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First Alpha Release for PowerDNS Authoritative Server 5.0.0
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).
PowerDNS Authoritative Server 4.9.5
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...
FOSDEM 2025: A Look Back at the DNS Devroom
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 ...
PowerDNS Authoritative Server 4.9.4, 4.8.5, 4.7.5
In the northern hemisphere, the first week of February is often synonymous with dull, cold, snowy winter. To light your fire and bring a smile to your faces, we are releasing three new versions of the PowerDNS Au...
PowerDNS Authoritative Server 4.9.3
This is release 4.9.3 of the Authoritative Server. It contains a collection of small fixes. A detailed list of changes can be found in the changelog.
FOSDEM 2025 DNS Developer Room Call for Participation
Hello DNS enthusiasts and other developers, After several earlier successful and packed DNS devrooms, we are happy to announce another half-day DNS devroom at FOSDEM 2025. As with the previous events, we hope to ...
PowerDNS Authoritative Server 4.9.2
This is release 4.9.2 of the Authoritative Server. It contains a collection of small fixes. A detailed list of changes can be found in the changelog.
More PQC in PowerDNS: A DNSSEC Field Study
Two years ago, we had our first guest blog post, about FALCON-512 in PowerDNS. We are happy to now present a followup guest post on Post-Quantum Cryptography in DNSSEC.
End of life announcement: Debian 10, EL7
At the end of June 2024, both Debian 10 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (and, with it, CentOS 7) will reach the end of their Security Support (or in the Debian case, Long Term Support).
PowerDNS Authoritative Server 4.9.1
This is release 4.9.1 of the Authoritative Server. It contains a collection of small fixes. A detailed list of changes can be found in the changelog.