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BIND 9.18.45
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Feature Changes
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

- Update requirements for system test suite. ``37bd997a39``

  Python 3.10 or newer is now required for running the system test
  suite. The required python packages and their version requirements are
  now tracked in `bin/tests/system/requirements.txt`.

  Support for pytest 9.0.0 has been added its minimum supported version
  has been raised to 7.0.0. The minimum supported dnspython version has
  been raised to 2.3.0. :gl:`#5690`  :gl:`#5614` :gl:`!11470`

Bug Fixes
~~~~~~~~~

- Use const pointer with strchr of const pointer. ``2b10ee4f13``

  :gl:`#5694` :gl:`!11464`

- Fix brid and hhit implementation. ``e3caaa16f1``

  Fix bugs in BRID and HHIT implementation and enable the unit tests.
  :gl:`#5710` :gl:`!11493`

- DSYNC record incorrectly used two octets for the Scheme Field.
  ``6fd748d1fc``

  When creating the `DSYNC` record from a structure, `uint16_tobuffer`
  was used instead of `uint8_tobuffer` when adding the scheme, causing a
  `DSYNC` record that was one octet too long. This has been fixed.
  :gl:`#5711` :gl:`!11484`


