walldns
E792077
walldns is a component of the djbdns suite that provides a simple, secure DNS wall for filtering or redirecting DNS queries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| walldns canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9312043 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: walldns Context triple: [djbdns, component, walldns]
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A.
OpenDNS
OpenDNS is a cloud-delivered DNS and security service provider known for web filtering, phishing protection, and enterprise network security solutions.
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B.
dnsmasq
dnsmasq is a lightweight, easy-to-configure network service daemon that provides DNS forwarding, DHCP, and TFTP services, commonly used in embedded systems and home routers.
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C.
Onionoo
Onionoo is a web-based protocol and service by The Tor Project that provides structured, real-time data about Tor network relays and bridges.
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D.
Alibaba Cloud DNS
Alibaba Cloud DNS is a scalable, high-availability domain name system service that provides fast, reliable DNS resolution and management for applications hosted on Alibaba Cloud and beyond.
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E.
DNS over HTTPS
DNS over HTTPS is a protocol that sends DNS queries and responses over encrypted HTTPS connections to enhance privacy and security.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: walldns Target entity description: walldns is a component of the djbdns suite that provides a simple, secure DNS wall for filtering or redirecting DNS queries.
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A.
OpenDNS
OpenDNS is a cloud-delivered DNS and security service provider known for web filtering, phishing protection, and enterprise network security solutions.
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B.
dnsmasq
dnsmasq is a lightweight, easy-to-configure network service daemon that provides DNS forwarding, DHCP, and TFTP services, commonly used in embedded systems and home routers.
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C.
Onionoo
Onionoo is a web-based protocol and service by The Tor Project that provides structured, real-time data about Tor network relays and bridges.
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D.
Alibaba Cloud DNS
Alibaba Cloud DNS is a scalable, high-availability domain name system service that provides fast, reliable DNS resolution and management for applications hosted on Alibaba Cloud and beyond.
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E.
DNS over HTTPS
DNS over HTTPS is a protocol that sends DNS queries and responses over encrypted HTTPS connections to enhance privacy and security.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
DNS filtering tool
ⓘ
djbdns component ⓘ |
| category |
DNS server software
ⓘ
content filtering software ⓘ network security software ⓘ |
| configuration | uses text configuration files ⓘ |
| creator | Daniel J. Bernstein ⓘ |
| designGoal |
security
ⓘ
simplicity ⓘ small codebase ⓘ |
| distribution | included in djbdns package ⓘ |
| function |
filters DNS queries
ⓘ
implements DNS wall ⓘ redirects DNS queries ⓘ |
| license | public-domain-like license ⓘ |
| maintainer | Daniel J. Bernstein ⓘ |
| networkProtocol | DNS ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
BSD
ⓘ
Linux ⓘ Unix-like systems ⓘ |
| partOf | djbdns ⓘ |
| port |
TCP 53
ⓘ
UDP 53 ⓘ |
| programmingLanguage | C ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
dnscache
ⓘ
tinydns ⓘ
linked to:
djbdns
|
| runsAs | DNS server process ⓘ |
| securityGoal | provide simple secure DNS filtering ⓘ |
| typicalUse |
block access to unwanted domains
ⓘ
protect users from malicious or inappropriate sites ⓘ redirect DNS queries to safe addresses ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: walldns Description of subject: walldns is a component of the djbdns suite that provides a simple, secure DNS wall for filtering or redirecting DNS queries.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.