macOS
brew install djbdnslocal Homebrew formula metadata
sudo port install djbdnsMacPorts ports tree · net/djbdns/Portfile · Quelle: api.github.com
brew
Prüfe Installationswege, Executables, Metadaten und Sicherheitshinweise für djbdns in AI-Agent-Workflows.
Installation
brew install djbdnslocal Homebrew formula metadata
sudo port install djbdnsMacPorts ports tree · net/djbdns/Portfile · Quelle: api.github.com
sudo apk add djbdnsAlpine Linux edge package indexes · djbdns · Quelle: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
nix profile install nixpkgs#djbdnsnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/dj/djbdns/package.nix · Quelle: api.github.com
sudo apt install axfrdnsDebian stable package indexes · axfrdns · Quelle: deb.debian.org
Überblick
D.J. Bernstein's DNS tools
Verlauf
djbdns is D. J. Bernstein's suite of Unix DNS tools, including dnscache for recursive caching, tinydns for authoritative DNS service, rbldns for DNS blocklist-style zones, and command-line query/debugging programs. It is old, deliberately small, and historically important because it presented a security-conscious alternative to monolithic BIND deployments.
The official djbdns site organizes the package around separate DNS jobs: finding addresses with dnscache, publishing addresses with tinydns and related servers, and debugging DNS with small command-line tools. The installation page identifies 1.05 as the published djbdns package and states that djbdns works under Unix.
Bernstein's documentation emphasized operational separation: caches and authoritative servers should run as distinct services, often on different IP addresses. The package's daemontools-style service directories and generated `/etc/dnscache` and `/etc/tinydns` trees made that model visible to Unix administrators.
djbdns adoption was shaped by DNS security culture in the early 2000s. The official security guarantee offered a bounty for verifiable holes in the published 1.05 release and explicitly contrasted djbdns with buffer-overflow classes that had affected BIND and resolver libraries.
The official run-cache and run-server guides asked operators to publish pages saying their DNS cache or server was powered by djbdns, an early-web adoption tactic meant to make deployments searchable and encourage support services and related tools.
Package users generally install djbdns for its individual Unix commands rather than a single daemon. `dnscache-conf` creates a cache service, `tinydns-conf` creates an authoritative service, `tinydns-data` compiles zone data, and query tools such as `dnsq`, `dnsqr`, and `dnstrace` help debug DNS behavior.
djbdns matters in package history because it is a classic DJB-style toolset: small C programs, unusual configuration conventions, strong opinions about privilege separation, and a long afterlife in Unix package managers. It is also a useful example of software whose official distribution predates modern public source hosting, so a package can be historically important without having an official GitHub-style repository.
Sicherheitslage
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
grün Risiko · niedrig Konfidenz · appliance
Prüfe vor unbeaufsichtigter Agent-Nutzung, ob das Tool Klartext-Credentials liest, Remote-Zustand schreibt, Artefakte veröffentlicht oder Plugins ausführt.
local files
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
/etc/tinydns/root/data/etc/dnscache/root/ip/127.0.0.1/etc/dnscache/seedExecutables
| Befehl | Art | Sichtbarkeit | Hinweis |
|---|---|---|---|
axfr-get | cli | globales Executable | |
axfrdns | cli | globales Executable | |
axfrdns-conf | cli | globales Executable | |
dnscache | cli | globales Executable | |
dnscache-conf | cli | globales Executable | |
dnsfilter | cli | globales Executable | |
dnsip | cli | globales Executable | |
dnsipq | cli | globales Executable | |
dnsmx | cli | globales Executable | |
dnsname | cli | globales Executable | |
dnsq | cli | globales Executable | |
dnsqr | cli | globales Executable | |
dnstrace | cli | globales Executable | |
dnstracesort | cli | globales Executable | |
dnstxt | cli | globales Executable | |
pickdns | cli | globales Executable | |
pickdns-conf | cli | globales Executable | |
pickdns-data | cli | globales Executable | |
random-ip | cli | globales Executable | |
rbldns | cli | globales Executable | |
rbldns-conf | cli | globales Executable | |
rbldns-data | cli | globales Executable | |
tinydns | cli | globales Executable | |
tinydns-conf | cli | globales Executable | |
tinydns-data | cli | globales Executable | |
tinydns-edit | cli | globales Executable | |
tinydns-get | cli | globales Executable | |
walldns | cli | globales Executable | |
walldns-conf | cli | globales Executable |
Aktualität
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Installationsmetadaten
| Paketschlüssel | brew:djbdns |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.05 |
| Paketmanager | Homebrew |
| Paketmanager-Seite | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/djbdns |
| Homepage | https://cr.yp.to/djbdns.html |
| Upstream-Dokumentation | https://cr.yp.to/djbdns.html |
| Lizenz | LicenseRef-Homebrew-public-domain |
| Quellarchiv | https://cr.yp.to/djbdns/djbdns-1.05.tar.gz |
| Zuletzt aktualisiert | 2026-06-09T15:08:27+02:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Abhängigkeiten | daemontools, ucspi-tcp |
| Bottle | verfügbar (auf arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | nicht definiert |
| Dienst | keiner deklariert |
Registry-Fakten
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | djbdns |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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Source-Datenbank-Treffer
Treffer stammen aus externen Paketmanager-Indizes und bleiben von lokalen Automic-Vault-Paketlinks getrennt.
axfrdns 1:1.05-22
DNS zone-transfer server
sudo apt install axfrdnsdjbdns-conf 1:1.05-22
programs to create service directories
sudo apt install djbdns-confdjbdns-utils 1:1.05-22
dns debugging tools
sudo apt install djbdns-utilsdnscache 1:1.05-22
DNS cache - tool for finding addresses of Internet hosts
sudo apt install dnscacherbldns 1:1.05-22
real time blackhole list server
sudo apt install rbldnstinydns 1:1.05-22
DNS server - tool for publishing addresses of Internet hosts
sudo apt install tinydnswalldns 1:1.05-22
reverse DNS wall
sudo apt install walldnsdjbdns
nix profile install nixpkgs#djbdnsaxfrdns 1:1.05-15ubuntu2
DNS zone-transfer server
sudo apt install axfrdnsdjbdns-conf 1:1.05-15ubuntu2
programs to create service directories
sudo apt install djbdns-confdjbdns-utils 1:1.05-15ubuntu2
dns debugging tools
sudo apt install djbdns-utilsdnscache 1:1.05-15ubuntu2
DNS cache - tool for finding addresses of Internet hosts
sudo apt install dnscacherbldns 1:1.05-15ubuntu2
real time blackhole list server
sudo apt install rbldnstinydns 1:1.05-15ubuntu2
DNS server - tool for publishing addresses of Internet hosts
sudo apt install tinydnswalldns 1:1.05-15ubuntu2
reverse DNS wall
sudo apt install walldnsdjbdns 1.05-r55
Excellent high-performance DNS services
sudo apk add djbdnsQuellspur
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