Q: What was Hickory DNS previously called?

A: Hickory DNS was previously known as Trust-DNS.

Q: What programming language is Hickory DNS written in?

A: Hickory DNS is written entirely in the Rust programming language.

Q: What are the main components of Hickory DNS?

A: Hickory DNS provides a comprehensive DNS suite that includes a client, a server, and a resolver.

Hickory DNS

Rust based DNS client, server and resolver

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Facts

10 properties

Instance of: client, server software, free software^[2]^[3]
License: Apache Software License 2.0, MIT License
Programming language: Rust
Has use: name server^[8]
Copyright license: Apache Software License 2.0, MIT License^[4]^[5]
Copyright status: copyrighted^[10]
Implementation of: Domain Name System^[9]
Operating system: Unix-like operating system^[7]
Programmed in: Rust^[6]
Use: name server

🏷️ Also known as

en Hickory DNS en Trust-DNS ja Trust-DNS

🔖 Identifiers · 2

Crates.io ID: hickory-dns, hickory-proto, hickory-client, hickory-server, hickory-resolver
Source code repository URL: github.com

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Instance of 3

free software, client, server software

MIT License, Apache Software License 2.0

Has use 1

name server

Implementation of 1

Domain Name System

Operating system 1

Unix-like operating system

Programmed in 1

Rust

← Depends on software 1

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Summary

Hickory DNS is a client^[1].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Hickory DNS — instance of (P31): server software. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Hickory DNS — instance of (P31): free software. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Hickory DNS — copyright license (P275): Apache Software License 2.0. github.com. Retrieved 2021-01-02. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Hickory DNS — copyright license (P275): MIT License. github.com. Retrieved 2021-01-02. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Hickory DNS — programmed in (P277): Rust. api.github.com. Retrieved 2021-01-02. api.github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Hickory DNS — operating system (P306): Unix-like operating system. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Hickory DNS — has use (P366): name server. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Hickory DNS — implementation of (P4428): Domain Name Server. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Hickory DNS — copyright status (P6216): copyrighted. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

[1] ↑ Hickory DNS is an instance of client (Q528166) [P31, primary]. Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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