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Bind 4 and 8 Vulnerabilities

Posted by michael on from the who-uses-BIND4-anymore dept.

eecue writes "The world's most popular DNS package is once again vulnerable. Even the advisory says it's only a matter of time before worms are written.... just like a couple years ago. I guess this is why i run tinydns."

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  1. Tinydns is a pain in the ass to install by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    And I don't buy that it's secure just "because DJB wrote it."

    Use BIND 9. It works, it's secure, it supports DNSSEC, and doesn't have the bizantine architecture (read: clusterfuck) of tinydns.

  2. Welcome to System Administration 101 by ekrout · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    - Free
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    Choose one.

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