New Features
~~~~~~~~~~~~
+- Support for DNS over TLS (DoT) has been added: the ``dig`` tool is now
+ able to send DoT queries (``+tls`` option) and ``named`` can handle
+ DoT queries (``listen-on tls ...`` option). ``named`` can use either a
+ certificate provided by the user or an ephemeral certificate generated
+ automatically upon startup. [GL #1840]
+
- A new configuration option, ``stale-refresh-time``, has been
introduced. It allows a stale RRset to be served directly from cache
for a period of time after a failed lookup, before a new attempt to
Feature Changes
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-- The network manager API is now used by ``named`` to send zone transfer
- requests. [GL #2016]
-
- The ``dig``, ``host``, and ``nslookup`` tools have been converted to
use the new network manager API rather than the older ISC socket API.
filtered before they ever reach ``dig``, so the option has been
removed. [GL #2140]
-- Support for DNS over TLS (DoT) has been added: the ``dig`` tool is now
- able to send DoT queries (``+tls`` option) and ``named`` can handle
- DoT queries (``listen-on tls ...`` option). ``named`` can use either a
- certificate provided by the user or an ephemeral certificate generated
- automatically upon startup. [GL #1840]
+- The network manager API is now used by ``named`` to send zone transfer
+ requests. [GL #2016]
- Add NSEC3 support for zones that manage their DNSSEC with the `dnssec-policy`
configuration. A new option 'nsec3param' can be used to set the desired
Bug Fixes
~~~~~~~~~
-- ``UV_EOF`` is no longer treated as a ``TCP4RecvErr`` or a
- ``TCP6RecvErr``. [GL #2208]
-
- ``named`` could crash with an assertion failure if a TCP connection
were closed while a request was still being processed. [GL #2227]
+- ``UV_EOF`` is no longer treated as a ``TCP4RecvErr`` or a
+ ``TCP6RecvErr``. [GL #2208]
+
- The synthesised CNAME from a DNAME was incorrectly followed when the QTYPE
was CNAME or ANY. [GL #2280]