PowerDNS-Admin/PowerDNS-Admin
PowerDNS Admin
PowerDNS-Admin is a web-based management interface and administration tool for PowerDNS. It provides a graphical dashboard to manage DNS zones and resource records, replacing the need for manual configuration file edits or command line tools.
The system implements a role-based access control layer to restrict zone visibility and administrative functions based on assigned user permissions. It includes a dedicated server monitor for tracking the health, configuration, and performance statistics of PowerDNS backend servers.
The platform covers a broad range of administrative capabilities, including the creation and modification of forward and reverse zones, the implementation of the DynDNS2 protocol for dynamic updates, and the maintenance of event-sourced audit logs to track all administrative changes.
The software is written in Python and utilizes a relational database for persistent storage of user accounts, zone configurations, and audit history.
Features
- Zone Management - Provides a graphical web interface for managing PowerDNS zones and records instead of manual configuration edits.
- DNS Record Management - Implements a system for adding, editing, and deleting DNS records via a decoupled REST API interface.
- Zone Management - Offers tools to create and edit forward and reverse DNS zones, including support for international characters.
- Role-Based Access Control - Controls which users can edit specific DNS zones based on their assigned permissions and roles.
- DNS Management Interfaces - Provides a visual dashboard for managing PowerDNS zones and records, replacing command line tools.
- DNS Management APIs - Provides API endpoints for the programmatic control of network zones and records to automate updates.
- DynDNS2 Implementations - Exposes a DynDNS2 compatible endpoint to allow external clients to update resource records automatically.
- Dynamic DNS Clients - Supports the DynDNS2 protocol to automatically modify DNS records and keep client IP addresses current.
- User Identity Verification - Validates user credentials using local accounts, external identity providers, and multi-factor authentication.
- Administrative Change Auditing - Records every administrative change as a discrete entry in a database to maintain a historical audit trail.
- Server Health Monitoring - Tracks the health and performance statistics of PowerDNS backend servers to ensure network stability.
