{"id":"3x3cut0r-isc-dhcp-server","name":"isc-dhcp-server","homepage":"https://hub.docker.com/r/3x3cut0r/isc-dhcp-server","repo_url":"https://hub.docker.com/r/3x3cut0r/isc-dhcp-server","category":"infrastructure","subcategories":[],"tags":["networking","dhcp","infrastructure","isc","ip-address-management","lan"],"what_it_does":"isc-dhcp-server is the Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) DHCP server software that provides DHCP services for assigning IP addresses and related network configuration to clients on a network.","use_cases":["Running a DHCP server for IPv4 networks (address allocation, lease management)","Providing automated network configuration in small/medium enterprise or lab environments","Static/manual network design where clients need centralized address and option management","Legacy/infrastructure environments that rely on DHCP rather than static addressing"],"not_for":["Public cloud/provider-managed DHCP services","Environments requiring modern REST/GraphQL APIs for DHCP management","Use as an agent-accessible tool over the network interface (DHCP is not an HTTP API)","High-security multi-tenant control planes without network-level segmentation"],"best_when":"You control the network environment where DHCP traffic can be handled safely (e.g., trusted LAN/VLAN) and you need a proven DHCP server implementation.","avoid_when":"You cannot safely restrict who can send/receive DHCP traffic (risk of rogue DHCP), or when you need programmatic configuration via a documented API instead of configuration files/service management.","alternatives":["Kea DHCP (ISC successor/modern alternative)","dnsmasq (lightweight DHCP/DNS)","Windows Server DHCP","systemd-networkd + custom DHCP tooling (where applicable)","Network appliances with DHCP services"],"af_score":21.2,"security_score":27.2,"reliability_score":40.0,"package_type":"mcp_server","discovery_source":["docker_mcp"],"priority":"low","status":"evaluated","version_evaluated":null,"last_evaluated":"2026-04-04T19:47:56.123149+00:00","interface":{"has_rest_api":false,"has_graphql":false,"has_grpc":false,"has_mcp_server":false,"mcp_server_url":null,"has_sdk":false,"sdk_languages":[],"openapi_spec_url":null,"webhooks":false},"auth":{"methods":["None (DHCP itself is a network protocol; access control is enforced via network/VLAN boundaries and DHCP server configuration rather than API authentication)"],"oauth":false,"scopes":false,"notes":"No application-layer API authentication model is indicated; operational security relies on DHCP server host hardening and network controls (e.g., limiting who can reach the server and using correct DHCP configuration)."},"pricing":{"model":null,"free_tier_exists":false,"free_tier_limits":null,"paid_tiers":[],"requires_credit_card":false,"estimated_workload_costs":null,"notes":"Open-source/self-hosted software; cost is operational (hosting, management, maintenance)."},"requirements":{"requires_signup":false,"requires_credit_card":false,"domain_verification":false,"data_residency":[],"compliance":[],"min_contract":null},"agent_readiness":{"af_score":21.2,"security_score":27.2,"reliability_score":40.0,"mcp_server_quality":0.0,"documentation_accuracy":30.0,"error_message_quality":0.0,"error_message_notes":null,"auth_complexity":90.0,"rate_limit_clarity":0.0,"tls_enforcement":0.0,"auth_strength":20.0,"scope_granularity":0.0,"dependency_hygiene":55.0,"secret_handling":70.0,"security_notes":"DHCP has no TLS/auth by default at the protocol level; security depends on network segmentation and restricting access to the DHCP server. If the software is used as standard DHCP without additional safeguards (e.g., trusted network, anti-spoofing controls), it is vulnerable to rogue DHCP risks. Dependency hygiene is unknown from the provided info; score reflects typical uncertainty for open-source packages without manifest/CVE data.","uptime_documented":0.0,"version_stability":60.0,"breaking_changes_history":50.0,"error_recovery":50.0,"idempotency_support":"false","idempotency_notes":null,"pagination_style":"none","retry_guidance_documented":false,"known_agent_gotchas":["This is a network daemon/protocol (DHCP), not an HTTP-based API; agents cannot reliably “call” it as a tool in the usual sense.","Operational changes are typically made via configuration files and service control; there may be no structured machine-readable interface for validation.","DHCP configuration mistakes can cause widespread network disruption; require careful change management and staging."]}}