hickory-client
v0.25.2 GrowingHickory DNS is a safe and secure DNS library. This is the Client library with DNSSEC support. DNSSEC with NSEC validation for negative records, is complete. The client supports dynamic DNS with SIG0 authenticated requests, implementing easy to use high level functions. Hickory DNS is based on the Tokio and Futures libraries, which means it should be easily integrated into other software that also use those libraries.
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- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- โTrusted by 235 crates
- โPermissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)
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96.6K downloads in the last 30 days (3.2K/day), up 6% from the previous period.
235 crates depend on hickory-client. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
Despite being 2+ years old, hickory-client hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
At 39KB, hickory-client is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include sequoia-net, qorb, aardvark-dns, oilelpqt, dns-update. When high-quality crates choose hickory-client, it's a strong quality signal.
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