by default, QPDB is the database used by named and all tools and
unit tests. the old default of RBTDB can now be restored by using
"configure --with-zonedb=rbt --with-cachedb=rbt".
some tests have been fixed so they will work correctly with either
database.
CHANGES and release notes have been updated to reflect this change.
This commit improves the documentation on the ephemeral TLS
configuration and describes in more detail what is happening with TLS
configurations on reconfiguration in general.
A release note for CVE-2023-50868 was not included in BIND 9.19.21, even
though that vulnerability was already addressed in that release (by the
fix for CVE-2023-50387). Retroactively add a relevant release note for
BIND 9.19.21.
Using the 'dnssec-validation yes' option now requires an explicitly
confgiured 'trust-anchors' statement (or 'managed-keys' or
'trusted-keys', both deprecated).
"A parental agent is the entity that is allowed to change a zone's
delegation information" is untrue, because it is possible to use some
hidden server or a validating resolver.
Also the new text makes it more clear that named sends DS queries to
these servers.
Instead of running all the cryptographic validation in a tight loop,
spread it out into multiple event loop "ticks", but moving every single
validation into own isc_async_run() asynchronous event. Move the
cryptographic operations - both verification and DNSKEY selection - to
the offloaded threads (isc_work_enqueue), this further limits the time
we spend doing expensive operations on the event loops that should be
fast.
Limit the impact of invalid or malicious RRSets that contain crafted
records causing the dns_validator to do many validations per single
fetch by adding a cap on the maximum number of validations and maximum
number of validation failures that can happen before the resolving
fails.
Support for FreeBSD 12.4, the last FreeBSD 12.x release, ended on
December 31, 2023.
Link: https://www.freebsd.org/security/unsupported/
Move the --with-readline=editline ./configure option to FreeBSD 14.
Update the minimum required version of pkcs11-provider that contains the
fixes needed in order to make it work with dnssec-policy.
Update documentation to not recommend using engine_pkcs11 in conjunction
with dnssec-policy.
The name "uri" was considered to be too generic and could potentially
clash with a future URI configuration option. Renamed to "pkcs11-uri".
Note that this option name was also preferred over "pkcs11uri", the
dash is considered to be the more clearer form.
Add new configuration for setting key stores. The new 'key-store'
statement allows users to configure key store backends. These can be
of type 'file' (that works the same as 'key-directory') or of type
'pkcs11'. In the latter case, keys should be stored in a HSM that is
accessible through a PKCS#11 interface.
Keys configured within 'dnssec-policy' can now also use the 'key-store'
option to set a specific key store.
Update the checkconf test to accomodate for the new configuration.
Remove the CFG_CLAUSEFLAG_EXPERIMENTAL flag from the
"trust-anchor-telemetry" statement as the behavior of the latter has not
been changed since its initial implementation and there are currently no
plans to do so. This silences a relevant log message that was emitted
even when the feature was explicitly disabled.
