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diff --git a/dns/unbound/pkg-descr b/dns/unbound/pkg-descr new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..ff5836dfa401 --- /dev/null +++ b/dns/unbound/pkg-descr @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +Unbound is designed as a set of modular components, so that also +DNSSEC (secure DNS) validation and stub-resolvers (that do not run as +a server, but are linked into an application) are easily possible. + +Goals: + * A validating recursive DNS resolver. + * Code diversity in the DNS resolver monoculture. + * Drop-in replacement for BIND apart from config. + * DNSSEC support. + * Fully RFC compliant. + * High performance + o even with validation. + * Used as + o stub resolver. + o full caching name server. + o resolver library. + * Elegant design of validator, resolver, cache modules. + o provide the ability to pick and choose modules. + * Robust. + * In C, open source: The BSD license. + * Smallest as possible component that does the job. + * Stub-zones can be configured (local data or AS112 zones). + +Non-goals: + * An authoritative name server. + * Too many Features. + +WWW: http://unbound.net |