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hickory-proto

hickory-proto is a safe and secure low-level DNS library. This is the foundational DNS protocol library used by the other higher-level Hickory DNS crates.

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https://github.com/hickory-dns/hickory-dns ↗

Sourced from crates.io · Updated August 13, 2026

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What is hickory-proto?

hickory-proto is a safe and secure low-level DNS library. This is the foundational DNS protocol library used by the other higher-level Hickory DNS crates.

Is hickory-proto safe to use?

No vulnerability data has been synced for hickory-proto yet.

What license does hickory-proto use?

hickory-proto does not specify a license.