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NSD

In Internet computing, NSD (for "name server daemon") is an open-source Domain Name System (DNS) server. It was developed by NLnet Labs of Amsterdam in cooperation with the RIPE NCC, from scratch as an authoritative name server (i.e., not implementing the recursive caching function by design). The intention of this development is to add variance to the…

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Developer
NLnet Labs
License
BSD license
Operating system
Unix-like
Release
May 30, 2002; 24 years ago (2002-05-30)
Repository
github.com/NLnetLabs/nsd
Stable release
4.15.0 / 7 July 2026; 48 days ago (7 July 2026)

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NSD

Nodes12
Edges11
Triples10
Avg. degree1.83
Density0.166667
Components1

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NSD

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related to External links · 2
NSD → LicenseNSD DNS Tutorial, Official
Developer · 1
NSD → NLnet Labs
License · 1
NSD → BSD license
Operating system · 1
NSD → Unix-like
Release · 1
NSD → May 30, 2002; 24 years ago (2002-05-30)
Repository · 1
NSD → github.com/NLnetLabs/nsd
Stable release · 1
NSD → 4.15.0 / 7 July 2026; 48 days ago (7 July 2026)
Type · 1
NSD → DNS server
Website · 1
NSD → www.nlnetlabs.nl/projects/nsd/about/

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
NSDDeveloperNLnet Labs1.00infobox
NSDLicenseBSD license1.00infobox
NSDOperating systemUnix-like1.00infobox
NSDReleaseMay 30, 2002; 24 years ago (2002-05-30)1.00infobox
NSDRepositorygithub.com/NLnetLabs/nsd1.00infobox
NSDStable release4.15.0 / 7 July 2026; 48 days ago (7 July 2026)1.00infobox
NSDTypeDNS server1.00infobox
NSDWebsitewww.nlnetlabs.nl/projects/nsd/about/1.00infobox
NSDrelated to External linksOfficial0.60section
NSDrelated to External linksLicenseNSD DNS Tutorial0.60section

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