkcp-aes128gcm":   func() interface{} { return new(Aes128Gcm) },
 		"noise":            func() interface{} { return new(NoiseMask) },
 		"salamander":       func() interface{} { return new(Salamander) },
+		"sudoku":           func() interface{} { return new(Sudoku) },
 		"xdns":             func() interface{} { return new(Xdns) },
 		"xicmp":            func() interface{} { return new(Xicmp) },
 	}, "type", "settings")
@@ -1636,6 +1639,50 @@ func (c *Salamander) Build() (proto.Message, error) {
 	return config, nil
 }

+type Sudoku struct {
+	Password string `json:"password"`
+	ASCII    string `json:"ascii"`
+
+	CustomTable       string   `json:"customTable"`
+	LegacyCustomTable string   `json:"custom_table"`
+	CustomTables      []string `json:"customTables"`
+	LegacyCustomSets  []string `json:"custom_tables"`
+
+	PaddingMin       uint32 `json:"paddingMin"`
+	LegacyPaddingMin uint32 `json:"padding_min"`
+	PaddingMax       uint32 `json:"paddingMax"`
+	LegacyPaddingMax uint32 `json:"padding_max"`
+}
+
+func (c *Sudoku) Build() (proto.Message, error) {
+	customTable := c.CustomTable
+	if customTable == "" {
+		customTable = c.LegacyCustomTable
+	}
+	customTables := c.CustomTables
+	if len(customTables) == 0 {
+		customTables = c.LegacyCustomSets
+	}
+
+	paddingMin := c.PaddingMin
+	if paddingMin == 0 {
+		paddingMin = c.LegacyPaddingMin
+	}
+	paddingMax := c.PaddingMax
+	if paddingMax == 0 {
+		paddingMax = c.LegacyPaddingMax
+	}
+
+	return &finalsudoku.Config{
+		Password:     c.Password,
+		Ascii:        c.ASCII,
+		CustomTable:  customTable,
+		CustomTables: customTables,
+		PaddingMin:   paddingMin,
+		PaddingMax:   paddingMax,
+	}, nil
+}
+
 type Xdns struct {
 	Domain string `json:"domain"`
 }
--- a/proxy/proxy.go
+++ b/proxy/proxy.go
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ func XtlsFilterTls(buffer buf.MultiBuffer, trafficState *TrafficState, ctx conte
 	}
 }

-// UnwrapRawConn support unwrap encryption, stats, tls, utls, reality, proxyproto, uds-wrapper conn and get raw tcp/uds conn from it
+// UnwrapRawConn support unwrap encryption, stats, mask wrappers, tls, utls, reality, proxyproto, uds-wrapper conn and get raw tcp/uds conn from it
 func UnwrapRawConn(conn net.Conn) (net.Conn, stats.Counter, stats.Counter) {
 	var readCounter, writerCounter stats.Counter
 	if conn != nil {
@@ -677,6 +677,7 @@ func UnwrapRawConn(conn net.Conn) (net.Conn, stats.Counter, stats.Counter) {
 			readCounter = statConn.ReadCounter
 			writerCounter = statConn.WriteCounter
 		}
+
 		if !isEncryption { // avoids double penetration
 			if xc, ok := conn.(*tls.Conn); ok {
 				conn = xc.NetConn()
--- a/transport/internet/finalmask/sudoku/codec.go
+++ b/transport/internet/finalmask/sudoku/codec.go
@@ -0,0 +1,163 @@
+package sudoku
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"math/rand"
+)
+
+var perm4 = [24][4]byte{
+	{0, 1, 2, 3},
+	{0, 1, 3, 2},
+	{0, 2, 1, 3},
+	{0, 2, 3, 1},
+	{0, 3, 1, 2},
+	{0, 3, 2, 1},
+	{1, 0, 2, 3},
+	{1, 0, 3, 2},
+	{1, 2, 0, 3},
+	{1, 2, 3, 0},
+	{1, 3, 0, 2},
+	{1, 3, 2, 0},
+	{2, 0, 1, 3},
+	{2, 0, 3, 1},
+	{2, 1, 0, 3},
+	{2, 1, 3, 0},
+	{2, 3, 0, 1},
+	{2, 3, 1, 0},
+	{3, 0, 1, 2},
+	{3, 0, 2, 1},
+	{3, 1, 0, 2},
+	{3, 1, 2, 0},
+	{3, 2, 0, 1},
+	{3, 2, 1, 0},
+}
+
+type codec struct {
+	tables        []*table
+	rng           *rand.Rand
+	paddingChance int
+	tableIndex    int
+}
+
+func newCodec(tables []*table, pMin, pMax int) *codec {
+	if len(tables) == 0 {
+		tables = nil
+	}
+	rng := newSeededRand()
+	return &codec{
+		tables:        tables,
+		rng:           rng,
+		paddingChance: pickPaddingChance(rng, pMin, pMax),
+	}
+}
+
+func pickPaddingChance(rng *rand.Rand, pMin, pMax int) int {
+	if pMin < 0 {
+		pMin = 0
+	}
+	if pMax < pMin {
+		pMax = pMin
+	}
+	if pMin > 100 {
+		pMin = 100
+	}
+	if pMax > 100 {
+		pMax = 100
+	}
+	if pMax == pMin {
+		return pMin
+	}
+	return pMin + rng.Intn(pMax-pMin+1)
+}
+
+func (c *codec) shouldPad() bool {
+	if c.paddingChance <= 0 {
+		return false
+	}
+	if c.paddingChance >= 100 {
+		return true
+	}
+	return c.rng.Intn(100) < c.paddingChance
+}
+
+func (c *codec) currentTable() *table {
+	if len(c.tables) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return c.tables[c.tableIndex%len(c.tables)]
+}
+
+func (c *codec) randomPadding(t *table) byte {
+	pool := t.layout.paddingPool
+	return pool[c.rng.Intn(len(pool))]
+}
+
+func (c *codec) encode(in []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+	if len(in) == 0 {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	out := make([]byte, 0, len(in)*6+8)
+	for _, b := range in {
+		t := c.currentTable()
+		if t == nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("sudoku table set missing")
+		}
+		if c.shouldPad() {
+			out = append(out, c.randomPadding(t))
+		}
+
+		enc := t.encode[b]
+		if len(enc) == 0 {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("sudoku encode table missing for byte %d", b)
+		}
+
+		hints := enc[c.rng.Intn(len(enc))]
+		perm := perm4[c.rng.Intn(len(perm4))]
+		for _, idx := range perm {
+			if c.shouldPad() {
+				out = append(out, c.randomPadding(t))
+			}
+			out = append(out, hints[idx])
+		}
+		c.tableIndex++
+	}
+
+	if c.shouldPad() {
+		if t := c.currentTable(); t != nil {
+			out = append(out, c.randomPadding(t))
+		}
+	}
+
+	return out, nil
+}
+
+func decodeBytes(tables []*table, tableIndex *int, in []byte, hintBuf []byte, out []byte) ([]byte, []byte, error) {
+	if len(tables) == 0 {
+		return hintBuf, out, fmt.Errorf("sudoku table set missing")
+	}
+	for _, b := range in {
+		t := tables[*tableIndex%len(tables)]
+		if !t.layout.isHint(b) {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		hintBuf = append(hintBuf, b)
+		if len(hintBuf) < 4 {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		keyBytes := sort4([4]byte{hintBuf[0], hintBuf[1], hintBuf[2], hintBuf[3]})
+		key := packKey(keyBytes)
+		decoded, ok := t.decode[key]
+		if !ok {
+			return hintBuf[:0], out, fmt.Errorf("invalid sudoku hint tuple")
+		}
+
+		out = append(out, decoded)
+		hintBuf = hintBuf[:0]
+		*tableIndex++
+	}
+
+	return hintBuf, out, nil
+}
--- a/transport/internet/finalmask/sudoku/config.go
+++ b/transport/internet/finalmask/sudoku/config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+package sudoku
+
+import (
+	"net"
+
+	"github.com/xtls/xray-core/common/errors"
+)
+
+func (c *Config) TCP() {
+}
+
+func (c *Config) UDP() {
+}
+
+// Sudoku in finalmask mode is a pure appearance transform with no standalone handshake.
