This documentation covers Poweradmin 4.x. Some sections are still being expanded.

Poweradmin Features

Poweradmin provides comprehensive DNS management and administration capabilities. Here's an overview of the key features:

Zone & Record Management

  • Create and manage DNS zones (Master, Native, and Slave types)
  • Support for supermasters for automatic provisioning of slave zones
  • Full DNS record support:
    • A and AAAA records
    • CNAME records
    • HINFO records
    • MX records
    • NS records
    • PTR records (Reverse DNS)
    • SOA records
    • SRV records
    • TXT records
    • Other record types (supported but not validated)
  • DNSSEC configuration and management
  • IPv6 support

Bulk Operations & Templates

  • DNS record templates
  • Default nameserver configuration
  • Batch record creation
  • PowerDNS API integration

Security Features

  • Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA):

    • Support for authenticator apps (TOTP)
    • Email-based verification
    • Recovery codes for account recovery
    • Configurable recovery code generation

  • Advanced Account Lockout:

    • Login attempt tracking with database support
    • Configurable lockout attempts and duration
    • IP address-based tracking and lockouts
    • Whitelist and blacklist support (supports IPs, CIDRs, wildcards)

  • Password Reset System:

    • Secure password reset via email
    • Configurable token lifetime and rate limiting
    • Protection against brute force attacks

  • Google reCAPTCHA Integration:

    • Support for reCAPTCHA v2 and v3
    • Configurable score thresholds for v3
    • Login form protection

  • Enhanced Password Policies:

    • Configurable minimum length requirements
    • Character type requirements (uppercase, lowercase, numbers, special)
    • Custom special character sets

  • Traditional Security Features:

    • LDAP/Active Directory integration with custom filter
    • CSRF prevention
    • Session security
    • SSL/TLS support

System Integration

  • Database support:

    • MySQL/MariaDB integration
    • PostgreSQL support
    • SQLite support
    • Optimized for large databases (tested with 15,000+ zones and 150,000+ records)
    • Configurable connections

  • Email notifications:

    • Multiple transport methods
    • Template customization

  • Configuration:

    • Default settings
    • Environment-specific overrides

User Interface

  • Modern Responsive Design:

    • Bootstrap-based responsive interface
    • Mobile-friendly design
    • Customizable elements

  • Theming System:

    • Light and dark mode support
    • Customizable theme base paths
    • Theme selection per user preference

  • Multi-language Support:

    • 15 supported languages
    • Gettext-based translations
    • Right-to-left language support

  • User Preferences:

    • Personalized user settings storage
    • Individual user customization options
    • Per-user theme preferences

  • Enhanced Interface Options:

    • Display full names instead of usernames in zone lists
    • Improved reverse zone sorting (natural or hierarchical)
    • PowerDNS server status integration
    • Database consistency checks page
    • Email template previews

  • Error Management:

    • Development mode
    • Production mode

Logging & Monitoring

  • Logging features:
    • Native system logging
    • Syslog integration
    • Change tracking
    • Configurable levels
  • Monitoring:
    • System statistics
    • Conflict detection

API Management (v4.0.0+)

  • API Key System:

    • Generate and manage API keys for external integrations
    • Key-based authentication for API endpoints
    • Request logging and monitoring
    • API documentation endpoints

  • RESTful API Endpoints:

    • Zone management (create, read, update, delete)
    • DNS record management
    • User management
    • Permission template management
    • Internal API for UI components

Lookup and Integration Features (v4.0.0+)

  • WHOIS Lookup:

    • Built-in WHOIS query functionality
    • Configurable WHOIS servers
    • Socket timeout controls
    • Admin-only access controls

  • RDAP Lookup:

    • Registration Data Access Protocol support
    • HTTP-based domain information queries
    • Configurable RDAP servers
    • Request timeout controls

Zone Management Enhancements (v4.0.0+)

  • Zone Template Synchronization:

    • Automatic synchronization of zone templates
    • Template change tracking
    • Batch operations support

  • User Agreements System:

    • Version-controlled user agreements
    • Automatic re-acceptance on version changes
    • Compliance tracking

  • DNS Record Type Customization:

    • Customize which record types are available
    • Separate configuration for forward and reverse zones
    • Simplified interface for specific DNS needs

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