https://cybertoolchain.io/tools/dnsrecon New releases and features in dnsrecon, tracked by The Cyber Toolchain. en Sat, 23 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://github.com/darkoperator/dnsrecon/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md https://github.com/darkoperator/dnsrecon/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md Sat, 23 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT dnsrecon 1.6.1 adds DNSRECON_WORDLIST_DIRS env var to restrict REST API wordlist access • REST API now accepts only bundled wordlists or files within paths defined by `DNSRECON_WORDLIST_DIRS` Full history on Cyber Toolchain: https://cybertoolchain.io/tools/dnsrecon https://github.com/darkoperator/dnsrecon/releases/tag/1.6.0 https://github.com/darkoperator/dnsrecon/releases/tag/1.6.0 Sat, 28 Feb 2026 20:46:31 GMT dnsrecon 1.6.0 adds Shodan integration for netblock expansion during DNS enumeration. • Adds Shodan support for netblock expansion during DNS enumeration, with API enhancements to leverage it. Full history on Cyber Toolchain: https://cybertoolchain.io/tools/dnsrecon https://github.com/darkoperator/dnsrecon/releases/tag/1.5.3 https://github.com/darkoperator/dnsrecon/releases/tag/1.5.3 Tue, 30 Dec 2025 23:16:51 GMT dnsrecon 1.5.3 adds recursion control to DNS queries and switches crt.sh to a more reliable JSON API. • Adds recursion control to `DnsHelper` and new CLI options to enable or disable DNS recursion during enumeration. • Switches `crt.sh` certificate transparency enumeration from HTML scraping to the JSON API for improved reliability. Full history on Cyber Toolchain: https://cybertoolchain.io/tools/dnsrecon https://github.com/darkoperator/dnsrecon/releases/tag/1.5.2 https://github.com/darkoperator/dnsrecon/releases/tag/1.5.2 Tue, 23 Dec 2025 02:59:33 GMT dnsrecon 1.5.2 adds Python 3.14 support and migrates CI to uv. • Added support for Python 3.14 Full history on Cyber Toolchain: https://cybertoolchain.io/tools/dnsrecon https://github.com/darkoperator/dnsrecon/releases/tag/1.5.1 https://github.com/darkoperator/dnsrecon/releases/tag/1.5.1 Mon, 01 Sep 2025 21:49:46 GMT dnsrecon 1.5.1 adds automatic retry support for crt.sh certificate transparency scraping. • Adds automatic retry logic for crt.sh certificate transparency scraping via the stamina library, reducing failed enumeration runs due to transient crt.sh errors. Breaking changes: • New required Python dependency `stamina==25.1.0` must be installed; existing deployments will break without it. Full history on Cyber Toolchain: https://cybertoolchain.io/tools/dnsrecon https://github.com/darkoperator/dnsrecon/releases/tag/1.5.0 https://github.com/darkoperator/dnsrecon/releases/tag/1.5.0 Sun, 27 Jul 2025 04:16:40 GMT dnsrecon 1.5.0 ships a REST API, enabling programmatic DNS recon via HTTP instead of CLI invocation. • New REST API for DNSrecon, launched via `restdnsrecon.py`, enables programmatic access to recon capabilities over HTTP. Full history on Cyber Toolchain: https://cybertoolchain.io/tools/dnsrecon https://github.com/darkoperator/dnsrecon/releases/tag/1.4.0 https://github.com/darkoperator/dnsrecon/releases/tag/1.4.0 Sun, 20 Jul 2025 21:58:12 GMT dnsrecon 1.4.0 adds CAA record support and enforces custom nameservers in all DNS queries. • Adds CAA (Certification Authority Authorization) record support to DNS enumeration. • Ensures user-provided nameservers are consistently used across all DNS queries. Breaking changes: • Python 3.12 is now the minimum supported version; setups running older Python versions will break on upgrade. Full history on Cyber Toolchain: https://cybertoolchain.io/tools/dnsrecon https://github.com/darkoperator/dnsrecon/releases/tag/1.3.0 https://github.com/darkoperator/dnsrecon/releases/tag/1.3.0 Sun, 20 Oct 2024 11:12:31 GMT dnsrecon 1.3.0 adds bulk domain input via -iL, a flag to skip NXDOMAIN hijack checks, and structured logging via loguru. • Adds `-iL` flag (nmap-style) to pass a file containing a list of input domains for bulk enumeration. • Adds flag to disable the NXDOMAIN hijacking check, useful in environments where ISP/DNS hijacking would produce false positives. • Adds structured logging functionality powered by the loguru library. Breaking changes: • Python 3.11 is now the minimum required version; setups running older Python versions will break. • `loguru` and `requests` are now required dependencies; installations without them will fail to run. Full history on Cyber Toolchain: https://cybertoolchain.io/tools/dnsrecon https://github.com/darkoperator/dnsrecon/releases/tag/1.1.0 https://github.com/darkoperator/dnsrecon/releases/tag/1.1.0 Sun, 10 Apr 2022 23:43:53 GMT dnsrecon 1.1.0 adds Python module support with `dnsrecon` wrapper and improves zone transfer tests • Improved Zone Transfer and PTR tests for better reliability during reconnaissance. Full history on Cyber Toolchain: https://cybertoolchain.io/tools/dnsrecon