+// TCP always keeps classic sudoku on uplink and uses packed downlink optimization on server writes.
+func (c *Config) WrapConnClient(raw net.Conn) (net.Conn, error) {
+	return newPackedDirectionalConn(raw, c, true)
+}
+
+func (c *Config) WrapConnServer(raw net.Conn) (net.Conn, error) {
+	return newPackedDirectionalConn(raw, c, false)
+}
+
+func newPackedDirectionalConn(raw net.Conn, config *Config, readPacked bool) (net.Conn, error) {
+	pureReader, pureWriter, err := newPureReaderWriter(raw, config)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	packedReader, packedWriter, err := newPackedReaderWriter(raw, config)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	reader, writer := pureReader, pureWriter
+	if readPacked {
+		reader = packedReader
+	} else {
+		writer = packedWriter
+	}
+
+	return newWrappedConn(raw, reader, writer), nil
+}
+
+func (c *Config) WrapPacketConnClient(raw net.PacketConn, level int, levelCount int) (net.PacketConn, error) {
+	if level != levelCount {
+		return nil, errors.New("sudoku udp mask must be the innermost mask in chain")
+	}
+	return NewUDPConn(raw, c)
+}
+
+func (c *Config) WrapPacketConnServer(raw net.PacketConn, level int, levelCount int) (net.PacketConn, error) {
+	if level != levelCount {
+		return nil, errors.New("sudoku udp mask must be the innermost mask in chain")
+	}
+	return NewUDPConn(raw, c)
+}
--- a/transport/internet/finalmask/sudoku/config.pb.go
+++ b/transport/internet/finalmask/sudoku/config.pb.go
@@ -0,0 +1,170 @@
+// Code generated by protoc-gen-go. DO NOT EDIT.
+// versions:
+// 	protoc-gen-go v1.36.11
+// 	protoc        v6.33.5
+// source: transport/internet/finalmask/sudoku/config.proto
+
+package sudoku
+
+import (
+	protoreflect "google.golang.org/protobuf/reflect/protoreflect"
+	protoimpl "google.golang.org/protobuf/runtime/protoimpl"
+	reflect "reflect"
+	sync "sync"
+	unsafe "unsafe"
+)
+
+const (
+	// Verify that this generated code is sufficiently up-to-date.
+	_ = protoimpl.EnforceVersion(20 - protoimpl.MinVersion)
+	// Verify that runtime/protoimpl is sufficiently up-to-date.
+	_ = protoimpl.EnforceVersion(protoimpl.MaxVersion - 20)
+)
+
+type Config struct {
+	state         protoimpl.MessageState `protogen:"open.v1"`
+	Password      string                 `protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=password,proto3" json:"password,omitempty"`
+	Ascii         string                 `protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=ascii,proto3" json:"ascii,omitempty"`
+	CustomTable   string                 `protobuf:"bytes,3,opt,name=custom_table,json=customTable,proto3" json:"custom_table,omitempty"`
+	PaddingMin    uint32                 `protobuf:"varint,4,opt,name=padding_min,json=paddingMin,proto3" json:"padding_min,omitempty"`
+	PaddingMax    uint32                 `protobuf:"varint,5,opt,name=padding_max,json=paddingMax,proto3" json:"padding_max,omitempty"`
+	CustomTables  []string               `protobuf:"bytes,7,rep,name=custom_tables,json=customTables,proto3" json:"custom_tables,omitempty"`
+	unknownFields protoimpl.UnknownFields
+	sizeCache     protoimpl.SizeCache
+}
+
+func (x *Config) Reset() {
+	*x = Config{}
+	mi := &file_transport_internet_finalmask_sudoku_config_proto_msgTypes[0]
+	ms := protoimpl.X.MessageStateOf(protoimpl.Pointer(x))
+	ms.StoreMessageInfo(mi)
+}
+
+func (x *Config) String() string {
+	return protoimpl.X.MessageStringOf(x)
+}
+
+func (*Config) ProtoMessage() {}
+
+func (x *Config) ProtoReflect() protoreflect.Message {
+	mi := &file_transport_internet_finalmask_sudoku_config_proto_msgTypes[0]
+	if x != nil {
+		ms := protoimpl.X.MessageStateOf(protoimpl.Pointer(x))
+		if ms.LoadMessageInfo() == nil {
+			ms.StoreMessageInfo(mi)
+		}
+		return ms
+	}
+	return mi.MessageOf(x)
+}
+
+// Deprecated: Use Config.ProtoReflect.Descriptor instead.
+func (*Config) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) {
+	return file_transport_internet_finalmask_sudoku_config_proto_rawDescGZIP(), []int{0}
+}
+
+func (x *Config) GetPassword() string {
+	if x != nil {
+		return x.Password
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+func (x *Config) GetAscii() string {
+	if x != nil {
+		return x.Ascii
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+func (x *Config) GetCustomTable() string {
+	if x != nil {
+		return x.CustomTable
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+func (x *Config) GetPaddingMin() uint32 {
+	if x != nil {
+		return x.PaddingMin
+	}
+	return 0
+}
+
+func (x *Config) GetPaddingMax() uint32 {
+	if x != nil {
+		return x.PaddingMax
+	}
+	return 0
+}
+
+func (x *Config) GetCustomTables() []string {
+	if x != nil {
+		return x.CustomTables
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+var File_transport_internet_finalmask_sudoku_config_proto protoreflect.FileDescriptor
+
+const file_transport_internet_finalmask_sudoku_config_proto_rawDesc = "" +
+	"\n" +
+	"0transport/internet/finalmask/sudoku/config.proto\x12(xray.transport.internet.finalmask.sudoku\"\xc4\x01\n" +
+	"\x06Config\x12\x1a\n" +
+	"\bpassword\x18\x01 \x01(\tR\bpassword\x12\x14\n" +
+	"\x05ascii\x18\x02 \x01(\tR\x05ascii\x12!\n" +
+	"\fcustom_table\x18\x03 \x01(\tR\vcustomTable\x12\x1f\n" +
+	"\vpadding_min\x18\x04 \x01(\rR\n" +
+	"paddingMin\x12\x1f\n" +
+	"\vpadding_max\x18\x05 \x01(\rR\n" +
+	"paddingMax\x12#\n" +
+	"\rcustom_tables\x18\a \x03(\tR\fcustomTablesB\x9a\x01\n" +
+	",com.xray.transport.internet.finalmask.sudokuP\x01Z=github.com/xtls/xray-core/transport/internet/finalmask/sudoku\xaa\x02(Xray.Transport.Internet.Finalmask.Sudokub\x06proto3"
+
+var (
+	file_transport_internet_finalmask_sudoku_config_proto_rawDescOnce sync.Once
+	file_transport_internet_finalmask_sudoku_config_proto_rawDescData []byte
