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+// This is a CentOS/RHEL specific file
+//
+// named.conf
+//
+// Provided by Red Hat bind package to configure the ISC BIND named(8) DNS
+// server as a caching only nameserver (as a localhost DNS resolver only).
+//
+// See /usr/share/doc/bind*/sample/ for example named configuration files.
+//
+// See the BIND Administrator's Reference Manual (ARM) for details about the
+// configuration located in /usr/share/doc/bind-{version}/Bv9ARM.html
+
+options {
+        listen-on port 53 { any; };
+        query-source port 53;
+	directory 	"/var/named";
+	dump-file 	"/var/named/data/cache_dump.db";
+	statistics-file "/var/named/data/named_stats.txt";
+	memstatistics-file "/var/named/data/named_mem_stats.txt";
+        allow-query     { any; };
+
+	/*
+	 - If you are building an AUTHORITATIVE DNS server, do NOT enable recursion.
+	 - If you are building a RECURSIVE (caching) DNS server, you need to enable
+	   recursion.
+	 - If your recursive DNS server has a public IP address, you MUST enable access
+	   control to limit queries to your legitimate users. Failing to do so will
+	   cause your server to become part of large scale DNS amplification
+	   attacks. Implementing BCP38 within your network would greatly
+	   reduce such attack surface
+	*/
+	recursion yes;
+
+	dnssec-enable yes;
+	dnssec-validation yes;
+
+	/* Path to ISC DLV key */
+	bindkeys-file "/etc/named.iscdlv.key";
+
+	managed-keys-directory "/var/named/dynamic";
+
+	pid-file "/run/named/named.pid";
+	session-keyfile "/run/named/session.key";
+};
+
+logging {
+        channel default_debug {
+                file "data/named.run";
+                severity dynamic;
+        };
+};
+
+zone "." IN {
+	type hint;
+	file "named.ca";
+};
+
+include "/etc/named.rfc1912.zones";
+include "/etc/named.root.key";
+include "/etc/bind/named.conf.local";
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