Simple DNS Plus
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| Developer(s) | JH Software |
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| Stable release | 5.2
/ 23 April 2009 |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows |
| Available in | English |
| Type | DNS server |
| License | proprietary |
| Website | www.simpledns.com |
Overview
Simple DNS Plus is a DNS server software product that runs on x86 and x64 editions of Windows operating system.
All options and settings are available directly from a Windows user interface. It provides wizards for common tasks such as setting up new zones, importing data, making bulk updates, etc.
It has full support for IPv6. It has an option to control protocol preference (IPv4 / IPv6) on dual-stack computers, and it can even act as IPv6-to-IPv4 or IPv4-to-IPv6 forwarder.
It has full support for internationalized domain names (IDNs). You can enter domain names with native characters directly (no punycode conversion needed), and have an option to display native character or punycoded domain names anywhere in the user interface, and quickly switch between these modes.
You can create DNS records or entire zone files from other applications or web-sites and prompt Simple DNS Plus to dynamically load and use this through command line options, a simple HTTP API, and a full .NET/COM programming API.
Simple DNS Plus is based on the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 and is 100% managed code, protecting it from common security issues such as buffer overruns, and making it run natively on both 32 bit and 64 bit CPUs and Windows versions, including Windows Vista.
History / Versions
Version numbers, date released, and new feature highlights
Version 1.00 - June 3rd 1999
- First official release
Version 2.00 - December 10th 1999
- Binding to specific local IP addresses
- Limit recursion to one or more IP address ranges
- IP address blocking
- Support for AAAA and SRV records
- Run as NT/Windows service
- Reverse zone wizard
- Wildcard records
- Standard zone transfers
- Cache snapshot viewer
Version 3.00 - August 24th 2000
- Import wizard
- Zone file sharing
- Support for HINFO, MB, MG, MINFO, MR AFSDB, ISDN, RP, RT, X25, NSAP, and ATMA records
- Standard Zone files compatible with BIND
- Command line options
Version 3.20 - April 2nd 2001
- Super Master/Slave
- HTTP API
- Dynamic updates
- Incremental zone transfers
- Support for A6, DNAME records
Version 3.50 - October 3rd 2003
Version 3.60 - June 27th 2004
- TSIG signed dynamic updates
- Domain specific forwarding
- Stealth DNS
Version 4.00 - April 10th 2005
Version 5.0 - January 17th 2008
Version 5.0 was re-written for the .NET Framework 2.0
- Windows Vista / Windows Server 2008 support
- IPv6 support
- IDN support
- Plug-in system
- Quick Zone Templates
- Support for RFC 2671, RFC 3597, RFC 4408
Version 5.1 - July 8th 2008
- Suspending zones
- Remote logging to syslog server
- Response Filtering to prevent DNS rebinding attacks
- Support for RFC 3164, RFC 5452
Version 5.2 - April 23rd 2009
- Windows 7 / Windows server core support
- Remote Management
- DNSSEC hosting
- Secure Zone Transfers (TSIG signed)
- Check Internet Delegations wizard
- Windows Performance Counters
- DNS request "rules" for plug-ins
- RFC 3225, RFC 4033, RFC 4034, RFC 4035, RFC 4635, RFC 4641, RFC 4701, RFC 5155