NewsForge: djbdns: An Alternative to BIND

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 11, 2005

“Those who have been concerned with the number of security
vulnerabilities found in the BIND server through the years, or who
prefer an easier DNS solution, may wish to investigate an
alternative, djbdns. This software, written from scratch by D.J.
Bernstein, provides a much more robust, simplified and secure
framework for DNS. djbdns is easy to install and configure, and is
much less complex than BIND, with essentially the same
functionality.

“A djbdns DNS server is designed to be just that, a DNS server,
meaning that by default it won’t be resolving queries for machines
outside of your authority…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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