<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><header style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(136, 136, 136); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""><h1 style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 5px 0px 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 48px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -2px; line-height: 50px; word-wrap: break-word; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""><span style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px; widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">PowerDNS 2.x End of Life Statement</span></h1></header><div class="content" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 22px; widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">21st of May 2015</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 22px; widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">PowerDNS Authoritative Server 2.9.22 was released more than 6 years ago, in January 2009. Because of its immense and durable popularity, some patch releases have been provided, the last one of which (2.9.22.6) was made available over three years ago in January 2012.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 22px; widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">The 2.9.22.x series contains a number of probable and actual violations of the DNS standards. In addition, some behaviours of 2.9.22.x are standards conforming but cause interoperability problems in 2015. Finally, 2.9.22.4 and earlier are impacted by<a href="https://doc.powerdns.com/md/security/powerdns-advisory-2012-01/" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(46, 110, 176); background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">PowerDNS Security Advisory 2012-01</a>, which means PowerDNS can be used in a Denial of Service attack.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 22px; widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">Although we have long been telling users that we can no longer support the use of 2.x, and urging upgrades to 3.x, with this statement we formally declare 2.x end of life.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 22px; widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">This means that any 2.x issues will not be addressed. This has been the case for a long time, but with this statement we make it formal.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 22px; widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">To upgrade to 3.x, please consult the <a href="https://doc.powerdns.com/md/authoritative/upgrading/#29x-to-30" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(46, 110, 176); background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">instructions on how to upgrade the database</a>. If you need help with upgrading, we provide<a href="https://www.powerdns.com/support-services-consulting.html" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(46, 110, 176); background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">migration services</a> to our supported users. If you are currently running 2.9.22 and need help to tide you over, we can also provide that as part of a <a href="https://www.powerdns.com/support-services-consulting.html" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(46, 110, 176); background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">support agreement</a>.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 22px; widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">But we urge everyone to move on to PowerDNS Authoritative Server 3.4 or later – it is a faster, more standards conforming and more powerful nameserver!</p><div id="jp-post-flair" class="sd-sharing-enabled sharedaddy sd-like-enabled" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em 0px 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; clear: both; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 22px; widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><div class="sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; clear: both; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"></div></div></div></body></html>