+)
+
+func file_transport_internet_finalmask_sudoku_config_proto_rawDescGZIP() []byte {
+	file_transport_internet_finalmask_sudoku_config_proto_rawDescOnce.Do(func() {
+		file_transport_internet_finalmask_sudoku_config_proto_rawDescData = protoimpl.X.CompressGZIP(unsafe.Slice(unsafe.StringData(file_transport_internet_finalmask_sudoku_config_proto_rawDesc), len(file_transport_internet_finalmask_sudoku_config_proto_rawDesc)))
+	})
+	return file_transport_internet_finalmask_sudoku_config_proto_rawDescData
+}
+
+var file_transport_internet_finalmask_sudoku_config_proto_msgTypes = make([]protoimpl.MessageInfo, 1)
+var file_transport_internet_finalmask_sudoku_config_proto_goTypes = []any{
+	(*Config)(nil), // 0: xray.transport.internet.finalmask.sudoku.Config
+}
+var file_transport_internet_finalmask_sudoku_config_proto_depIdxs = []int32{
+	0, // [0:0] is the sub-list for method output_type
+	0, // [0:0] is the sub-list for method input_type
+	0, // [0:0] is the sub-list for extension type_name
+	0, // [0:0] is the sub-list for extension extendee
+	0, // [0:0] is the sub-list for field type_name
+}
+
+func init() { file_transport_internet_finalmask_sudoku_config_proto_init() }
+func file_transport_internet_finalmask_sudoku_config_proto_init() {
+	if File_transport_internet_finalmask_sudoku_config_proto != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	type x struct{}
+	out := protoimpl.TypeBuilder{
+		File: protoimpl.DescBuilder{
+			GoPackagePath: reflect.TypeOf(x{}).PkgPath(),
+			RawDescriptor: unsafe.Slice(unsafe.StringData(file_transport_internet_finalmask_sudoku_config_proto_rawDesc), len(file_transport_internet_finalmask_sudoku_config_proto_rawDesc)),
+			NumEnums:      0,
+			NumMessages:   1,
+			NumExtensions: 0,
+			NumServices:   0,
+		},
+		GoTypes:           file_transport_internet_finalmask_sudoku_config_proto_goTypes,
+		DependencyIndexes: file_transport_internet_finalmask_sudoku_config_proto_depIdxs,
+		MessageInfos:      file_transport_internet_finalmask_sudoku_config_proto_msgTypes,
+	}.Build()
+	File_transport_internet_finalmask_sudoku_config_proto = out.File
+	file_transport_internet_finalmask_sudoku_config_proto_goTypes = nil
+	file_transport_internet_finalmask_sudoku_config_proto_depIdxs = nil
+}
--- a/transport/internet/finalmask/sudoku/config.proto
+++ b/transport/internet/finalmask/sudoku/config.proto
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+syntax = "proto3";
+
+package xray.transport.internet.finalmask.sudoku;
+option csharp_namespace = "Xray.Transport.Internet.Finalmask.Sudoku";
+option go_package = "github.com/xtls/xray-core/transport/internet/finalmask/sudoku";
+option java_package = "com.xray.transport.internet.finalmask.sudoku";
+option java_multiple_files = true;
+
+message Config {
+  string password = 1;
+  string ascii = 2;
+  string custom_table = 3;
+  uint32 padding_min = 4;
+  uint32 padding_max = 5;
+  repeated string custom_tables = 7;
+}
--- a/transport/internet/finalmask/sudoku/conn_tcp.go
+++ b/transport/internet/finalmask/sudoku/conn_tcp.go
@@ -0,0 +1,212 @@
+package sudoku
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"io"
+	"net"
+	"sync"
+
+	"github.com/xtls/xray-core/transport/internet/finalmask"
+)
+
+const ioBufferSize = 32 * 1024
+
+var _ finalmask.TcpMaskConn = (*wrappedConn)(nil)
+
+type streamDecoder interface {
+	decodeChunk(in []byte, pending []byte) ([]byte, error)
+	reset()
+}
+
+type streamReader struct {
+	reader  *bufio.Reader
+	rawBuf  []byte
+	pending []byte
+	decode  streamDecoder
+	mu      sync.Mutex
+}
+
+func newStreamReader(raw net.Conn, decode streamDecoder) io.Reader {
+	return &streamReader{
+		reader:  bufio.NewReaderSize(raw, ioBufferSize),
+		rawBuf:  make([]byte, ioBufferSize),
+		pending: make([]byte, 0, 4096),
+		decode:  decode,
+	}
+}
+
+func (r *streamReader) Read(p []byte) (int, error) {
+	r.mu.Lock()
+	defer r.mu.Unlock()
+
+	if n, ok := drainPending(p, &r.pending); ok {
+		return n, nil
+	}
+
+	for len(r.pending) == 0 {
+		nr, rErr := r.reader.Read(r.rawBuf)
+		if nr > 0 {
+			var dErr error
+			r.pending, dErr = r.decode.decodeChunk(r.rawBuf[:nr], r.pending)
+			if dErr != nil {
+				return 0, dErr
+			}
+		}
+
+		if rErr != nil {
+			if rErr == io.EOF {
+				r.decode.reset()
+				if len(r.pending) > 0 {
+					break
+				}
+			}
+			return 0, rErr
+		}
+	}
+
+	n, _ := drainPending(p, &r.pending)
+	return n, nil
+}
+
+type streamWriter struct {
+	conn   net.Conn
+	encode func([]byte) ([]byte, error)
+	mu     sync.Mutex
+}
+
+func newStreamWriter(raw net.Conn, encode func([]byte) ([]byte, error)) io.Writer {
+	return &streamWriter{
+		conn:   raw,
+		encode: encode,
+	}
+}
+
+func (w *streamWriter) Write(p []byte) (int, error) {
+	if len(p) == 0 {
+		return 0, nil
+	}
+
+	w.mu.Lock()
+	defer w.mu.Unlock()
+
+	encoded, err := w.encode(p)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	if err := writeAll(w.conn, encoded); err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	return len(p), nil
+}
+
+type wrappedConn struct {
+	net.Conn
+	reader io.Reader
+	writer io.Writer
+}
+
+type closeWriteConn interface {
+	CloseWrite() error
+}
+
+func newWrappedConn(raw net.Conn, reader io.Reader, writer io.Writer) net.Conn {
+	return &wrappedConn{
+		Conn:   raw,
+		reader: reader,
+		writer: writer,
+	}
+}
+
+func (c *wrappedConn) Read(p []byte) (int, error) {
+	return c.reader.Read(p)
+}
+
+func (c *wrappedConn) Write(p []byte) (int, error) {
+	return c.writer.Write(p)
+}
+
+func (c *wrappedConn) TcpMaskConn() {}
+
+func (c *wrappedConn) RawConn() net.Conn {
+	return c.Conn
+}
+
+func (c *wrappedConn) Splice() bool {
+	// Sudoku transforms the entire stream; bypassing it would disable masking.
