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= bind =

== Availability and IPv6 support ==

|| '''Name''' || '''IPv6 support''' || '''Supported operating systems''' ||
|| [[http://www.isc.org/products/BIND/|bind]] || included || UNIX, [[http://www.freshports.org/search.php?query=bind|*BSD]], Linux ||
|| [[http://www.isc.org/products/BIND/bind9.html|bind9]] || included || UNIX, [[http://www.freshports.org/search.php?query=bind|*BSD]], Linux ||

== Description ==

The Berkeley Internet Name Daemon, an implementation of DNS.

BIND 8 Features (comparing to Bind 4):
 * DNS Dynamic Updates (RFC 2136)
 * DNS Change Notification (RFC 1996)
 * Completely new configuration syntax
 * Flexible, categorized logging system
 * IP-address-based access control for queries, zone transfers, andv updates that may be specified on a zone-by-zone basis
 * More efficient zone transfers
 * Improved performance for servers with thousands of zones
 * The server no longer forks for outbound zone transfers
 * Many bug fixes
 * IPv6 transport support in the resolver (from [[http://www.kame.net|KAME]]).

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 (AAAA)
  * 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


== Comments ==





== Usage information ==

[[Bind8guide| Bind 8]] and [[Bind9guide| Bind 9]] configuration guide]

== Categories ==

CategoryApps, CategoryAppsdns

== Source of information ==

[[http://www.isc.org|ISC website]]