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bind9-9.2.2: description + notes

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BIND version 9 is a major rewrite of nearly all aspects of the underlying BIND architecture. Some of the important features of BIND 9 are:

• DNS Security
  • DNSSEC (signed zones)
  • TSIG (signed DNS requests)
• IP version 6 (not currently implemented in Irix)
  • Answers DNS queries on IPv6 sockets
  • IPv6 resource records (A6, DNAME, etc.)
  • Bitstring Labels
  • Experimental IPv6 Resolver Library
• DNS Protocol Enhancements
  • IXFR, DDNS, Notify, EDNS0
  • Improved standards conformance
• Views
  • One server process can provide multiple "views" of the DNS namespace, e.g. an "inside" view to certain clients, and an "outside" view to others.
• Multiprocessor Support
• Improved Portability Architecture

IMPORTANT NOTE REGARDING CHROOT USAGE

The optional subsystem fw_bind9.config.chroot requires the manual addition of an unprivileged 'named' user in /etc/passwd with a home directory of /var/freeware/named for proper functionality.

BIND 9.2.2

BIND 9.2.2 is a maintenance release, containing fixes for a number of bugs in 9.2.1 and 9.2.0 but no new features.

NOTE: dig (nslookup name) now reports "Not Implemented" as NOTIMP rather than NOTIMPL. This will have impact on scripts that are looking for NOTIMPL.

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