hickory-dns
v0.26.1 GrowingHickory DNS is a safe and secure DNS server with a variety of protocol features (DNSSEC, TSIG, SIG(0), DoT, DoQ, DoH). It can be operated as an authoritative DNS server, forwarding resolver, stub resolver, or a recursive resolver (experimental). Zone data can be managed in-memory, with flat files, or with an SQLite database.
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 73d ago)
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- !Heavy dependency tree (43 direct deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)
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Deep Insights
830 downloads in the last 30 days (28/day), up 15% from the previous period.
Despite being 3+ years old, hickory-dns hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
43 direct dependencies. Consider the impact on compile times and supply chain complexity.
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default =["sqlite", "resolver", "rustls-platform-verifier"]