The PowerDNS Recursor is a high-end, high-performance resolving name server which powers the DNS resolution of at least a hundred million subscribers. Utilizing multiple processors and supporting the same powerful scripting ability of the Authoritative Server, the Recursor delivers top performance while retaining the flexibility modern DNS deployments require: * IPv4, UDP/TCP * IPv6, UDP/TCP, 100% compliant * Remotely pollable statistics for real time graphing * Full support for all relevant standards * Advanced anti-spoofing measures * Reconfiguration without downtime * Plain BIND zone files for "resolved hosting" * Internal Lua-based scripted answer generation * Question interception, answer reconditioning, NXDOMAIN redirection - Including 'block lists' and security measures * API for direct control (rec_control) - Local and remote access * DNS Response Policy Zones (RPZ) * DNS64