Domain Name Server Comparison: BIND 8 vs. BIND 9 vs. djbdns vs. ???
Brad Knowles
Topic: Email/DNS/Spam
Audience: Intermediate users
Description:
Name server administration is getting harder. With "black hats" trying to break in or use your machine for attacks elsewhere, 5kr1pt-k1dd135 DoS-ing it, and misconfigured clients burying it, you still have to serve your clients. We'll look at DNS server programs for RFC compliance, performance, ease of use, and security. We'll also survey the root and various TLD name servers. Finally, we'll recommend improvements, with particular attention paid to the default installation.
Prerequisites:
Attendees should be familiar with the DNS, and have at least some experience doing DNS administration. Experience with performance measurement techniques and differences and limitations of UDP vs. TCP would be beneficial. Understanding of more advanced DNS concepts would also be useful, such as serving data authoritatively vs. locally cached.
History:
Presented invited talks at SANE'98, LISA 2000, LISA 2002, and BSDCon Europe 2003, and other smaller conferences such as those sponsored by UKUUG and Snow BV (a previous employer).
Last change: Sep 16, 2006 04:09:25 PM
The Speaker: Brad Knowles
Location: Austin, Texas
Phone: +1-512-306-9073
Email: brad@shub-internet.org
Website: http://www.shub-internet.org/brad/
Will travel: Anywhere
Payment required: All offers
Compensation required: negotiable per hour
Other payment info: Willing to consider all offers.
Bio:
Brad Knowles has specialized in Internet e-mail and DNS administration for more than a decade, and has provided the benefit of his experience to the U.S. Department of Defense, America Online, and Collective Technologies, among others.
Among other things, he is currently looking for work in a consulting company as well as investigating the creation of his own consulting company in Austin, TX, has written the article "It's About Time..." on the Network Time Protocol published in the October 2006 issue of _;login:_ magazine from USENIX, has co-authored booklet #15 in the SAGE "Short Topics" series ("Internet Postmaster: Duties and Responsibilities" with Nick Christenson), and is still trying to write his first book.
Posted: Jan 23, 2007 06:56:44 PM; Last change: Jan 23, 2007 07:24:39 PM
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