BIND

BIND (/ˈbaɪnd/) is a suite of software for interacting with the Domain Name System (DNS). Its most prominent component, named (pronounced name-dee: /ˈneɪmdiː/, short for name daemon), performs both of the main DNS server roles, acting as an authoritative name server for DNS zones and as a recursive resolver in the network. As of 2015, it is the most widely used domain name server software, and is the de facto standard on Unix-like operating systems. Also contained in the suite are various administration tools such as nsupdate and dig, and a DNS resolver interface library.

This article is about DNS software. For other uses, see Bind.
BIND
Original author(s)Douglas Terry,
Mark Painter,
David Riggle,
Songnian Zhou
Developer(s)Internet Systems Consortium
Initial releaseJune 1986 (1986-06)
Stable release
9.18.24(ESV) & 9.16.48(ESV) / 13 February 2024 (2024-02-13)
Preview release
9.19.21 / 13 February 2024 (2024-02-13)
Repository
Operating systemLinux, NetBSD, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, macOS
TypeDNS server
LicenseMozilla Public License
Websitewww.isc.org/bind/ 

The software was originally designed at the University of California, Berkeley (UCB) in the early 1980s. The name originates as an acronym of Berkeley Internet Name Domain, reflecting the application's use within UCB. The current version is BIND 9, first released in 2000 and still actively maintained by the Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) with new releases issued several times a year.

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