Analyzing the DNS records
The goal of using the tools in the DNS records category is to collect information about the DNS servers and the corresponding records of a target domain.
The following are several common DNS record types:
|
No. |
Record type |
Description |
|---|---|---|
|
1 |
|
This is the start of authority record. |
|
2 |
|
This is the name server record. |
|
3 |
|
This is the IPv4 address record. |
|
4 |
|
This is the mail exchange record. |
|
5 |
|
This is the pointer record. |
|
6 |
|
This is the IPv6 address record. |
|
7 |
|
This is the abbreviation for canonical name. It is used as an alias name for another canonical domain name. |
For example, in a penetration test engagement, the customer may ask you to find out all of the hosts and IP ...
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