An open source alternative to the BIND (Berkeley
Internet Name Domain) domain name
system, Unbound is a validating, recursive and caching DNS server that has been
released under the BSD license.
The current public release is Unbound 1.0., which includes both a server
daemon enabling cached DNS lookups via port communications; and a resolver
library that can be linked into developer applications, enabling them to perform
or provide DNS lookups directly.
Unbound is being actively developed by NLnet Labs and sponsored by VeriSign,
Kirei and Nominet.
Unbound: Open Source Caching DNS Server Supported by NLnet Labs and grown from the efforts of several companies including VeriSign, Nominet, and Kirei, Unbound is a validating, caching DNS server and resolver library released to the public as open source.
