BIND stands for Berkeley Internet Name Domain and is an implementation of DNS. DNS is used for domain name to IP address resolution.
| Original author(s) | Douglas Terry, Mark Painter, David Riggle, Songnian Zhou |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Internet Systems Consortium |
| Initial release | June 1986 |
| Stable release | 9.16.11 - 9.11.27(ESV)
/ 20 January 2021 |
| Preview release | 9.17.9
/ 20 January 2020 |
| Repository |  |
| Operating system | Linux, NetBSD, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, macOS, Windows |
| Type | DNS server |
| License | Mozilla Public License (ISC license before 9.11) |
| Website | www |
BIND (/ˈbaɪnd/), or named (pronounced name-dee: /ˈneɪmdiː/, short for name daemon), is an implementation of the Domain Name System (DNS) of the Internet. It performs both of the main DNS server roles, acting as an authoritative name server for domains, and acting as a recursive resolver in the network. As of 2015, it is the most widely used domain name server software, and is the de facto standard on Unix-like operating systems.
The software was originally designed at the University of California, Berkeley (UCB) in the early 1980s. The name originates as an acronym of Berkeley Internet Name Domain, reflecting the application's use within UCB. The software consists, most prominently, of the DNS server component, called named, a contracted form of name daemon. In addition, the suite contains various administration tools, and a DNS resolver interface library. The latest version of BIND is BIND 9, first released in 2000. BIND 9 is actively maintained, with new releases issued several times a year.
Starting in 2009, the Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) developed a software suite, initially called BIND10. With release version 1.2.0 the project was renamed Bundy to terminate ISC involvement in the project.
