Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:27:46 -0400 (EDT) From: vogelke+unix@pobox.com (Karl Vogel) To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Should DNS be on same server as webserver? Message-ID: <20090713222746.5D519BF05@kev.msw.wpafb.af.mil> In-Reply-To: <4A5B68DC.2070505@radel.com> (message from Jon Radel on Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:03:24 -0400)
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>> On Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:03:24 -0400, >> Jon Radel <jon@radel.com> said: J> Apache and Bind have both had their security issues over the years, and J> there's something to be said for running them on different servers to J> reduce both the "all eggs in one basket" factor and the ease of J> spreading an attack. (Yes, I'm assuming what you're actually J> running....) You can fix the security problems by dumping Bind and using djbdns. It's very easy to set up a caching nameserver without using all the memory on your system. See http://www.lifewithdjbdns.com/ for more. -- Karl Vogel I don't speak for the USAF or my company Smash forehead on keyboard to continue... --Ken Applin
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