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ISC is a Small Business open source software provider; we author and maintain BIND 9, ISC DHCP, and Kea DHCP, essential software that handles DNS and DHCP functionality across the Internet.
ISC is a Small Business open source software provider; we author and maintain BIND 9, ISC DHCP, and Kea DHCP, essential software that handles DNS and DHCP functionality across the Internet.
In the continuing series of profiles of some of our staff members, let’s get to know Jason Lasky, our Senior Account Manager! Although his youthful looks and easygoing demeanor may not show it, Jason Lasky has been working in sales and sale…
ISC is excited to announce the release of Kea 3.2.0, a new stable version! It marks the removal of the “Control Agent,” a major architectural shift, among other significant changes. The software and release notes can be downloaded from our
Securing ISC's open source software If you suspect you have found a vulnerability in BIND 9, Kea DHCP, Stork, or ISC DHCP, or if you wish to inquire about a vulnerability that you have learned about which has not yet been publicly announced…
Per our longstanding release plan for BIND 9, after four and a half years, BIND 9.18 maintenance will end with our June release, planned for June 17th. Users who want to maintain a secure BIND deployment are strongly urged to migrate to BIN…
Free open source or hosted tools for use with ISC DHCP These are a few of the DHCP-related tools, websites, and books we have heard of. Please visit our DNS tools and Kea/IPv6 tools pages if those are relevant to your needs. ISC DHCP has be…
Large language models (LLMs) are making it much easier to find software vulnerabilities in open source, lowering the bar for researchers and bad actors alike, and causing a temporary flood of vulnerability reports to us, and to many open so…
BIND 9 remains a very functional, reliable, and well-supported option for a self-hosted DNS system. A lot of sustained hard work goes into this open source project. I have attempted to summarize the major accomplishments of the team in 2025…
BIND 9 fully supports DNSSEC and we encourage the use of DNSSEC as a best practice In addition to verifying the integrity of your zone data, the DNSSEC chain of trust can also be used to associate other information with your domain, such as…
Computers are great, but sometimes it’s nice to go “old-school” with some handwritten messages. So please enjoy our best wishes to you! We hope our customers, partners, and users have a wonderful holiday season and a great year in 2026. Tha…
ISC staff members contribute to many Internet infrastructure organizations ISC’s employees and board members are proud to participate in many governance bodies and community initiatives. ISC is an affiliate member of CENTR, the Council of E…
Effective date: 11 September 2025 We are committed to the highest degree of respect for the privacy of our users, visitors to our websites and attendees of our events. In this Privacy Statement, we use “we,” “us” or “our” to refer to ISC an…