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PowerDNS DNSdist 1.9.10 released, fixing CVE-2025-30193
Remi Gacogne on May 20, 2025
We released PowerDNS DNSdist 1.9.10 today, fixing several bugs including a security issue tracked as CVE-2025-30193 where a remote, unauthenticated attacker can cause a denial of service via a crafted TCP connect...

PowerDNS Authoritative Server 4.9.5
Peter van Dijk on May 07, 2025
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...

PowerDNS Recursor 5.0.10, 5.1.4 and 5.2.2 Released
Otto Moerbeek on Apr 09, 2025
Today we have released PowerDNS Recursor 5.0.10, 5.1.4 and 5.2.2. These releases are maintenance releases that fix a few bugs and have a few improvements. The most important ones are:

First alpha release of PowerDNS DNSdist 2.0.0
Remi Gacogne on Mar 18, 2025
Today we released the first alpha version of what will become PowerDNS DNSdist 2.0.0.

Introducing simplified security with DNSdist Defender
Andrea Carpani on Jan 27, 2025
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
Neil Cook on Sep 03, 2024
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...