dnsplus/awesome-dns

A curated list of awesome DNS resources.

Awesome DNS

A curated list of awesome DNS resources.

Table of Contents

• RFCs
• Servers
• Caches
• Tools
• Libraries
  • C
  • Java
  • Golang
  • Node.js
  • Python
  • Ruby
  • Perl

RFCs

• FAQS.org
• ISC.org

Servers

• BIND - BIND is open source software that enables you to publish your Domain Name System (DNS) information on the Internet, and to resolve DNS queries for your users.
• Power DNS - PowerDNS, founded in the late 1990s, is a premier supplier of open source DNS software, services and support.
• Unbound - Unbound is a validating, recursive, and caching DNS resolver.
• NSD - NSD is an authoritative only, high performance, simple and open source name server.
• Knot DNS - Knot DNS is a high-performance authoritative-only DNS server which supports all key features of the modern domain name system.
• dnspod-sr - A faster recursive dns server from DNSPod.
• CoreDNS - CoreDNS is a DNS server that chains plugins, written in Go. It is a Cloud Native Computing Foundation graduated project.

Caches

• djbdns
• pdnsd - pdnsd is a DNS cache. Security history: Remotely exploitable buffer overflow; fixed in 1.1.7a (2002.01.18).

Tools

• dig
• nslookup
• DNSPerf & ResPerf - DNSPerf and ResPerf are free tools developed by Nominum that make it simple to gather accurate latency and throughput metrics for Domain Name Service (DNS).

Libraries

C

• adns - adns is a resolver library for C (and C++) programs, and a collection of useful DNS resolver utilities.
• ldns
• c-ares - c-ares is a C library for asynchronous DNS requests (including name resolves)

Java

• dnsjava - dnsjava is an implementation of DNS in Java.

Golang

• miekg/dns - DNS library in Go
• StackExchange/dnscontrol - Synchronize your DNS to multiple providers from a simple DSL

Python

• rthalley/dnspython - A powerful DNS toolkit for python.

Node.js

• trevoro/node-named - DNS Server in node.js

Ruby

• alexdalitz/dnsruby - Dnsruby is a pure Ruby DNS client library which implements a stub resolver.
• socketry/rubydns - RubyDNS provides a simple Ruby DSL for DNS servers.

References

• http://cr.yp.to/djbdns/other.html
• http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/dns-rfcs.html
• https://www.isc.org/community/rfcs/dns/
• https://github.com/msimerson/NicTool

License

awesome-dns's Issues

Does this DNS tools (dnscontrol, octodns, denominator…) have their place in awesome DNS curated list?

Hi,

I'm wondering if this DNS tools have their place in awesome DNS curated list?

• dnscontrol - Synchronize your DNS to multiple providers from a simple DSL - by StackExchange
• denominator - Portably control DNS clouds using java or bash - By Netfilx
• octodns - DNS as code - Tools for managing DNS across multiple providers - By GitHub
• lexicon - Manipulate DNS records on various DNS providers in a standardized way.

See also: AcalephStorage/awesome-devops#8

Best regards,
Stéphane