+	return false
+}
+
+func (c *wrappedConn) CloseWrite() error {
+	if raw, ok := c.Conn.(closeWriteConn); ok {
+		return raw.CloseWrite()
+	}
+	return net.ErrClosed
+}
+
+func NewTCPConn(raw net.Conn, config *Config) (net.Conn, error) {
+	reader, writer, err := newPureReaderWriter(raw, config)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return newWrappedConn(raw, reader, writer), nil
+}
+
+func newPureReaderWriter(raw net.Conn, config *Config) (io.Reader, io.Writer, error) {
+	tables, err := getTables(config)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+
+	pMin, pMax := normalizedPadding(config)
+	c := newCodec(tables, pMin, pMax)
+	return newStreamReader(raw, newHintStreamDecoder(tables)), newStreamWriter(raw, c.encode), nil
+}
+
+type hintStreamDecoder struct {
+	tables     []*table
+	tableIndex int
+	hintBuf    []byte
+}
+
+func newHintStreamDecoder(tables []*table) *hintStreamDecoder {
+	return &hintStreamDecoder{
+		tables:  tables,
+		hintBuf: make([]byte, 0, 4),
+	}
+}
+
+func (d *hintStreamDecoder) decodeChunk(in []byte, pending []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+	var err error
+	d.hintBuf, pending, err = decodeBytes(d.tables, &d.tableIndex, in, d.hintBuf, pending)
+	return pending, err
+}
+
+func (d *hintStreamDecoder) reset() {}
+
+func drainPending(p []byte, pending *[]byte) (int, bool) {
+	if len(*pending) == 0 {
+		return 0, false
+	}
+
+	n := copy(p, *pending)
+	if n >= len(*pending) {
+		*pending = (*pending)[:0]
+		return n, true
+	}
+
+	remaining := len(*pending) - n
+	copy(*pending, (*pending)[n:])
+	*pending = (*pending)[:remaining]
+	return n, true
+}
+
+func writeAll(conn net.Conn, b []byte) error {
+	for len(b) > 0 {
+		n, err := conn.Write(b)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		b = b[n:]
+	}
+	return nil
+}
--- a/transport/internet/finalmask/sudoku/conn_tcp_packed.go
+++ b/transport/internet/finalmask/sudoku/conn_tcp_packed.go
@@ -0,0 +1,182 @@
+package sudoku
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net"
+)
+
+type packedEncoder struct {
+	layouts    []*byteLayout
+	codec      *codec
+	groupIndex int
+}
+
+func newPackedEncoder(tables []*table, pMin, pMax int) *packedEncoder {
+	layouts := make([]*byteLayout, 0, len(tables))
+	for _, t := range tables {
+		layouts = append(layouts, t.layout)
+	}
+	if len(layouts) == 0 {
+		layouts = append(layouts, entropyLayout())
+	}
+	return &packedEncoder{
+		layouts: layouts,
+		codec:   newCodec(nil, pMin, pMax),
+	}
+}
+
+func (e *packedEncoder) encode(p []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+	out := make([]byte, 0, len(p)*2+8)
+	var bitBuf uint64
+	var bitCount uint8
+
+	for _, b := range p {
+		bitBuf = (bitBuf << 8) | uint64(b)
+		bitCount += 8
+
+		for bitCount >= 6 {
+			bitCount -= 6
+			layout := e.layouts[e.groupIndex%len(e.layouts)]
+			group := byte(bitBuf >> bitCount)
+			out = e.maybePad(out, layout)
+			out = append(out, layout.encodeGroup(group&0x3f))
+			e.groupIndex++
+			if bitCount > 0 {
+				bitBuf &= (uint64(1) << bitCount) - 1
+			} else {
+				bitBuf = 0
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	if bitCount > 0 {
+		layout := e.layouts[e.groupIndex%len(e.layouts)]
+		group := byte(bitBuf << (6 - bitCount))
+		out = e.maybePad(out, layout)
+		out = append(out, layout.encodeGroup(group&0x3f))
+		e.groupIndex++
+		nextLayout := e.layouts[e.groupIndex%len(e.layouts)]
+		out = append(out, nextLayout.padMarker)
+	}
+
+	out = e.maybePad(out, e.layouts[e.groupIndex%len(e.layouts)])
+	return out, nil
+}
+
+func (e *packedEncoder) maybePad(out []byte, layout *byteLayout) []byte {
+	if !e.codec.shouldPad() {
+		return out
+	}
+	if len(layout.paddingPool) == 1 {
+		return append(out, layout.paddingPool[0])
+	}
+	for {
+		b := layout.paddingPool[e.codec.rng.Intn(len(layout.paddingPool))]
+		if b != layout.padMarker {
+			return append(out, b)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+type packedStreamDecoder struct {
+	layouts    []*byteLayout
+	groupIndex int
+	bitBuf     uint64
+	bitCount   int
+}
+
+func (d *packedStreamDecoder) decodeChunk(in []byte, pending []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+	var err error
+	d.bitBuf, d.bitCount, d.groupIndex, pending, err = decodePackedBytes(
+		d.layouts,
+		in,
+		d.bitBuf,
+		d.bitCount,
+		d.groupIndex,
+		pending,
+	)
+	return pending, err
+}
+
+func (d *packedStreamDecoder) reset() {
+	d.bitBuf = 0
+	d.bitCount = 0
+}
+
+func NewPackedTCPConn(raw net.Conn, config *Config) (net.Conn, error) {
+	reader, writer, err := newPackedReaderWriter(raw, config)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return newWrappedConn(raw, reader, writer), nil
+}
+
+func newPackedReaderWriter(raw net.Conn, config *Config) (io.Reader, io.Writer, error) {
+	tables, err := getTables(config)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+
+	pMin, pMax := normalizedPadding(config)
+	encoder := newPackedEncoder(tables, pMin, pMax)
+	decoder := &packedStreamDecoder{
+		layouts: tablesToLayouts(tables),
+	}
+	return newStreamReader(raw, decoder), newStreamWriter(raw, encoder.encode), nil
+}
+
+func tablesToLayouts(tables []*table) []*byteLayout {
+	layouts := make([]*byteLayout, 0, len(tables))
+	for _, t := range tables {
+		layouts = append(layouts, t.layout)
+	}
+	if len(layouts) == 0 {
+		layouts = append(layouts, entropyLayout())
+	}
+	return layouts
+}
+
+func decodePackedBytes(
+	layouts []*byteLayout,
+	in []byte,
+	bitBuf uint64,
+	bitCount int,
+	groupIndex int,
+	out []byte,
+) (uint64, int, int, []byte, error) {
+	if len(layouts) == 0 {
+		return bitBuf, bitCount, groupIndex, out, fmt.Errorf("sudoku layout set missing")
+	}
+	for _, b := range in {
+		layout := layouts[groupIndex%len(layouts)]
+		if !layout.isHint(b) {
+			if b == layout.padMarker {
+				bitBuf = 0
+				bitCount = 0
+			}
+			continue
+		}
+
+		group, ok := layout.decodeGroup(b)
+		if !ok {
+			return bitBuf, bitCount, groupIndex, out, fmt.Errorf("invalid packed sudoku byte: %d", b)
+		}
+		groupIndex++
+
+		bitBuf = (bitBuf << 6) | uint64(group)
+		bitCount += 6
+
+		for bitCount >= 8 {
+			bitCount -= 8
+			out = append(out, byte(bitBuf>>bitCount))
+			if bitCount > 0 {
+				bitBuf &= (uint64(1) << bitCount) - 1
+			} else {
+				bitBuf = 0
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return bitBuf, bitCount, groupIndex, out, nil
+}
--- a/transport/internet/finalmask/sudoku/conn_udp.go
+++ b/transport/internet/finalmask/sudoku/conn_udp.go
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+package sudoku
+
+import (
+	"io"
+	"net"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+)
+
+type udpConn struct {
+	conn   net.PacketConn
+	tables []*table
+	pMin   int
+	pMax   int
+
+	readBuf []byte
+
+	readMu  sync.Mutex
+	writeMu sync.Mutex
+}
+
+func NewUDPConn(raw net.PacketConn, config *Config) (net.PacketConn, error) {
+	tables, err := getTables(config)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	pMin, pMax := normalizedPadding(config)
+	return &udpConn{
+		conn:    raw,
+		tables:  tables,
+		pMin:    pMin,
+		pMax:    pMax,
+		readBuf: make([]byte, 65535),
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func (c *udpConn) Size() int32 {
+	return 0
+}
+
+func (c *udpConn) ReadFrom(p []byte) (n int, addr net.Addr, err error) {
+	c.readMu.Lock()
+	defer c.readMu.Unlock()
+
+	n, addr, err = c.conn.ReadFrom(c.readBuf)
+	if err != nil {
+		return n, addr, err
+	}
+
+	decoded := make([]byte, 0, n/4+1)
+	hints := make([]byte, 0, 4)
+	tableIndex := 0
+	hints, decoded, err = decodeBytes(c.tables, &tableIndex, c.readBuf[:n], hints, decoded)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, addr, err
+	}
+	if len(hints) != 0 {
+		return 0, addr, io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
+	}
+	if len(p) < len(decoded) {
+		return 0, addr, io.ErrShortBuffer
+	}
+	copy(p, decoded)
+	return len(decoded), addr, nil
+}
+
+func (c *udpConn) WriteTo(p []byte, addr net.Addr) (n int, err error) {
+	c.writeMu.Lock()
+	defer c.writeMu.Unlock()
+
+	// UDP decoding restarts at table 0 for every datagram, so encoding must do the same.
