bigboy
03-09-2007, 01:34 AM
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
Answers DNS queries on IPv6 sockets
IPv6 resource records (A6, DNAME, etc.)
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
BIND version 9 development has been underwritten by the following organizations
http://www.isc.org/index.pl?/sw/bind/
Some of the important features of BIND 9 are:
DNS Security
DNSSEC (signed zones)
TSIG (signed DNS requests)
IP version 6
Answers DNS queries on IPv6 sockets
IPv6 resource records (A6, DNAME, etc.)
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
BIND version 9 development has been underwritten by the following organizations
http://www.isc.org/index.pl?/sw/bind/