dnst is a DNS administration toolbox from NLnet Labs. It groups together utilities needed by DNS zone operators, with particular attention to DNSSEC and operational tasks that have traditionally been handled by small programs from other DNS tool suites.
The project provides its own command structure while also offering an ldns compatibility mode for supported utilities. That approach makes it possible to adopt the Rust-based tools directly or use familiar command names in scripts where the implemented behaviour is compatible. dnst is deliberately an operator toolbox rather than a general replacement for interactive lookup clients such as dig or drill.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Offers a native
dnstcommand interface that groups the supported DNS administration operations in one program. - Provides ldns emulation mode for supported command names, easing migration of existing operational scripts.
- Generates DNSSEC key material with the
keygenutility. - Creates DS information from DNSSEC key data with
key2ds. - Calculates NSEC3 hashes with
nsec3hashfor DNSSEC troubleshooting and zone work. - Signs DNS zones with the
signzoneutility. - Sends DNS NOTIFY messages to prompt secondary servers to check for zone changes.
- Issues dynamic DNS UPDATE operations for programmatic changes to DNS data.
Website: github.com/NLnetLabs/dnst
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Developer: NLnet Labs
License: BSD 3-Clause ‘New’ or ‘Revised’ License
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