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PowerDNS Recursor 5.0.6 Released
Otto Moerbeek on Jun 05, 2024
Today we have released PowerDNS Recursor 5.0.6. This release is a maintenance release. The most important change is that the Recursor will warn if the Linux parameter vm.max_map_count is set too low to accommodat...
PowerDNS Recursor 5.1.0-alpha1 Released
Otto Moerbeek on May 15, 2024
We are proud to announce the first alpha release of PowerDNS Recursor 5.1.0!
PowerDNS Recursor 4.8.9, 4.9.6 and 5.0.5 Released
Otto Moerbeek on May 14, 2024
Today we have released PowerDNS Recursor 4.8.9, 4.9.6 and 5.0.5. These releases are maintenance releases that fix a few bugs. The most important ones are:
PowerDNS Recursor Security Advisory 2024-02
Otto Moerbeek on Apr 24, 2024
Today we have released PowerDNS Recursor 4.8.8, 4.9.5 and 5.0.4. These releases fix PowerDNS Security Advisory 2024-02: if recursive forwarding is configured, crafted responses can lead to a denial of service in ...
PowerDNS Recursor: Extended DNS Errors Help You Troubleshooting
Otto Moerbeek on Mar 12, 2024
This is the seventh episode of a series of blog posts we are publishing, mostly around recent developments with respect to PowerDNS Recursor. The previous blog post is: ZONEMD, the missing validation.
PowerDNS Recursor 4.8.7, 4.9.4 and 5.0.3 Released
Otto Moerbeek on Mar 07, 2024
Today we have released PowerDNS Recursor 4.8.7, 4.9.4 and 5.0.3. These releases are maintenance releases that fix a few bugs. The most important ones are:
PowerDNS Recursor Security Advisory 2024-01
Otto Moerbeek on Feb 13, 2024
Today we have released PowerDNS Recursor 4.8.6, 4.9.3 and 5.0.2. These releases fix PowerDNS Security Advisory 2024-01: crafted DNSSEC records in a zone can lead to a denial of service in Recursor.
PowerDNS Recursor 5.0.1 Released
Otto Moerbeek on Jan 10, 2024
We are proud to announce the release of PowerDNS Recursor 5.0.1! This is the first public release of the 5.0 branch. Compared to the latest 4.9 release, this release features the ability to read settings from YAM...
PowerDNS Recursor 5.0.0-rc2 Released
Otto Moerbeek on Dec 20, 2023
We are proud to announce the second release candidate of PowerDNS Recursor 5.0.0. Compared to the latest 4.9 release, this pre-release features the ability to read settings from YAML files, enhancing structure, p...
PowerDNS Recursor 5.0.0-rc1 Released
Otto Moerbeek on Dec 06, 2023
We are proud to announce the first release candidate of PowerDNS Recursor 5.0.0. Compared to the latest 4.9 release, this pre-release features the ability to read settings from YAML files, enhancing structure, pr...