MS-03-p1 Domain Name System Flashcards
Translates IP addresses to name
DNS function
What Does DNS stand for
Domain Name Systems
are authoritative for the DNS (13 servers)
DNS Root servers
DNS server asks other DNS server on behalf of clients
Recursive
Only to the DNS server
Non-recursive
Clients directly asks each server until the request is satisfied
Iterative
Is a DNS extension that provides defense against common attacks. Uses digital signatures and public key infrastructures (PKI) cryptography
DNS Security & DNSSEC
Searching a name to find an IP address
Forward Lookups
Search an IP address to find a name
Reverse Lookups
Used to identify the host name and port number of servers that provide specific services
SRV Record
Specifies an SMTP email server for the domain, which routes outgoing emails to their destination
MX Record
Responsible for IPv4 translation
A Record
Represents the authoritative name server and provides the address of the server
NS Record
Reverse-lookup pointer that allows provision of an I{ address and receives a host name
PTR Record
Points to another host name and is used as an alias
CNAME Record