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+# OpenDBX Backend
+| | |
+|:--|:--|
+|Native|Yes|
+|Master|Yes|
+|Slave|Yes|
+|Superslave|Yes|
+|Autoserial|Yes|
+|DNSSEC|No|
+|Module name|opendbx|
+|Launch name|opendbx|
+
+The OpenDBX backend allows the authoritative server to connect to any backend
+supported by [OpenDBX](http://www.linuxnetworks.de/doc/index.php/OpenDBX).
+
+Full documentation is supplied by the author Norbert Sendetzky [here](http://www.linuxnetworks.de/doc/index.php/PowerDNS_OpenDBX_Backend).
+
+This module is fully supported (and tested) by PowerDNS.
| [LDAP](backend-ldap.md) | Unmaintained | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Unknown (No) | Unknown (No) | Unknown |
| [LMDB](backend-lmdb.md) | Supported | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Unknown (No) | Unknown (No) | `lmdb`|
| [MySQL](backend-generic-mypgsql.md) | Supported | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | `gmysql` |
+| [OpenDBX](backend-opendbx.md) | Supported | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unknown (No) | No | Unknown (No) | Unknown (No) | `opendbx` |
| [Oracle](backend-oracle.md) | Supported | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unknown (No) | No | `oracle` |
| [Pipe](backend-pipe.md) | Supported | Yes | No | No | No | No | Partial (no delegation, no key storage) | No | No | `pipe` |
| [PostgreSQL](backend-generic-mypgsql.md) | Supported | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | `gpgsql` |
- [authoritative/backend-ldap.md, 'Authoritative Backends', 'LDAP']
- [authoritative/backend-lua.md, 'Authoritative Backends', 'Lua']
- [authoritative/backend-lmdb.md, 'Authoritative Backends', 'LMDB']
+ - [authoritative/backend-opendbx.md, 'Authoritative Backends', 'OpenDBX']
- [authoritative/backend-oracle.md, 'Authoritative Backends', 'Oracle']
- [authoritative/backend-pipe.md, 'Authoritative Backends', 'Pipe']
- [authoritative/backend-random.md, 'Authoritative Backends', 'Random']