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BIND is the most widely used DNS server software on the Internet, providing versatile, classic, and complete name server functionality with support for all DNS standards and features.

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Repository activity:
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686
Forks
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Watchers
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0
Last commit
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Details:
Estimated Popularity
3
Pricing Model
Free
Hosting Type
Self-Hosted
License
MPL-2.0
Deployment Difficulty
Medium
Language
C
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BIND is the most widely deployed DNS server software in the world, trusted by enterprises, service providers, and organizations globally. It provides a complete, robust, and standards-compliant DNS solution with decades of proven reliability.

Key Features

  • Complete DNS Solution:

    • Authoritative name server
    • Recursive resolver
    • Caching name server
    • Forwarding resolver
    • Split-horizon DNS
    • Dynamic DNS updates

  • Industry Standards:

    • Full RFC compliance
    • DNSSEC implementation
    • IPv6 support
    • EDNS(0) support
    • DNS over TLS (DoT)
    • Response Rate Limiting (RRL)

  • Enterprise Features:

    • Geographic load balancing
    • Split DNS views
    • Access control lists
    • Query rate limiting
    • Comprehensive logging
    • Statistics collection

  • Security & Reliability:

    • DNSSEC signing and validation
    • TSIG transaction signatures
    • Response policy zones (RPZ)
    • Blackhole and whitelist support
    • Secure zone transfers
    • DDoS protection

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