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PowerDNS DNSdist 1.9.14 and 2.0.5 Released
Today we again released two new versions of DNSdist, 1.9.14 and 2.0.5, fixing one regression introduced in 1.9.13 and 2.0.4, and several small issues that were not included in yesterday's security releases. The r...
PowerDNS Security Advisory 2026-05 for PowerDNS Authoritative Server
Today, we are releasing two new versions of the PowerDNS Authoritative Server. These 4.9.14 and 5.0.4 versions provide fixes for the following PowerDNS Security Advisory: PowerDNS Security Advisory 2026-05: Multi...
PowerDNS Security Advisory 2026-04 for PowerDNS DNSdist
Today we released two new versions of DNSdist, 1.9.13 and 2.0.4, fixing several security issues that have been reported to us. These security issues are medium to high severity, and we recommend upgrading quickly...
PowerDNS Recursor Plexus preserves Recursor performance after restarts
DNS resolvers are designed for continuous operation and typically do not require regular restarts. In real-world environments, however, restarts are sometimes unavoidable. Configuration changes, software updates ...
Simplifying Synchronization with Lightning Stream for Enterprise
After continuous development of Lightning Stream for the PowerDNS community and the release of a Lightning Stream-schema for the PowerDNS Authoritative Server, we are excited to introduce our next product: Lightn...
Introducing simplified security with DNSdist Defender
DNS serves as the essential entry point into the connected, online world for nearly all internet-based activities. While it opens up a wealth of opportunities, it also introduces unique challenges. This is why op...
Cloud-native DNS filtering with Cloud Control 3.0
From very early on, PowerDNS recognized the benefits that a cloud-native DNS deployment provides to our customers. Just to name a few: a future-proof architecture, lowest cost operations, increased scalability, a...