From: Evan Hunt Date: Thu, 24 May 2018 18:26:12 +0000 (-0700) Subject: add new feature list to README X-Git-Tag: v9.13.1~34^2 X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=b4d83492378eabcd055e8d95edbdd2b2826c62a2;p=thirdparty%2Fbind9.git add new feature list to README --- diff --git a/README b/README index a1fd6b27630..3399798f1d6 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -99,11 +99,19 @@ format-patch. BIND 9.13 features -BIND 9.13.0 is the newest development branch of BIND 9. It includes a -number of changes from BIND 9.12 and earlier releases. New features -include: - - * TBD +BIND 9.13 is the newest development branch of BIND 9. It includes a number +of changes from BIND 9.12 and earlier releases. New features include: + + * Support for IDNA2008 when linking with libidn2. + * "Root key sentinel" support, enabling validating resolvers to indicate + via a special query which trust anchors are configured for the root + zone. + +In addition, cryptographic support has been modernized. BIND now uses the +best available pseudo-random number generator for the platform on which +it's built. Very old versions of OpenSSL are no longer supported. +Cryptography is now mandatory; building BIND without DNSSEC is now longer +supported. Building BIND diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 8b91dd9310a..287dabacdf1 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -116,11 +116,19 @@ including your patch as an attachment, preferably generated by ### BIND 9.13 features -BIND 9.13.0 is the newest development branch of BIND 9. It includes a +BIND 9.13 is the newest development branch of BIND 9. It includes a number of changes from BIND 9.12 and earlier releases. New features include: -* TBD +* Support for IDNA2008 when linking with `libidn2`. +* "Root key sentinel" support, enabling validating resolvers to indicate + via a special query which trust anchors are configured for the root zone. + +In addition, cryptographic support has been modernized. BIND now uses the +best available pseudo-random number generator for the platform on which +it's built. Very old versions of OpenSSL are no longer supported. +Cryptography is now mandatory; building BIND without DNSSEC is now +longer supported. ### Building BIND diff --git a/doc/arm/notes.xml b/doc/arm/notes.xml index 56007eae0c4..a50a4f9ce17 100644 --- a/doc/arm/notes.xml +++ b/doc/arm/notes.xml @@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ named now supports the "root key sentinel" - mechanism. This enables validating resolvers to indicate to + mechanism. This enables validating resolvers to indicate which trust anchors are configured for the root, so that information about root key rollover status can be gathered. To disable this feature, add