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First Alpha Release for PowerDNS Authoritative Server 5.0.0
Peter van Dijk on May 27, 2025
Here at the secret PowerDNS Labs, we have been working very hard at growing new crops of DNS software (while pretending to grow tulips in order to remain unnoticed).

Second alpha release of PowerDNS DNSdist 2.0.0
Remi Gacogne on May 23, 2025
Today we released the second alpha version of what will become PowerDNS DNSdist 2.0.0.

PowerDNS DNSdist 1.9.10 released, fixing CVE-2025-30193
Remi Gacogne on May 20, 2025
We released PowerDNS DNSdist 1.9.10 today, fixing several bugs including a security issue tracked as CVE-2025-30193 where a remote, unauthenticated attacker can cause a denial of service via a crafted TCP connect...

PowerDNS Authoritative Server 4.9.5
Peter van Dijk on May 07, 2025
Today, we are releasing a new version of the PowerDNS Authoritative Server. This 4.9.5 version carries a few bug fixes, as well as a performance optimization in the LMDB backend which will greatly improve databas...

PowerDNS DNSdist 1.9.9 released, fixing CVE-2025-30194
Remi Gacogne on Apr 29, 2025
We released PowerDNS DNSdist 1.9.9 today, an emergency release fixing a security issue tracked as CVE-2025-30194 where a remote, unauthenticated attacker can cause a denial of service via a crafted DNS over HTTPS...

PowerDNS Recursor 5.0.10, 5.1.4 and 5.2.2 Released
Otto Moerbeek on Apr 09, 2025
Today we have released PowerDNS Recursor 5.0.10, 5.1.4 and 5.2.2. These releases are maintenance releases that fix a few bugs and have a few improvements. The most important ones are:

PowerDNS Recursor Security Advisory 2025-01
Otto Moerbeek on Apr 07, 2025
Today we have released PowerDNS Recursor 5.2.1. This release fixes PowerDNS Security Advisory 2025-01: A crafted zone can lead to an illegal memory access in the Recursor. This advisory is also published here.

First alpha release of PowerDNS DNSdist 2.0.0
Remi Gacogne on Mar 18, 2025
Today we released the first alpha version of what will become PowerDNS DNSdist 2.0.0.

FOSDEM 2025: A Look Back at the DNS Devroom
Peter van Dijk on Mar 12, 2025
FOSDEM 2025, the Free and Open Source Software Developers’ European Meeting, took place on February 1st and 2nd, 2025, at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) in Brussels. As one of the largest non-commercial ...

Celebrating 10 Years Without a Severity 1 Support Case
Robert Brandt on Mar 05, 2025
In the world of network security and infrastructure, a stable and high-performance DNS solution is essential. Businesses and Internet Service Providers (ISPs) rely on their DNS infrastructure to ensure smooth, se...