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Authoritative 4.4.0-alpha1

Authoritative 4.4.0-alpha1

Hello! we are very happy to announce version 4.4.0-alpha1 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 ...

DNSDist 1.5.1 released

DNSDist 1.5.1 released

This release fixes a few issues discovered since 1.5.0: the thread handling responses sent from a backend was not stopped when that backend was removed ; getEDNSOptions() would throw an exception for queries with...

PowerDNS Authoritative 4.3.1, 4.2.3 and 4.1.14

PowerDNS Authoritative 4.3.1, 4.2.3 and 4.1.14

Today we have released PowerDNS Authoritative Server versions 4.3.1, 4.2.3 and 4.1.14, containing a fix for PowerDNS Security Advisory 2020-05. Additionally, we are publishing PowerDNS Security Advisory 2020-06 t...

First Release Candidate of PowerDNS Recursor 4.4.0

First Release Candidate of PowerDNS Recursor 4.4.0

Hello! We are proud to announce the first release candidate of what should become PowerDNS Recursor 4.4.0. Compared to the beta release, this release fixes two bugs: • Only do QName Minimization for the names ins...

PowerDNS Recursor 4.3.4 Released

PowerDNS Recursor 4.3.4 Released

Hello!, Today we are releasing PowerDNS Recursor 4.3.4. This release: fixes an issue where certain CNAMEs could lead to resolver failure, fixes an issue with the hostname reported in Carbon messages, allows for m...

First Beta Release of PowerDNS Recursor 4.4.0

First Beta Release of PowerDNS Recursor 4.4.0

Hello!, We are proud to announce the first beta release of what should become PowerDNS Recursor 4.4.0. Compared to the last alpha release, this release contains new features with respect to RPZ processing (in par...

The Benefits of a Cloud-Native PowerDNS

The Benefits of a Cloud-Native PowerDNS

Many PowerDNS customers benefit from automation, which increases the speed of deployment, enhances efficiency and improves service reliability. Ultimately, this lets customers stay competitive and helps them meet...

dnsdist 1.5.0 released

dnsdist 1.5.0 released

After four release candidates, we are thrilled to announce the final release of dnsdist 1.5.0! This new release contains several new exciting features and a few breaking changes since 1.4.0, so please read the up...

Second Alpha Release of PowerDNS Recursor 4.4.0

Second Alpha Release of PowerDNS Recursor 4.4.0

Hello!, We are proud to announce the second alpha release of what should become PowerDNS Recursor 4.4.0. Compared to the first alpha release, this release mostly contains bug fixes and code cleanup. In particular...

PowerDNS Recursor 4.3.3 and 4.2.4 Released

PowerDNS Recursor 4.3.3 and 4.2.4 Released

Hello!, Today we are releasing PowerDNS Recursor 4.3.3 and 4.2.4. These releases fix an issue where the refresh time of a loaded RPZ zone was ignored. A DNSSEC issue that could lead to zones being marked Bogus wr...