Security Considerations
DNS security is an important issue, and this discussion focuses on three areas:
DNS queries from clients
DNS dynamic updates
External DNS name resolution
DNS Queries and Security
A client that makes a query trusts that an authoritative DNS name server gives it the right information. In most environments, this works fine. Users or administrators specify the initial DNS name servers to which DNS queries should be forwarded in a computer's TCP/IP configuration. In some environments where security is a major concern, administrators might be worried about DNS clients getting invalid information from DNS name servers. Here, administrators might want to look at the DNS Security (DNSSEC) protocol. DNSSEC is especially useful for companies ...
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