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BIND

DNS server software providing authoritative name service and recursive resolution.

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DNS server software providing authoritative name service and recursive resolution.

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Canonical ID: tech_000000000000009YBMQKPCF5PX
Kind: tool
Requires context: Yes
Parent: None
Domain: Networking and integration
Category: Network connectivity and DNS
Aliases: BIND 9, BIND9, Berkeley Internet Name Domain
Official website: https://www.isc.org/bind/
Official documentation: https://bind9.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
Source repository: https://gitlab.isc.org/isc-projects/bind9
Last reviewed: 2026-10-05
Sources checked: 2026-10-05

Last reviewed 2026-10-05 · Release 2026.10.7 · Methodology

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Record details and sources

Overview

BIND 9 implements DNS server and administration functionality. Operators configure zones for authoritative service or use recursive resolution and caching. The record covers the maintained BIND 9 software, not unrelated uses of the word bind.

Pricing and access indicators

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Billing indicators: None specified
Free trial: unknown
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Technology licensing

Mozilla Public License 2.0 · MPL-2.0 · license text

Scope: BIND 9 source releases covered by the current ISC licensing statement; historical releases may differ.

This is separate from the taxonomy dataset license (CC-BY-SA-4.0) and from pricing/access.

Organizations

Internet Systems Consortium · maintainersource 1

Deployment options

self hosted · Operate this software in user-controlled infrastructure.source 1

Typical use cases

Operate authoritative DNS servers or recursive resolvers.source 1

Strengths

Supports established DNS operations, including DNSSEC.source 1

Limitations

Server configuration and supported release lifecycle must be managed by the operator.source 1

Maintained source links

BIND — Official documentation
Purpose, supported capabilities and operational requirements.
official · retrieved 2026-10-05T04:53:43.54489Z
BIND — Official source repository
Source code location; component scope is specified in the record.
official · retrieved 2026-10-05T04:53:43.54489Z
BIND — Official website
Product or standard identity and scope.
official · retrieved 2026-10-05T04:53:43.54489Z

How the catalog is maintained

The API uses the active release. For a reproducible reference, pin the dataset download, version, schema and checksum.