Whodis 2.0.1

Whodis v2.0.1

Whodis 2.0.1 is the final stabilization release for the v2 domain workstation.
It fixes correctness and desktop workflow issues found during the post-release
audit without changing the command-line interface.

Fixed

• DNS comparisons now compare each name, type, and class independently instead
  of treating A, AAAA, or other requested types as competing answers.
• The desktop Compare view shows resolver agreement, disagreement, failures,
  transport, response code, DNSSEC state, and timing.
• Retry Failed in the batch window updates failed rows in place and preserves
  successful results in the table and exported file.
• Desktop raw export writes the source selected in the Raw view and is offered
  only when a raw registration response exists.
• WHOIS responses over the 8 MiB safety limit now fail explicitly instead of
  being silently truncated and parsed.

Hardening

• Desktop batches are capped at 1,000 targets; larger jobs remain available
  through the CLI's streaming formats.
• The private GUI engine no longer sends raw registration responses twice.
• Exportable GUI results now use a 64 MiB, 20-result, 30-minute bounded cache.

All CLI, race, static-analysis, installer, native GUI, packaging, and release
checks remain part of the release pipeline.

Whodis 2.0.0

Whodis v2.0.0

Whodis v2 turns the readable RDAP/WHOIS client into a complete, scriptable
domain workstation without making the simple command harder:

whodis example.com

Highlights

• One operation engine shared by the CLI and native Qt desktop app
• Operation-aware schema-v4 subjects for domains, DNS names, IPs, prefixes,
  ASNs, IDNs, URLs, wildcard owners, and reverse DNS
• Explicit registration, inspect, dns, and diagnose command families
• DNS inventory queries run concurrently with bounded resolver work
• CSV and one-report-per-line NDJSON alongside dashboard, tree, GeekBoys,
  plain, JSON, YAML, Markdown, and raw registration output
• Local sanitized snapshots, semantic diffs, and guarded live replay
• Built-in health checks, three scrutiny levels, strict custom YAML/JSON
  policies, stable exit codes, and opt-in failure webhooks
• Atomic output files and protected snapshot storage
• HTTPS/public-address defaults for automatic referrals, opt-in exceptions,
  context-aware TCP cancellation, RDAP retry/backoff, and safer TSIG secret
  sources
• GUI protocol v3, Inspect, selectable DNS types, persistent advanced
  preferences, shared-engine batch work, and visible partial errors
• Cross-platform release assets remain split into the server-friendly
  whodis CLI and self-contained whodis-gui desktop application

Snapshot files omit dedicated API-token and TSIG-secret fields. Live replay of
custom registry or resolver endpoints requires the explicit
--allow-snapshot-endpoints trust switch, so importing a snapshot does not
silently activate its network configuration.

Breaking changes

• The Go module path is now github.com/Alex9001/whodis/v2.
• Engine JSON/YAML reports use schema version 4.
• The private GUI helper protocol is version 3 and no longer exposes the old
  registration-only lookup method.
• Automatic RDAP/referral routing refuses insecure HTTP and private network
  destinations unless explicitly allowed.

See MIGRATING_TO_V2.md for field and API details.

Compatibility

The familiar no-command registration lookup remains unchanged. scan remains
an alias for inspect, and axfr remains an alias for dns transfer so shell
history and existing command invocations keep working. The v1-style Go
registration types remain available as compatibility APIs, but new work should
use Engine and Report.

Known boundaries

DNS has no universal record-list operation, RWhois has no global bootstrap,
diagnosis is intentionally bounded, snapshots are local rather than a hosted
scheduler, and the first v2 desktop packages are unsigned. See the README for
the full, current limitations and package verification guidance.

v1.0.1

Changelog

• b3c10b3 Fix embedded Whodis version detection
• 01122cc Pin NSIS installer for release builds
• e52eaa8 Prepare Whodis 1.0.1 for launch

Whodis 1.0.0

Whodis 1.0

Whodis is now a complete domain workstation: a modern WHOIS replacement when you want registration data, and a serious DNS and diagnostics client when you need to go deeper.

