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BIND is not just legacy freeware

DNS in the cloud isn't new either...Sounds like they are trying to copy OpenDNS!They are already old tech compared to what's out there...RE: BIND is not just legacy freewareI just remember when Verisign started that program where it hijacked mistyped domains and broke a lot of Internet functionality. Suddenly,...

Tags: Domain names, BIND, legacy freeware

Discussion threads 2009-09-23

BIND is not just legacy freeware

Open source is not just freeware, calling something legacy just means it's tested, and there has never been anything secret about BIND, dirty or otherwise. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Freeware, BIND, Domain Names, Internet, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2009-09-23

Apple drops (another) Mac OS X security patch

Less than a week after fixing 19 Mac OS X security vulnerabilities, Apple is on the patch treadmill again. The company released Security Update 2009-004 to fix a solitary BIND vulnerability that could lead to denial of service attacks.  Apple warns: A...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, BIND, Apple Inc., Apple Mac OS X, Domain Names, Apple Mac OS, Operating Systems, Security, Software, Internet, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2009-08-12

High-risk internet server exploit goes wild

High-risk internet server exploit goes wildWhen will we learn to stop using Windows?Please, for the love of everything holy, STOP USING WINDOWS!!Oh, this doesn't target Windows?Um. Never mind then. Um. This isn't a big deal because...Um.*blush*I place the blame squarely on linuxSince every copy of linux installs BIND by default...

Tags: UNIX, Call centers, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Domain names, Linux, High-risk internet server, help desk

Discussion threads 2009-07-29

Migrating From Solaris 9 Enterprise on Sun Fire V440 With Bind 8.3.3 to Solaris 10 Enterprise on Dell PowerEdge R900 With Bind 9.3.5-P1

The Dell PowerEdge R900 is an excellent server for upgrading critical Domain Name Service DNS servers from BIND 8 running on Solaris 9 to BIND 9 running on Solaris 10. This Migration Guide reviews the approach that Principled Technologies PT and Dell recommend for a tested and validated migration of...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Sun Solaris 9, Sun Solaris 10, Sun Microsystems Inc., BIND, Sun Fire, Dell PowerEdge, Principled Technologies, Dell PowerEdge R900, Sun Solaris, Domain Names, Servers, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Internet, Hardware

White papers 2009-02-10

Measuring (not so) recent BIND nameserver patching

Measuring not so recent BIND nameserver patchingInteresting, BUT....Note that what is being tested here is authoritative servers. The darker side of this research would be to find out how many of the ISP client-facing recursors are vulnerable.I'm concerned that this will be a "hundred years war" with people that...

Tags: Domain names, BIND, not-so

Discussion threads 2008-08-15

Measuring (not so) recent BIND nameserver patching

Guest editorial by Derek Callaway This post is meant to provide an approximation of BIND nameserver updates that occurred during the past month, most likely in response to Dan Kaminsky's DNS cache poisoning vulnerability. I conducted this research because I was curious as to how widely BIND...

Tags: Vulnerability, BIND, Domain, Dinosaur, Domain Names, Internet, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-08-14

Did Apple forget to patch something?

Did Apple forget to patch something?AppleI usually sing the praises of Apple except when they don't live up to the hype or expectations. If they really want to grow their user base, they'd better get with it when it comes to delivering patches in a timely manner. In terms of...

Tags: Domain names, Operating systems, Apple Mac OS X, BIND, Apple Mac OS, Apple Macintosh, DNS, Apple Inc., server

Discussion threads 2008-08-01

How OpenDNS, PowerDNS and MaraDNS remained unaffected by the DNS cache poisoning vulnerability

How OpenDNS, PowerDNS and MaraDNS remained unaffected by the DNS cache poisoning vulnerabilityOpenDNS is greatI have been using OpenDNS for over 5 months now on the company network and it does a great job for us. I would recommend everyone use this tool as it has increased our DNS...

Tags: Domain names, NETWORKING, OpenDNS, MaraDNS, Powerdns, DNS Cache Poisoning Vulnerability, DNS

Discussion threads 2008-07-25

Cache poisoning flaw is death knell for BIND 8

Cache poisoning flaw is death knell for BIND 8One more reason not to use LinuxJust ignore the fact that this has nothing to do with Linux and that Bind 9 has been available since Sept 2000.SorryThat was an attempt at humor.You make no sense."Dont use linux.. wait.. ignore the fact...

