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A survey on open-source software in the DNS
Vittorio Bertola on Feb 19, 2025
How relevant is open-source software to the DNS industry? It might seem like a minor issue, but it becomes important once you realize that the DNS underpins every online service, as every connection to a remote s...

Last notice: EOL announcement for Debian 10, EL7
Erik Winkels on Dec 03, 2024
On 2024-06-28 it was announced we would be removing the Debian 10 and RHEL 7 repositories of our open source software at the end of this year.

End of life announcement: Debian 10, EL7
Peter van Dijk on Jun 28, 2024
At the end of June 2024, both Debian 10 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (and, with it, CentOS 7) will reach the end of their Security Support (or in the Debian case, Long Term Support).

PowerDNS supports the launch of 1&1’s 5G network
Neil Cook on Jan 26, 2024
At the end of last year, 1&1 announced the availability of its 5G network for mobile internet subscribers in Germany – this made 1&1 the fourth network provider in Germany, alongside Deutsche Telekom, Vod...

OpenWrt Repositories for DNSdist Now Available from PowerDNS
Andrea Carpani on Jul 13, 2023
OpenWrt, the popular open-source GNU/Linux distribution for embedded devices (typically wireless routers), enables users to fully customize and enhance their networking devices. One of the key strengths of OpenWr...

Introducing the new PowerDNS website
Robert Brandt on Jun 16, 2023
Dear powerdns.com visitors, The powerdns.com website, maintained and occasionally updated by the PowerDNS Engineering team, has always been our way to provide information and

PPF Telecom Group chooses Allot’s PowerDNS-based DNS Secure
The Editorial Team on Jun 02, 2023
PPF Telecom Group has chosen Allot DNS Secure, based on PowerDNS, to provide cybersecurity services to the customers of their subsidiary mobile service providers O2 and Yettel.

PowerDNS works with Allot to integrate PowerDNS technology into the Allot S...
Neil Cook on Jan 13, 2021
Israel-based Allot, a provider of innovative network intelligence and security solutions for service providers and enterprises worldwide, is well aware of the performance, scalability and cost-challenges that com...

Goodbye DNS, Goodbye PowerDNS!
Bert Hubert on Nov 27, 2020
After over 20 years of DNS and PowerDNS, I am moving on. Separate from this page, I am releasing a series of three huge posts on the history of PowerDNS, so I won’t dwell too much on that here. This is not an eas...

Open-Xchange awarded grant to further develop privacy and trust enhancing t...
Chris Holder on May 05, 2020
Open-Xchange is committed to a borderless internet that is open, safe and free, allowing users to protect their data and privacy. To achieve this, we develop tried and trusted, open source-based products that can...