+	encoded, err := newCodec(c.tables, c.pMin, c.pMax).encode(p)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+
+	nn, err := c.conn.WriteTo(encoded, addr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	if nn != len(encoded) {
+		return 0, io.ErrShortWrite
+	}
+	return len(p), nil
+}
+
+func (c *udpConn) Close() error {
+	return c.conn.Close()
+}
+
+func (c *udpConn) LocalAddr() net.Addr {
+	return c.conn.LocalAddr()
+}
+
+func (c *udpConn) SetDeadline(t time.Time) error {
+	return c.conn.SetDeadline(t)
+}
+
+func (c *udpConn) SetReadDeadline(t time.Time) error {
+	return c.conn.SetReadDeadline(t)
+}
+
+func (c *udpConn) SetWriteDeadline(t time.Time) error {
+	return c.conn.SetWriteDeadline(t)
+}
--- a/transport/internet/finalmask/sudoku/sudoku_test.go
+++ b/transport/internet/finalmask/sudoku/sudoku_test.go
--- a/transport/internet/finalmask/sudoku/table.go
+++ b/transport/internet/finalmask/sudoku/table.go
@@ -0,0 +1,580 @@
+package sudoku
+
+import (
+	crypto_rand "crypto/rand"
+	"crypto/sha256"
+	"encoding/binary"
+	"fmt"
+	"math/bits"
+	"math/rand"
+	"sort"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+)
+
+type table struct {
+	encode [256][][4]byte
+	decode map[uint32]byte
+	layout *byteLayout
+}
+
+type tableCacheKey struct {
+	password    string
+	ascii       string
+	customTable string
+}
+
+var (
+	tableCache    sync.Map
+	tableSetCache sync.Map
+
+	basePatternsOnce sync.Once
+	basePatterns     [][][4]byte
+	basePatternsErr  error
+)
+
+type byteLayout struct {
+	hintMask    byte
+	hintValue   byte
+	padMarker   byte
+	paddingPool []byte
+	encodeHint  func(group byte) byte
+	encodeGroup func(group byte) byte
+	decodeGroup func(b byte) (byte, bool)
+}
+
+func (l *byteLayout) isHint(b byte) bool {
+	if (b & l.hintMask) == l.hintValue {
+		return true
+	}
+	// ASCII layout maps 0x7f to '\n' to avoid DEL on the wire.
+	return l.hintMask == 0x40 && b == '\n'
+}
+
+func getTable(config *Config) (*table, error) {
+	tables, err := getTables(config)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if len(tables) == 0 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("empty sudoku table set")
+	}
+	return tables[0], nil
+}
+
+func getTables(config *Config) ([]*table, error) {
+	if config == nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("nil sudoku config")
+	}
+
+	mode, err := normalizeASCII(config.GetAscii())
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	patterns, err := normalizedCustomPatterns(config, mode)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	cacheKey := tableCacheKey{
+		password:    config.GetPassword(),
+		ascii:       mode,
+		customTable: strings.Join(patterns, "\x00"),
+	}
+	if cached, ok := tableSetCache.Load(cacheKey); ok {
+		return cached.([]*table), nil
+	}
+
+	tables := make([]*table, 0, len(patterns))
+	for _, pattern := range patterns {
+		layout, err := resolveLayout(mode, pattern)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		t, err := buildTable(config.GetPassword(), layout)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		tables = append(tables, t)
+	}
+
+	actual, _ := tableSetCache.LoadOrStore(cacheKey, tables)
+	return actual.([]*table), nil
+}
+
+func normalizedCustomPatterns(config *Config, mode string) ([]string, error) {
+	if config == nil {
+		return []string{""}, nil
+	}
+	if mode == "prefer_ascii" {
+		return []string{""}, nil
+	}
+
+	rawPatterns := config.GetCustomTables()
+	if len(rawPatterns) == 0 {
+		rawPatterns = []string{config.GetCustomTable()}
+	}
+
+	patterns := make([]string, 0, len(rawPatterns))
+	seen := make(map[string]struct{}, len(rawPatterns))
+	for _, raw := range rawPatterns {
+		pattern := strings.TrimSpace(raw)
+		if pattern != "" {
+			var err error
+			pattern, err = normalizeCustomTable(pattern)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+		}
+		if _, ok := seen[pattern]; ok {
+			continue
+		}
+		seen[pattern] = struct{}{}
+		patterns = append(patterns, pattern)
+	}
+
+	if len(patterns) == 0 {
+		return []string{""}, nil
+	}
+
+	return patterns, nil
+}
+
+func normalizedPadding(config *Config) (int, int) {
+	if config == nil {
+		return 0, 0
+	}
+
+	pMin := int(config.GetPaddingMin())
+	pMax := int(config.GetPaddingMax())
+
+	if pMin > 100 {
+		pMin = 100
+	}
+	if pMax > 100 {
+		pMax = 100
+	}
+	if pMax < pMin {
+		pMax = pMin
+	}
+	return pMin, pMax
+}
+
+func normalizeASCII(mode string) (string, error) {
+	switch strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(mode)) {
+	case "", "entropy", "prefer_entropy":
+		return "prefer_entropy", nil
+	case "ascii", "prefer_ascii":
+		return "prefer_ascii", nil
+	default:
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("invalid sudoku ascii mode: %s", mode)
+	}
+}
+
+func normalizeCustomTable(pattern string) (string, error) {
+	cleaned := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(pattern))
+	cleaned = strings.ReplaceAll(cleaned, " ", "")
+	if len(cleaned) != 8 {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("customTable must be 8 chars, got %d", len(cleaned))
+	}
+
+	var xCount, pCount, vCount int
+	for _, ch := range cleaned {
+		switch ch {
+		case 'x':
+			xCount++
+		case 'p':
+			pCount++
+		case 'v':
+			vCount++
+		default:
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("customTable has invalid char %q", ch)
+		}
+	}
+	if xCount != 2 || pCount != 2 || vCount != 4 {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("customTable must contain exactly 2 x, 2 p and 4 v")
+	}
+	return cleaned, nil
+}
+
+func resolveLayout(mode, customTable string) (*byteLayout, error) {
+	if mode == "prefer_ascii" {
+		return asciiLayout(), nil
+	}
+
+	if customTable != "" {
+		return customLayout(customTable)
+	}
+	return entropyLayout(), nil
+}
+
+func asciiLayout() *byteLayout {
+	padding := make([]byte, 0, 32)
+	for i := 0; i < 32; i++ {
+		padding = append(padding, byte(0x20+i))
+	}
+
+	encodeGroup := func(group byte) byte {
+		b := byte(0x40 | (group & 0x3f))
+		if b == 0x7f {
+			return '\n'
+		}
+		return b
+	}
+
+	return &byteLayout{
+		hintMask:    0x40,
+		hintValue:   0x40,
+		padMarker:   0x3f,
+		paddingPool: padding,
+		encodeHint:  encodeGroup,
+		encodeGroup: encodeGroup,
+		decodeGroup: func(b byte) (byte, bool) {
+			if b == '\n' {
+				return 0x3f, true
+			}
+			if (b & 0x40) == 0 {
+				return 0, false
+			}
+			return b & 0x3f, true
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func entropyLayout() *byteLayout {
+	padding := make([]byte, 0, 16)
+	for i := 0; i < 8; i++ {
