1 BIND version 9 is a major rewrite of nearly all aspects of the underlying BIND
2 architecture. Some of the important features of BIND 9 are:
4 DNS Security: DNSSEC (signed zones), TSIG (signed DNS requests)
5 IP version 6: Answers DNS queries on IPv6 sockets, IPv6 resource records (AAAA)
6 Experimental IPv6 Resolver Library
7 DNS Protocol Enhancements: IXFR, DDNS, Notify, EDNS0
8 Improved standards conformance
9 Views: One server process can provide multiple "views" of the DNS namespace,
10 e.g. an "inside" view to certain clients, and an "outside" view to others.
11 Multiprocessor Support
13 BIND 9.9 includes a number of changes from BIND 9.8 and earlier releases,
16 Improved startup and reconfiguration time, especially with large
17 numbers of authoritative zones
18 New "inline-signing" option, allows named to sign zones completely
19 transparently, including static zones
20 Many other new features, especially for DNSSEC
22 See the CHANGES file for more information on features.
24 WWW: https://www.isc.org/software/bind