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Production-ready PowerDNS Cloud Control available
Alexander ter Haar on Dec 05, 2022
DNS is one of the vital components of the internet, invisibly making the internet work for everyone for almost four decades. It needs to be rock-solid, in terms of reliability, performance and scalability. PowerD...
DNS encryption in PowerDNS: where we are
Alexander ter Haar on Jul 13, 2021
Back in 2018, when the IETF introduced two standards on DNS encryption, PowerDNS was amongst the first to adopt and offer encrypted DNS through DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) and DNS-over-TLS (DoT).
PowerDNS releases DNSdist 1.6.0
Alexander ter Haar on May 21, 2021
PowerDNS is pleased to announce the release of DNSdist 1.6.0, the latest version of its state-of-the-art DNS-aware load balancer, which protects, balances and filters internet users’ DNS traffic in front of Power...
DNSdist 1.5.0 delivers enhancements for DoH and better performance
Alexander ter Haar on Jul 31, 2020
Open-Xchange has launched the latest version of DNSdist – our unique DNS proxy and load balancer that optimizes the internet experience of hundreds of millions of internet subscribers.
Businesses demand protection from their providers
Alexander ter Haar on Jun 04, 2020
Keeping a company’s network secure is a challenge, especially when employees are working from home and without the physical control offered by the company’s IT security infrastructure. As a result, businesses are...
Encrypt your DNS traffic with DNSdist 1.4.0
Alexander ter Haar on Nov 27, 2019
Open-Xchange is excited to announce the release of a new version of its DNS loadbalancer DNSdist. DNSdist is a unique DNS proxy and load balancer that brings out the best possible performance in any DNS deploymen...
DNS: the solution to online security and control
Alexander ter Haar on Sep 14, 2018
Internet service providers all aim to provide fast and reliable access. With the growing importance of the Internet and the explosion in the number of connected devices in a household, improving security is becom...
Keeping your family safe and secure online
Alexander ter Haar on Aug 27, 2018
Securing all of the various devices in your home is vital to prevent cyber-attacks and to close gateways to harmful content. But this can be tough when you have an entire family to protect, which may include youn...