The Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) has announced the end-of-life of its DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server software, which means it will no longer provide official support or updates for the software. While the software will continue to function, it will become increasingly vulnerable to breakage, security vulnerabilities, and other issues over time as the software ages.
It’s time for MAAS engineering to plan and execute a controlled and staged migration to a supported DHCP server software in order to ensure the continued security and stability of your MAAS networks. There are choices, but we currently plan to transition from dhcpd
to Kea DHCP, the ISC replacement for DHCP, in the next few cycles. First, though, we want to gather input from users to ensure that the migration strategy is aligned with their requirements.
This is the place to tell us about DHCP snippets, how you’re using them, and what dependencies you may have on dhcpd
.