Is hickory-server safe to use?

hickory-server has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (0.26.0). DepScope rates its health at 73/100 (moderate risk).

What is the latest version of hickory-server?

The latest version of hickory-server is 0.26.0, released 2026-04-16.

Does hickory-server have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of hickory-server.

Is hickory-server deprecated?

No, hickory-server is actively maintained. Latest release: 0.26.0 (2026-04-16).

What are alternatives to hickory-server?

Popular alternatives to hickory-server in Cargo include: hashbrown, getrandom, windows-sys, syn.

What license does hickory-server use?

hickory-server is licensed under MIT OR Apache-2.0.

hickory-server

cargov0.26.0

hickory-server is a library for integrating safe and secure DNS servers into an async Tokio application. It supports a variety of protocol features (DNSSEC, TSIG, SIG(0), DoT, DoQ, DoH). Servers can be operated in an authoritative role, or as a forwarding resolver, stub resolver, or a recursive resolver (experimental).

License MIT OR Apache-2.0permissive19 versions0 deps500,611 weekly dl

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 73/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

25/25

maintenance

14/20

popularity

25/25

security

9/15

maturity

0/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

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