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* Should be able to work with SQL and LDAP based backends | * Should be able to work with SQL and LDAP based backends | ||
* SQL backend should handle all supported databases | * SQL backend should handle all supported databases | ||
| − | * DynamicDNS interface ( | + | * DynamicDNS interface (https://www.dyndns.com/developers/specs/) |
* Allow managing multiple servers | * Allow managing multiple servers | ||
* Fully Translatable | * Fully Translatable | ||
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* Check all existing record types for correctness | * Check all existing record types for correctness | ||
** Disallow duplicates | ** Disallow duplicates | ||
| − | ** | + | ** Enforce RFC specs on CNAMEs to ensure compatability |
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Usability: | Usability: | ||
* Allow "paging" through database when it contains many thousands of zones/records | * Allow "paging" through database when it contains many thousands of zones/records | ||
* Search for zones/records | * Search for zones/records | ||
| − | + | * Wizard type interface for adding new domains (Asks for basic A and MX addresses, provides defaults, picks a good default SOA), and then asks for any other services hosted on this domain and hand holds the the user throu the process. Would be nice if when a new user is added to what ever backend, you can trigger a run wizard on first login. | |
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* Built in whois + dns query tool, to check both delegation is correct, and status of replication/zone transfers to slave servers. | * Built in whois + dns query tool, to check both delegation is correct, and status of replication/zone transfers to slave servers. | ||
* Allow the user to use/create dns-zone templates. These zone-templates can later be used e.g. to reset to default template. Templates should be able to be passed on to from user higher in hierarchy to below. | * Allow the user to use/create dns-zone templates. These zone-templates can later be used e.g. to reset to default template. Templates should be able to be passed on to from user higher in hierarchy to below. | ||
| + | * Ability to 'test' that MX server actually accepts mail for that domain, and that www. points to a working webserver, mail. points to a pop3/imap server. Shows a test button next to each records, with a list of test to perform against server. | ||
Templates: | Templates: | ||
Latest revision as of 13:46, 28 April 2008
Also, there are a few existing web-based tools for administrating PowerDNS installations, none of them seem to be good enough for daily work, especially where access for end-users is required. This page should be a starting point to collect requirements from users to describe the needed features for a PowerDNS administration web frontend.
General:
- Web-based interface
- Should be able to work with SQL and LDAP based backends
- SQL backend should handle all supported databases
- DynamicDNS interface (https://www.dyndns.com/developers/specs/)
- Allow managing multiple servers
- Fully Translatable
Authentication/Authorization:
- Support multiple site owners which can change their own records
- User-management should be "under" web server (i.e. use Apache authentication methods)
- Support different authentication and access control sources (database, LDAP, HTTP Auth, etc)
- Hierarchical permission system
DNS records:
- Support creation of all record types
- Dialogs for complex records creating IANA specs/RFC based syntax (e.g. user selects NAPTR-RR and gets a drop-down box with the list of IANA protocols and a text field for the URI. The dialog function then creates the complex syntax of the NAPTR-RR).
- Restrict DNS TTL specifiied range
- Check all existing record types for correctness
- Disallow duplicates
- Enforce RFC specs on CNAMEs to ensure compatability
Usability:
- Allow "paging" through database when it contains many thousands of zones/records
- Search for zones/records
- Wizard type interface for adding new domains (Asks for basic A and MX addresses, provides defaults, picks a good default SOA), and then asks for any other services hosted on this domain and hand holds the the user throu the process. Would be nice if when a new user is added to what ever backend, you can trigger a run wizard on first login.
- Built in whois + dns query tool, to check both delegation is correct, and status of replication/zone transfers to slave servers.
- Allow the user to use/create dns-zone templates. These zone-templates can later be used e.g. to reset to default template. Templates should be able to be passed on to from user higher in hierarchy to below.
- Ability to 'test' that MX server actually accepts mail for that domain, and that www. points to a working webserver, mail. points to a pop3/imap server. Shows a test button next to each records, with a list of test to perform against server.
Templates:
- Completely skinable templates for different CIs
- Nice design
Techniques:
- Object-oriented programming
- Model-View-Controller architecture
- Optional AJAX to make it "look good"
- Use PHP > 5.1
- Backend Interface to be exported with a RPC interface
- User Defined Event Driven RPC's configured from admin, ie On Add/Edit/Delete/Login/Logout, etc, to update other services.
- RPC to allow other apps (ie Other web consoles to push changes into DNS)
Standards:
- XHTML-1.1-strict validation
- CSS 2.1 validation
- Must allow working with lynx/w3m on text consoles (e.g. W3C WAI-CSS-stylesheet)
Please add your own suggestions to this list or add your comment to the discussion page if you are unsure.
