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TsuNAME vulnerability and PowerDNS Recursor
Recently, the TsuNAME vulnerability was published. It concerns DNS recursors endlessly querying authoritative nameservers if the nameservers listed in the domains form a loop. The researchers contacted us before ...
First Release Candidate of PowerDNS Recursor 4.5.0
Hello!, We are proud to announce the first release candidate of what should become PowerDNS Recursor 4.5.0. Compared to the last beta release, this release contains a few minor bug fixes and improvements. Compare...
Second Beta Release of PowerDNS Recursor 4.5.0
Hello!, We are proud to announce the second beta release of what should become PowerDNS Recursor 4.5.0. Compared to the first beta release, this release contains a few bug fixes and improvements, in particular a ...
PowerDNS Recursor 4.4.3 Released
Hello! Today we are releasing PowerDNS Recursor 4.4.3. This release fixes a bug where corrupted Newly Discovered Domain files could crash the recursor on startup and a bug where the wrong TTL could be used when i...
First Beta Release of PowerDNS Recursor 4.5.0
Hello!, We are proud to announce the first beta release of what should become PowerDNS Recursor 4.5.0. This release contains various bug fixes, improvements and new features. This first beta contains a rewrite of...
PowerDNS Recursor 4.3.7 Released
Hello! Today we are releasing PowerDNS Recursor 4.3.7. This release fixes a bug where the wrong TTL could be used when inserting records into the packet cache. Additionally, the recursor no longer resolves unneed...
Third Alpha Release of PowerDNS Recursor 4.5.0
Hello!, We are proud to announce the third alpha release of what should become PowerDNS Recursor 4.5.0. This release contains various bug fixes, improvements and new features. The seond alpha was an internal rele...
First Alpha Release of PowerDNS Recursor 4.5.0
Hello!, We are proud to announce the first alpha release of what should become PowerDNS Recursor 4.5.0. This release contains various bug fixes, improvements and new features. The upcoming 4.5.0 release features ...
PowerDNS Recursor 4.4.2 Released
Hello! Today we are releasing PowerDNS Recursor 4.4.2. This release fixes a bug where the wrong type could be used while verifying DNSSEC signatures, causing domains to be incorrectly marked as Bogus. Additionall...
PowerDNS Recursor 4.4.1 and 4.3.6 Released
Hello!, Today we are releasing PowerDNS Recursor 4.4.1 and 4.3.6. These releases fix a bug where a reply from an authoritative server could get lost, causing timeouts or ServFail answers to clients. Additionally,...