Thursday, February 8, 2007

dns server configured with djbdns on linux

Very recently, i was given a project to develop a dns server for an ISP company.

I had 2 options when it came down to the type of software to use.The most common dns software on linux is BIND. But BIND has serious security flaws because one has to configure the nameserver function and the resolver function on the same IP and network card. This means that if something goes wrong with one funtion, the other's functionality will be affected.

So i opted for the recently developed DJBDNS software. This seperated the two functions and has been proven by seasoned developers to be very secure.

The dns server was commissioned last week and i am very happy.

Thanks to linux and djbdns.

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