+		padding = append(padding, byte(0x80+i), byte(0x10+i))
+	}
+
+	encodeGroup := func(group byte) byte {
+		v := group & 0x3f
+		return ((v & 0x30) << 1) | (v & 0x0f)
+	}
+
+	return &byteLayout{
+		hintMask:    0x90,
+		hintValue:   0x00,
+		padMarker:   0x80,
+		paddingPool: padding,
+		encodeHint:  encodeGroup,
+		encodeGroup: encodeGroup,
+		decodeGroup: func(b byte) (byte, bool) {
+			if (b & 0x90) != 0 {
+				return 0, false
+			}
+			return ((b >> 1) & 0x30) | (b & 0x0f), true
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func customLayout(pattern string) (*byteLayout, error) {
+	pattern, err := normalizeCustomTable(pattern)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	var xBits, pBits, vBits []uint8
+	for i, c := range pattern {
+		bit := uint8(7 - i)
+		switch c {
+		case 'x':
+			xBits = append(xBits, bit)
+		case 'p':
+			pBits = append(pBits, bit)
+		case 'v':
+			vBits = append(vBits, bit)
+		}
+	}
+
+	xMask := byte(0)
+	for _, bit := range xBits {
+		xMask |= 1 << bit
+	}
+
+	encodeGroupWithDropX := func(group byte, dropX int) byte {
+		out := xMask
+		if dropX >= 0 {
+			out &^= 1 << xBits[dropX]
+		}
+
+		val := (group >> 4) & 0x03
+		pos := group & 0x0f
+
+		if (val & 0x02) != 0 {
+			out |= 1 << pBits[0]
+		}
+		if (val & 0x01) != 0 {
+			out |= 1 << pBits[1]
+		}
+		for i, bit := range vBits {
+			if (pos>>(3-uint8(i)))&0x01 == 1 {
+				out |= 1 << bit
+			}
+		}
+
+		return out
+	}
+
+	paddingSet := make(map[byte]struct{}, 64)
+	padding := make([]byte, 0, 64)
+	for drop := range xBits {
+		for val := byte(0); val < 4; val++ {
+			for pos := byte(0); pos < 16; pos++ {
+				group := (val << 4) | pos
+				b := encodeGroupWithDropX(group, drop)
+				if bits.OnesCount8(b) >= 5 {
+					if _, exists := paddingSet[b]; !exists {
+						paddingSet[b] = struct{}{}
+						padding = append(padding, b)
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	sort.Slice(padding, func(i, j int) bool { return padding[i] < padding[j] })
+	if len(padding) == 0 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("customTable produced empty padding pool")
+	}
+
+	decodeGroup := func(b byte) (byte, bool) {
+		if (b & xMask) != xMask {
+			return 0, false
+		}
+
+		var val, pos byte
+		if b&(1<<pBits[0]) != 0 {
+			val |= 0x02
+		}
+		if b&(1<<pBits[1]) != 0 {
+			val |= 0x01
+		}
+		for i, bit := range vBits {
+			if b&(1<<bit) != 0 {
+				pos |= 1 << (3 - uint8(i))
+			}
+		}
+
+		return ((val & 0x03) << 4) | (pos & 0x0f), true
+	}
+	encodeGroup := func(group byte) byte {
+		return encodeGroupWithDropX(group, -1)
+	}
+
+	return &byteLayout{
+		hintMask:    xMask,
+		hintValue:   xMask,
+		padMarker:   padding[0],
+		paddingPool: padding,
+		encodeHint:  encodeGroup,
+		encodeGroup: encodeGroup,
+		decodeGroup: decodeGroup,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func buildTable(password string, layout *byteLayout) (*table, error) {
+	patterns, err := getBasePatterns()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if len(patterns) < 256 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("not enough sudoku grids: %d", len(patterns))
+	}
+
+	order := make([]int, len(patterns))
+	for i := range order {
+		order[i] = i
+	}
+
+	hash := sha256.Sum256([]byte(password))
+	seed := int64(binary.BigEndian.Uint64(hash[:8]))
+	rng := rand.New(rand.NewSource(seed))
+	rng.Shuffle(len(order), func(i, j int) {
+		order[i], order[j] = order[j], order[i]
+	})
+
+	t := &table{
+		decode: make(map[uint32]byte, 1<<16),
+		layout: layout,
+	}
+	for b := 0; b < 256; b++ {
+		patList := patterns[order[b]]
+		if len(patList) == 0 {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("grid %d has no valid clue set", order[b])
+		}
+
+		enc := make([][4]byte, 0, len(patList))
+		for _, groups := range patList {
+			hints := [4]byte{
+				layout.encodeHint(groups[0]),
+				layout.encodeHint(groups[1]),
+				layout.encodeHint(groups[2]),
+				layout.encodeHint(groups[3]),
+			}
+			sortedHints := sort4(hints)
+			key := packKey(sortedHints)
+			if old, exists := t.decode[key]; exists && old != byte(b) {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("decode key collision for byte %d and %d", old, b)
+			}
+			t.decode[key] = byte(b)
+			enc = append(enc, hints)
+		}
+
+		t.encode[b] = enc
+	}
+
+	return t, nil
+}
+
+func getBasePatterns() ([][][4]byte, error) {
+	basePatternsOnce.Do(func() {
+		basePatterns, basePatternsErr = buildBasePatterns()
+	})
+	return basePatterns, basePatternsErr
+}
+
+type grid [16]byte
+
+func buildBasePatterns() ([][][4]byte, error) {
+	grids := generateAllGrids()
+	positions := hintPositions()
+
+	patterns := make([][][4]byte, len(grids))
+	for _, ps := range positions {
+		counts := make(map[uint32]uint16, len(grids))
+		keys := make([]uint32, len(grids))
+		groupsByGrid := make([][4]byte, len(grids))
+
+		for gi, g := range grids {
+			groups := [4]byte{
+				clueGroup(g, ps[0]),
+				clueGroup(g, ps[1]),
+				clueGroup(g, ps[2]),
+				clueGroup(g, ps[3]),
+			}
+			groups = sort4(groups)
+			key := packKey(groups)
+			keys[gi] = key
+			groupsByGrid[gi] = groups
+			counts[key]++
+		}
+
+		for gi, key := range keys {
+			if counts[key] == 1 {
+				patterns[gi] = append(patterns[gi], groupsByGrid[gi])
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	for gi, list := range patterns {
+		if len(list) == 0 {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("grid %d has no uniquely decodable clue set", gi)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return patterns, nil
+}
+
+func clueGroup(g grid, pos byte) byte {
+	// 2 bits of value + 4 bits of position.
+	return ((g[pos] - 1) << 4) | (pos & 0x0f)
+}
+
+func generateAllGrids() []grid {
+	grids := make([]grid, 0, 288)
+	var g grid
+
+	var dfs func(idx int)
+	dfs = func(idx int) {
+		if idx == 16 {
+			grids = append(grids, g)
+			return
+		}
+
+		row := idx / 4
+		col := idx % 4
+		boxRow := (row / 2) * 2
+		boxCol := (col / 2) * 2
+
+		for num := byte(1); num <= 4; num++ {
+			valid := true
+			for i := 0; i < 4; i++ {
+				if g[row*4+i] == num || g[i*4+col] == num {
+					valid = false
+					break
+				}
+			}
+			if !valid {
+				continue
+			}
+
+			for r := 0; r < 2 && valid; r++ {
+				for c := 0; c < 2; c++ {
+					if g[(boxRow+r)*4+(boxCol+c)] == num {
+						valid = false
+						break
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			if !valid {
+				continue
+			}
+
+			g[idx] = num
+			dfs(idx + 1)
+			g[idx] = 0
+		}
+	}
+
+	dfs(0)
+	return grids
+}
+
+func hintPositions() [][4]byte {
+	// C(16, 4) = 1820.
