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First Alpha Release of DNSDist 1.6.0

First Alpha Release of DNSDist 1.6.0

Hello! We are proud to announce the first alpha release of dnsdist 1.6.0. This release contains several new exciting features, as well as improvements and bug fixes. In our view, the most exciting new feature is ...

First Alpha Release of PowerDNS Recursor 4.5.0

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 Authoritative Server 4.4.0

PowerDNS Authoritative Server 4.4.0

Hello! We are proud to announce version 4.4.0 of the Authoritative Server. This release drops GSS/TSIG support, please see PowerDNS Security Advisory 2020-06. As of now, versions 4.1.x and older are End Of Life. ...

PowerDNS Recursor 4.4.2 Released

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...

First Release Candidate for Authoritative 4.4.0

First Release Candidate for Authoritative 4.4.0

Hello! This is the first Release Candidate for version 4.4.0 of the Authoritative Server. If no trouble surfaces, we will release the actual 4.4.0 within a few weeks. This release drops GSS/TSIG support, please s...

PowerDNS Recursor 4.4.1 and 4.3.6 Released

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,...

Authoritative 4.4.0-beta1

Authoritative 4.4.0-beta1

Hello! we are very happy to announce version 4.4.0-beta1 of the Authoritative Server. This release drops GSS/TSIG support, please see PowerDNS Security Advisory 2020-06. Version 4.4.0 brings a bunch of exciting c...

Authoritative 4.4.0-alpha3

Authoritative 4.4.0-alpha3

Hello! we are very happy to announce version 4.4.0-alpha3 of the Authoritative Server. (A painful bug in the LMDB backend was found just as we started the Alpha 2 release process, so we decided to skip right on t...

Release of PowerDNS Recursor 4.4.0

Release of PowerDNS Recursor 4.4.0

Hello! We are proud to announce the release of PowerDNS Recursor 4.4.0. Compared to the last release candidate, this release contains a fix for the cache pollution issue described in security advisory 2020-07. Pl...

PowerDNS Recursor 4.3.5, 4.2.5 and 4.1.18 Released

PowerDNS Recursor 4.3.5, 4.2.5 and 4.1.18 Released

Hello!, Today we are releasing PowerDNS Recursor 4.3.5, 4.2.5. and 4.1.18, containing a security fix for CVE-2020-25829: An issue has been found in PowerDNS Recursor where a remote attacker can cause the cached r...