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PowerDNS Authoritative Server 4.4.2
Peter van Dijk on Nov 25, 2021
Hello! We are proud to announce version 4.4.2 of the Authoritative Server. This releases fixes one issue: RFC2136/nsupdate: apply new TTL to whole RRset, not only to the added record Please find a full list in th...
PowerDNS Authoritative Server 4.5.2
Peter van Dijk on Nov 10, 2021
Hello! Today we published release 4.5.2 of the Authoritative Server. It contains several robustness fixes for the bindbackend, and for SOA handling. These fixes are especially important for zone cache users. Plea...
First Alpha Release for Authoritative Server 4.6.0
Peter van Dijk on Oct 07, 2021
Hello! Today we released the first Alpha version for Authoritative Server version 4.6.0. Version 4.6.0 mostly brings small improvements and fixes, but there are two notable new features: support for incoming PROX...
security advisory 2021-01 for PowerDNS Authoritative Server 4.5.0
Peter van Dijk on Jul 26, 2021
Hello, today we have released PowerDNS Authoritative Server 4.5.1, fixing a remotely triggered crash present in version 4.5.0. No other versions are affected. Tarballs and signatures are available at https://down...
PowerDNS Authoritative Server 4.5.0
Peter van Dijk on Jul 13, 2021
Hello! PowerDNS Authoritative Server 4.5.0 was released today. Version 4.5.0 mostly brings small improvements and fixes, but there are two notable new features: The ‘zone cache’, which allows PowerDNS to keep a l...
PowerDNS Authoritative Server 4.5.0-RC2
Peter van Dijk on Jul 06, 2021
Hello! Today we released the second, and hopefully last, Release Candidate for Authoritative Server version 4.5.0. Please try it! Version 4.5.0 mostly brings small improvements and fixes, but there are two notabl...
PowerDNS Authoritative Server 4.5.0-RC1
Peter van Dijk on Jun 25, 2021
Hello! Today we released the first Release Candidate for Authoritative Server version 4.5.0. Please try it! Version 4.5.0 mostly brings small improvements and fixes, but there is one notable new feature: the zone...
PowerDNS Authoritative Server 4.5.0-beta1
Peter van Dijk on Jun 09, 2021
Hello! Today we released the first Beta version for Authoritative Server version 4.5.0. Version 4.5.0 mostly brings small improvements and fixes, but there is one notable new feature: the zone cache. The zone cac...
DNS cache snooping attack
Remi Gacogne on Jun 01, 2021
We have been getting questions about “DNS Server Cache Snooping Remote Information Disclosure” attacks lately, mostly coming from reports generated by one very popular security scanner: DNS Server Cache Snooping ...
PowerDNS Authoritative Server 4.5.0-alpha1
Peter van Dijk on May 27, 2021
Hello! Today we released the first Alpha version for Authoritative Server version 4.5.0. Version 4.5.0 mostly brings small improvements and fixes, but there is one notable new feature: the zone cache. The zone ca...