+	positions := make([][4]byte, 0, 1820)
+	for a := 0; a < 13; a++ {
+		for b := a + 1; b < 14; b++ {
+			for c := b + 1; c < 15; c++ {
+				for d := c + 1; d < 16; d++ {
+					positions = append(positions, [4]byte{byte(a), byte(b), byte(c), byte(d)})
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return positions
+}
+
+func packKey(in [4]byte) uint32 {
+	return uint32(in[0])<<24 | uint32(in[1])<<16 | uint32(in[2])<<8 | uint32(in[3])
+}
+
+func sort4(in [4]byte) [4]byte {
+	if in[0] > in[1] {
+		in[0], in[1] = in[1], in[0]
+	}
+	if in[2] > in[3] {
+		in[2], in[3] = in[3], in[2]
+	}
+	if in[0] > in[2] {
+		in[0], in[2] = in[2], in[0]
+	}
+	if in[1] > in[3] {
+		in[1], in[3] = in[3], in[1]
+	}
+	if in[1] > in[2] {
+		in[1], in[2] = in[2], in[1]
+	}
+	return in
+}
+
+func newSeededRand() *rand.Rand {
+	seed := time.Now().UnixNano()
+	var seedBytes [8]byte
+	if _, err := crypto_rand.Read(seedBytes[:]); err == nil {
+		seed = int64(binary.BigEndian.Uint64(seedBytes[:]))
+	}
+	return rand.New(rand.NewSource(seed))
+}
--- a/transport/internet/finalmask/udp_test.go
+++ b/transport/internet/finalmask/udp_test.go
@@ -2,10 +2,13 @@ package finalmask_test

 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"io"
 	"net"
+	"sync/atomic"
 	"testing"
 	"time"

+	"github.com/xtls/xray-core/proxy"
 	"github.com/xtls/xray-core/transport/internet/finalmask"
 	"github.com/xtls/xray-core/transport/internet/finalmask/header/custom"
 	"github.com/xtls/xray-core/transport/internet/finalmask/header/dns"
@@ -16,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/xtls/xray-core/transport/internet/finalmask/mkcp/aes128gcm"
 	"github.com/xtls/xray-core/transport/internet/finalmask/mkcp/original"
 	"github.com/xtls/xray-core/transport/internet/finalmask/salamander"
+	"github.com/xtls/xray-core/transport/internet/finalmask/sudoku"
 )

 func mustSendRecv(
@@ -51,6 +55,22 @@ func mustSendRecv(
 type layerMask struct {
 	name   string
 	mask   finalmask.Udpmask
+	layers int
+}
+
+type countingConn struct {
+	net.Conn
+	written atomic.Int64
+}
+
+func (c *countingConn) Write(p []byte) (int, error) {
+	n, err := c.Conn.Write(p)
+	c.written.Add(int64(n))
+	return n, err
+}
+
+func (c *countingConn) Written() int64 {
+	return c.written.Load()
 }

 func TestPacketConnReadWrite(t *testing.T) {
@@ -58,30 +78,68 @@ func TestPacketConnReadWrite(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name:   "aes128gcm",
 			mask:   &aes128gcm.Config{Password: "123"},
+			layers: 2,
 		},
 		{
 			name:   "original",
 			mask:   &original.Config{},
+			layers: 2,
 		},
 		{
 			name:   "dns",
 			mask:   &dns.Config{Domain: "www.baidu.com"},
+			layers: 2,
 		},
 		{
 			name:   "srtp",
 			mask:   &srtp.Config{},
+			layers: 2,
 		},
 		{
 			name:   "utp",
 			mask:   &utp.Config{},
+			layers: 2,
 		},
 		{
 			name:   "wechat",
 			mask:   &wechat.Config{},
+			layers: 2,
 		},
 		{
 			name:   "wireguard",
 			mask:   &wireguard.Config{},
+			layers: 2,
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "salamander",
+			mask:   &salamander.Config{Password: "1234"},
+			layers: 2,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "sudoku-prefer-ascii",
+			mask: &sudoku.Config{
+				Password: "sudoku-mask",
+				Ascii:    "prefer_ascii",
+			},
+			layers: 1,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "sudoku-custom-table",
+			mask: &sudoku.Config{
+				Password:    "sudoku-mask",
+				Ascii:       "prefer_entropy",
+				CustomTable: "xpxvvpvv",
+			},
+			layers: 1,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "sudoku-custom-tables",
+			mask: &sudoku.Config{
+				Password:     "sudoku-mask",
+				Ascii:        "prefer_entropy",
+				CustomTables: []string{"xpxvvpvv", "vxpvxvvp"},
+			},
+			layers: 1,
 		},
 		{
 			name: "custom",
@@ -103,18 +161,27 @@ func TestPacketConnReadWrite(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 				},
 			},
+			layers: 1,
 		},
 		{
-			name: "salamander",
+			name:   "salamander-single",
 			mask:   &salamander.Config{Password: "1234"},
+			layers: 1,
 		},
 	}

 	for _, c := range cases {
 		t.Run(c.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			mask := c.mask
-
-			maskManager := finalmask.NewUdpmaskManager([]finalmask.Udpmask{mask, mask})
+			layers := c.layers
+			if layers <= 0 {
+				layers = 1
+			}
+			masks := make([]finalmask.Udpmask, 0, layers)
+			for i := 0; i < layers; i++ {
+				masks = append(masks, mask)
+			}
+			maskManager := finalmask.NewUdpmaskManager(masks)

 			client, err := net.ListenPacket("udp", "127.0.0.1:0")
 			if err != nil {
@@ -147,3 +214,419 @@ func TestPacketConnReadWrite(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestSudokuBDD(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("GivenSudokuTCPMask_WhenRoundTripWithAsciiPreference_ThenPayloadMatches", func(t *testing.T) {
+		cfg := &sudoku.Config{
+			Password: "sudoku-tcp",
+			Ascii:    "prefer_ascii",
+		}
+
+		clientRaw, serverRaw := net.Pipe()
+		defer clientRaw.Close()
+		defer serverRaw.Close()
+
+		clientConn, err := cfg.WrapConnClient(clientRaw)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		serverConn, err := cfg.WrapConnServer(serverRaw)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
+		send := bytes.Repeat([]byte("client->server"), 1024)
+		recv := make([]byte, len(send))
+
+		writeErr := make(chan error, 1)
+		go func() {
+			_, wErr := clientConn.Write(send)
+			writeErr <- wErr
+		}()
+
+		if _, err := io.ReadFull(serverConn, recv); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		if err := <-writeErr; err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		if !bytes.Equal(send, recv) {
+			t.Fatal("tcp sudoku payload mismatch")
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("GivenSudokuTCPMask_WhenRoundTrip_ThenBothDirectionsMatch", func(t *testing.T) {
+		cfg := &sudoku.Config{
+			Password:   "sudoku-packed",
+			Ascii:      "prefer_ascii",
+			PaddingMin: 0,
+			PaddingMax: 0,
+		}
+
+		clientRaw, serverRaw := net.Pipe()
+		defer clientRaw.Close()
+		defer serverRaw.Close()
+
+		clientConn, err := cfg.WrapConnClient(clientRaw)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		serverConn, err := cfg.WrapConnServer(serverRaw)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
+		clientToServer := bytes.Repeat([]byte("client-packed->server"), 257)
+		serverToClient := bytes.Repeat([]byte("server-packed->client"), 263)
+
+		c2sRecv := make([]byte, len(clientToServer))
+		c2sErr := make(chan error, 1)
+		go func() {
+			_, err := clientConn.Write(clientToServer)
+			c2sErr <- err
+		}()
+		if _, err := io.ReadFull(serverConn, c2sRecv); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		if err := <-c2sErr; err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		if !bytes.Equal(clientToServer, c2sRecv) {
+			t.Fatal("tcp client->server payload mismatch")
+		}
+
+		s2cRecv := make([]byte, len(serverToClient))
+		s2cErr := make(chan error, 1)
+		go func() {
+			_, err := serverConn.Write(serverToClient)
+			s2cErr <- err
+		}()
+		if _, err := io.ReadFull(clientConn, s2cRecv); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		if err := <-s2cErr; err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		if !bytes.Equal(serverToClient, s2cRecv) {
+			t.Fatal("tcp server->client payload mismatch")
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("GivenSudokuTCPMask_WhenServerWritesDownlink_ThenWireBytesAreReduced", func(t *testing.T) {
+		payload := bytes.Repeat([]byte("0123456789abcdef"), 192) // 3072 bytes, divisible by 3.
