diff --git a/packages/conformance-tests/src/name_server/rfc4035/section_3/section_3_1/section_3_1_1.rs b/packages/conformance-tests/src/name_server/rfc4035/section_3/section_3_1/section_3_1_1.rs
index 8477b76a..20a1a9e3 100644
--- a/packages/conformance-tests/src/name_server/rfc4035/section_3/section_3_1/section_3_1_1.rs
+++ b/packages/conformance-tests/src/name_server/rfc4035/section_3/section_3_1/section_3_1_1.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use dns_test::record::{Record, RecordType};
 use dns_test::{Network, Result, FQDN};
 
 #[test]
+#[ignore]
 fn rrsig_in_answer_section() -> Result<()> {
     let network = Network::new()?;
 
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ fn rrsig_in_answer_section() -> Result<()> {
 }
 
 #[test]
+#[ignore]
 fn rrsig_in_authority_section() -> Result<()> {
     let network = Network::new()?;
 
@@ -59,3 +61,4 @@ fn rrsig_in_authority_section() -> Result<()> {
 }
 
 // TODO Additional section
+// TODO TC bit
diff --git a/packages/dns-test/src/docker/hickory.Dockerfile b/packages/dns-test/src/docker/hickory.Dockerfile
index 77206244..18cd7555 100644
--- a/packages/dns-test/src/docker/hickory.Dockerfile
+++ b/packages/dns-test/src/docker/hickory.Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 FROM rust:1-slim-bookworm
 
+# ldns-utils = ldns-{key2ds,keygen,signzone}
 RUN apt-get update && \
     apt-get install -y \
+        ldnsutils \
         tshark
 
 # `dns-test` will invoke `docker build` from a temporary directory that contains
diff --git a/packages/dns-test/src/implementation.rs b/packages/dns-test/src/implementation.rs
index 1ec81e15..b22e0ae1 100644
--- a/packages/dns-test/src/implementation.rs
+++ b/packages/dns-test/src/implementation.rs
@@ -34,13 +34,6 @@ pub enum Role {
     Resolver,
 }
 
-impl Role {
-    #[must_use]
-    pub fn is_resolver(&self) -> bool {
-        matches!(self, Self::Resolver)
-    }
-}
-
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub enum Implementation {
     Bind,
@@ -112,7 +105,12 @@ impl Implementation {
                     )
                 }
 
-                Self::Hickory(_) => unimplemented!(),
+                Self::Hickory(_) => {
+                    minijinja::render!(
+                        include_str!("templates/hickory.name-server.toml.jinja"),
+                        fqdn => origin.as_str()
+                    )
+                }
             },
         }
     }
@@ -134,14 +132,7 @@ impl Implementation {
         match self {
             Implementation::Bind => &["named", "-g", "-d5"],
 
-            Implementation::Hickory(_) => {
-                assert!(
-                    role.is_resolver(),
-                    "hickory acting in `NameServer` role is currently not supported"
-                );
-
-                &["hickory-dns", "-d"]
-            }
+            Implementation::Hickory(_) => &["hickory-dns", "-d"],
 
             Implementation::Unbound => match role {
                 Role::NameServer => &["nsd", "-d"],
diff --git a/packages/dns-test/src/name_server.rs b/packages/dns-test/src/name_server.rs
index 3bef3fc3..37b1f160 100644
--- a/packages/dns-test/src/name_server.rs
+++ b/packages/dns-test/src/name_server.rs
@@ -156,14 +156,6 @@ impl NameServer<Stopped> {
     /// - one NS record, with this name server's FQDN set as the only available name server for
     /// the zone
     pub fn new(implementation: &Implementation, zone: FQDN, network: &Network) -> Result<Self> {
-        assert!(
-            matches!(
-                implementation,
-                Implementation::Unbound | Implementation::Bind
-            ),
-            "currently only `unbound` (`nsd`) and BIND can be used as a `NameServer`"
-        );
-
         let ns_count = ns_count();
         let nameserver = primary_ns(ns_count);
         let image = implementation.clone().into();
diff --git a/packages/dns-test/src/templates/hickory.name-server.toml.jinja b/packages/dns-test/src/templates/hickory.name-server.toml.jinja
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1d784c86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/dns-test/src/templates/hickory.name-server.toml.jinja
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+[[zones]]
+zone = "{{ fqdn }}"
+zone_type = "Primary"
+file = "/etc/zones/main.zone"