Tags: Domain names, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Linux, BIND 8, BIND

Discussion threads 2007-09-05

Cache poisoning flaw is death knell for BIND 8

The Internet Software Consortium has pulled the plug on support for Version 8 of the BIND Berkeley Internet Name Domain DNS implementation after the discovery of a serious vulnerability that could lead to cache poisoning attacks. The flaw, publicly discussed in a paper by Trustee's Amit...

Tags: BIND, Internet Software Consortium, Flaw, ISC, BIND 9, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2007-09-04

RPC DNS exploit can compromise your whole company

RPC DNS exploit can compromise your whole companyInsert Bash Microsoft Statement BelowAlthough BIND and others have had their share of DNS problems, I know the Zealots are aching to comment on the poor design of Microsoft's DNS.Restart DNS serviceStopping and restarting the DNS service enables the registry hack and blocks...

Tags: Domain names, NETWORKING, SECURITY, DNS, RPC, BIND, perimiter firewall, RPC DNS, internal network, DMZ-Server, DNS Service, whole company, network, firewall

Discussion threads 2007-04-18

DNS and BIND: Security

In July 1997, during two periods of several days, users around the Internet who typed www.internic.net into their web browsers thinking they were going to the Inter-NIC's web site instead ended up at a web site belonging to the AlterNIC. (The Alter-NIC runs an alternate set of root nameservers that...

Tags: Security, DNS, BIND, O'Reilly Media Inc., Web Site, Web Site Development, Domain Names, Web Technology, Web Servers, Channel Management, Internet, Marketing

Book chapters 2006-05-01

DNS servers--an Internet Achilles heel

DNS servers--an Internet Achilles heelDNS servers--an Internet Achilles heelWe only have linux to blame for this. Since zdnet talkbackers always tell me that the internet is run on linux, it only makes sense that linux is the culprit. From this day forward I suggest a worldwide ban on...

Tags: Domain names, NETWORKING, Lazyness, Internet, DNS, BIND, DNS server, server

Discussion threads 2005-08-03

Top 10 Linux/UNIX threats

The SANS Institute in cooperation with the FBI's National Infrastructure Protection Center just published its listing of the most common IT security exploits for Linux/Unix systems. Leading the pack: BIND Berkeley Internet Name Domain exploits, which succeed because administrators fail to upgrade BIND to more secure versions or are running the BIND daemon ("named"). Here are...

Tags: BIND

Blog posts 2004-11-23

StellarDNS 0.3 (Mac)

StellarDNS allows you to edit the configuration files associated with DNS without knowing complicated syntax constructs or resorting to command-line tools. Features include: Importing and exporting of configuration files Ability to work with multiple configurations simultaneously Ability to start and stop the DNS service Create multiple zones Written specifically for...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Server Configuration, BIND, Carpe Stellarem, StellarDNS, Domain Names, Remote Administration, Servers, Internet, Hardware

Software downloads 2004-04-26

Bindery 0.99 (Mac)

A handy utility to allow you to create and edit DNS zone files that can be used by the built-in DNS server, BIND, in every copy of OS X 10.2.

Tags: Apple Macintosh, BIND, AFP548.com, Domain Names, Apple Mac OS X, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS

Software downloads 2003-03-28

Additional Resources

Death of the black box EULA

Nonsense. Just look at Psystar.They died by the EULA. The judge even brought that up.And open source software has an EULA of its own, telling you exactlly what you can and must do to be able to use the software.Any failure to follow the EULA/GPL allows the owner of the...

Tags: EULA, black box, software

Discussion threads 2009-11-25

Which antivirus is best at removing malware?

Run a Linux distro or a MacIt is funny, when you 'weld' a web_browserinto an operating system and viruses/worms/malware/trojans and spyware come in from outside sources it is amazing how insecureit makes an Operating System.Say what you will, Linux distro's power theInternet with Bind dns, dhcp, routers/switchesand they do not...

Tags: Operating systems, Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, MSE, antivirus, operating system, malware, Linux Distro, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

Open source needs successful champions

Open Source powers the Internet period!Open_Source powers the ENTIRE Internet withrouters/switches/servers you name it like Microsoft sitting behind caching Linux distroname servers.Now you tell me what does it need now???It is the FUTURE of smart devices, appliancedriven infrastructure, just like VMware using a Linux derived kernel and it is #1...

Tags: Linux, software cost, Linux Distro, open source, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-05