+
+		countWireBytes := func(wrapServer func(net.Conn, *sudoku.Config) (net.Conn, error), cfg *sudoku.Config) int64 {
+			t.Helper()
+
+			clientRaw, serverRaw := net.Pipe()
+			watchedServerRaw := &countingConn{Conn: serverRaw}
+
+			clientConn, err := cfg.WrapConnClient(clientRaw)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			serverConn, err := wrapServer(watchedServerRaw, cfg)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+
+			readErr := make(chan error, 1)
+			go func() {
+				_, err := io.CopyN(io.Discard, clientConn, int64(len(payload)))
+				readErr <- err
+			}()
+
+			if _, err := serverConn.Write(payload); err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			if err := <-readErr; err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+
+			_ = clientConn.Close()
+			_ = serverConn.Close()
+			return watchedServerRaw.Written()
+		}
+
+		pureUplinkPackedDownlink := &sudoku.Config{
+			Password:   "sudoku-bandwidth",
+			Ascii:      "prefer_entropy",
+			PaddingMin: 0,
+			PaddingMax: 0,
+		}
+		packedDownlinkBytes := countWireBytes(func(raw net.Conn, cfg *sudoku.Config) (net.Conn, error) {
+			return cfg.WrapConnServer(raw)
+		}, pureUplinkPackedDownlink)
+		legacyPureBytes := countWireBytes(func(raw net.Conn, cfg *sudoku.Config) (net.Conn, error) {
+			return sudoku.NewTCPConn(raw, cfg)
+		}, pureUplinkPackedDownlink)
+
+		if packedDownlinkBytes >= legacyPureBytes {
+			t.Fatalf("expected default packed downlink bytes < legacy pure bytes, got packed=%d pure=%d", packedDownlinkBytes, legacyPureBytes)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("GivenSudokuMultiTableTCPMask_WhenRoundTrip_ThenPayloadMatches", func(t *testing.T) {
+		cfg := &sudoku.Config{
+			Password:     "sudoku-multi-tcp",
+			Ascii:        "prefer_entropy",
+			CustomTables: []string{"xpxvvpvv", "vxpvxvvp"},
+		}
+
+		clientRaw, serverRaw := net.Pipe()
+		defer clientRaw.Close()
+		defer serverRaw.Close()
+
+		clientConn, err := cfg.WrapConnClient(clientRaw)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		serverConn, err := cfg.WrapConnServer(serverRaw)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
+		send := bytes.Repeat([]byte("rotate-table"), 513)
+		recv := make([]byte, len(send))
+
+		writeErr := make(chan error, 1)
+		go func() {
+			_, wErr := clientConn.Write(send)
+			writeErr <- wErr
+		}()
+
+		if _, err := io.ReadFull(serverConn, recv); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		if err := <-writeErr; err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		if !bytes.Equal(send, recv) {
+			t.Fatal("multi-table tcp sudoku payload mismatch")
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("GivenSudokuMultiTableTCPMask_WhenPackedDownlink_ThenPayloadMatches", func(t *testing.T) {
+		cfg := &sudoku.Config{
+			Password:     "sudoku-multi-packed",
+			Ascii:        "prefer_entropy",
+			CustomTables: []string{"xpxvvpvv", "vxpvxvvp"},
+			PaddingMin:   0,
+			PaddingMax:   0,
+		}
+
+		clientRaw, serverRaw := net.Pipe()
+		defer clientRaw.Close()
+		defer serverRaw.Close()
+
+		clientConn, err := cfg.WrapConnClient(clientRaw)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		serverConn, err := cfg.WrapConnServer(serverRaw)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
+		send := bytes.Repeat([]byte("packed-rotate"), 257)
+		recv := make([]byte, len(send))
+
+		writeErr := make(chan error, 1)
+		go func() {
+			_, wErr := clientConn.Write(send)
+			writeErr <- wErr
+		}()
+
+		if _, err := io.ReadFull(serverConn, recv); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		if err := <-writeErr; err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		if !bytes.Equal(send, recv) {
+			t.Fatal("multi-table tcp sudoku payload mismatch")
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("GivenSudokuUDPMask_WhenNotInnermost_ThenWrapFails", func(t *testing.T) {
+		cfg := &sudoku.Config{Password: "sudoku-udp"}
+		raw, err := net.ListenPacket("udp", "127.0.0.1:0")
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		defer raw.Close()
+
+		if _, err := cfg.WrapPacketConnClient(raw, 0, 1); err == nil {
+			t.Fatal("expected innermost check failure")
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("GivenSudokuMultiTableUDPMask_WhenClientSendsMultipleDatagrams_ThenPayloadMatches", func(t *testing.T) {
+		cfg := &sudoku.Config{
+			Password:     "sudoku-udp-multi",
+			Ascii:        "prefer_entropy",
+			CustomTables: []string{"xpxvvpvv", "vxpvxvvp"},
+			PaddingMin:   0,
+			PaddingMax:   0,
+		}
+		maskManager := finalmask.NewUdpmaskManager([]finalmask.Udpmask{cfg})
+
+		clientRaw, err := net.ListenPacket("udp", "127.0.0.1:0")
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		defer clientRaw.Close()
+
+		serverRaw, err := net.ListenPacket("udp", "127.0.0.1:0")
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		defer serverRaw.Close()
+
+		client, err := maskManager.WrapPacketConnClient(clientRaw)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		server, err := maskManager.WrapPacketConnServer(serverRaw)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
+		_ = client.SetDeadline(time.Now().Add(2 * time.Second))
+		_ = server.SetDeadline(time.Now().Add(2 * time.Second))
+
+		mustSendRecv(t, client, server, []byte("first-datagram"))
+		mustSendRecv(t, client, server, []byte("second-datagram"))
+		mustSendRecv(t, client, server, []byte("third-datagram"))
+	})
+
+	t.Run("GivenSudokuTCPMask_WhenCloseWriteIsCalled_ThenEOFPropagates", func(t *testing.T) {
+		cfg := &sudoku.Config{
+			Password:   "sudoku-closewrite",
+			Ascii:      "prefer_ascii",
+			PaddingMin: 0,
+			PaddingMax: 0,
+		}
+
+		listener, err := net.Listen("tcp", "127.0.0.1:0")
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		defer listener.Close()
+
+		acceptCh := make(chan net.Conn, 1)
+		errCh := make(chan error, 1)
+		go func() {
+			conn, err := listener.Accept()
+			if err != nil {
+				errCh <- err
+				return
+			}
+			acceptCh <- conn
+		}()
+
+		clientRaw, err := net.Dial("tcp", listener.Addr().String())
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		defer clientRaw.Close()
+
+		var serverRaw net.Conn
+		select {
+		case serverRaw = <-acceptCh:
+		case err := <-errCh:
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		case <-time.After(2 * time.Second):
+			t.Fatal("accept timeout")
+		}
+		defer serverRaw.Close()
+
+		clientConn, err := cfg.WrapConnClient(clientRaw)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		serverConn, err := cfg.WrapConnServer(serverRaw)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
+		closeWriter, ok := clientConn.(interface{ CloseWrite() error })
+		if !ok {
+			t.Fatalf("wrapped conn does not expose CloseWrite: %T", clientConn)
+		}
+
+		writeErr := make(chan error, 1)
+		go func() {
+			if _, err := clientConn.Write([]byte("closewrite")); err != nil {
+				writeErr <- err
+				return
+			}
+			writeErr <- closeWriter.CloseWrite()
+		}()
+
+		buf := make([]byte, len("closewrite"))
+		if _, err := io.ReadFull(serverConn, buf); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		if !bytes.Equal(buf, []byte("closewrite")) {
+			t.Fatal("unexpected payload before closewrite")
+		}
+		if err := <-writeErr; err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
+		one := make([]byte, 1)
+		n, err := serverConn.Read(one)
+		if n != 0 || err != io.EOF {
+			t.Fatalf("expected EOF after CloseWrite, got n=%d err=%v", n, err)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("GivenSudokuTCPMask_WhenProxyUnwrapRawConn_ThenMaskConnIsRetained", func(t *testing.T) {
+		cfg := &sudoku.Config{
+			Password: "sudoku-unwrap",
+			Ascii:    "prefer_entropy",
+		}
+
+		clientRaw, serverRaw := net.Pipe()
+		defer clientRaw.Close()
+		defer serverRaw.Close()
+
+		clientConn, err := cfg.WrapConnClient(clientRaw)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
+		unwrapped, readCounter, writeCounter := proxy.UnwrapRawConn(clientConn)
+		if readCounter != nil || writeCounter != nil {
+			t.Fatal("unexpected stat counters while unwrapping sudoku conn")
+		}
+		if unwrapped != clientConn {
+			t.Fatalf("expected sudoku conn to stay wrapped, got %T", unwrapped)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("GivenSudokuTCPMask_WhenProxyUnwrapRawConn_AfterDownlinkOptimization_ThenMaskConnIsRetained", func(t *testing.T) {
+		cfg := &sudoku.Config{
+			Password: "sudoku-packed-unwrap",
+			Ascii:    "prefer_entropy",
+		}
+
+		clientRaw, serverRaw := net.Pipe()
+		defer clientRaw.Close()
+		defer serverRaw.Close()
+
+		clientConn, err := cfg.WrapConnClient(clientRaw)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
+		unwrapped, readCounter, writeCounter := proxy.UnwrapRawConn(clientConn)
+		if readCounter != nil || writeCounter != nil {
+			t.Fatal("unexpected stat counters while unwrapping sudoku conn")
+		}
+		if unwrapped != clientConn {
+			t.Fatalf("expected sudoku conn to stay wrapped, got %T", unwrapped)
+		}
+	})
+}