What is in 1.0

• Automatic RDAP, WHOIS, and RWhois authority discovery for domains, IP networks, and ASNs
• A full DNS client with UDP, TCP, DoT, DoH, HTTP/3, DoQ, and DNSCrypt transports
• Local DNSSEC verification, multi-resolver comparison, iterative delegation tracing, and explicit AXFR or IXFR
• Bounded DNS, reachability, HTTP, TLS, SMTP, and mail-policy diagnosis with evidence-backed findings
• Batch registration, DNS, comparison, and diagnosis jobs with focused fields and file export
• Responsive dashboard, tree, GeekBoys, plain text, JSON, YAML, Markdown, CSV, TSV, and raw output
• Native Qt desktop apps for Linux, Windows, and macOS with a bundled private engine
• Shell completion, an interactive configuration wizard, SBOMs, artifact attestations, and a non-root multi-architecture container

Install the CLI

Linux and macOS:

curl -fsSL https://github.com/Alex9001/whodis/releases/latest/download/install.sh | sh

Windows PowerShell:

irm https://github.com/Alex9001/whodis/releases/latest/download/install.ps1 | iex

Or download a CLI archive or native Linux package below. The container is available as ghcr.io/alex9001/whodis:1.0.0 and ghcr.io/alex9001/whodis:latest.

Install the desktop app

• Linux: AppImage for amd64 or arm64
• Windows: per-user setup executable or portable ZIP for amd64 or arm64
• macOS: universal DMG for Apple silicon and Intel Macs

Desktop packages are currently unsigned, so Windows SmartScreen or macOS Gatekeeper may request a one-time confirmation.

Whodis is MIT licensed, has no telemetry, and makes no background network requests.

v1.0.0-rc.1

Whodis v1.0.0 release candidate 1

Whodis v1 grows from a modern WHOIS replacement into a focused domain workstation while keeping the simple whodis example.com experience intact.

Highlights

• Full DNS client: arbitrary record types and classes, UDP/TCP, DoT, DoH, HTTP/3, DoQ, and DNSCrypt.
• Resolver comparison, iterative delegation trace, bounded inventory, and explicit AXFR/IXFR with TSIG or TLS.
• Local positive-answer DNSSEC validation to embedded IANA root trust anchors.
• Bounded domain diagnosis for DNS, IPv4/IPv6 reachability, HTTP, TLS, SMTP/STARTTLS, mail policy, and advertised services.
• Opt-in Globalping views with explicit location and quota controls.
• Public Go engine API and versioned schema-v3 reports with partial, provider-scoped errors.
• Native GUI workbench with DNS, Compare, Delegation, Services, Findings, Contacts, Raw, and batch views.
• CLI archives for ten OS/architecture targets, native Linux packages, GUI installers, SBOMs, checksums, provenance attestations, and a non-root multi-architecture OCI image.

Install this candidate

Linux or macOS CLI:

curl -fsSL https://github.com/Alex9001/whodis/releases/download/v1.0.0-rc.1/install.sh | sh -s -- --version v1.0.0-rc.1

Windows PowerShell CLI:

$env:WHODIS_VERSION="v1.0.0-rc.1"; irm https://github.com/Alex9001/whodis/releases/download/v1.0.0-rc.1/install.ps1 | iex

Desktop users can download the AppImage, Windows setup executable or portable ZIP, or universal macOS DMG below. Desktop packages remain unsigned for this candidate.

This is a prerelease intended for real-machine testing. Please report problems on the issue tracker; current limits and security boundaries are documented in the README.

v0.6.4

Changelog

• 522f3f1 Fix Windows theme chrome and raw wrapping

v0.6.3

Changelog

• 2728d8d Polish desktop UI and README showcase
• e921d9e Refresh branding and clarify batch DNS results

v0.6.2

Changelog

• 3dca965 Support release runner toolchains

v0.5.1

Changelog

• c1a852b Make DNS discovery opt-in

v0.5.0

Changelog

• aa3fad4 Add public DNS discovery