Category: AWS Networking Services

DNS Zone Delegation

 tonyhughes  April 20, 2023

DNS zone delegation is the process of splitting a DNS zone into subdomains and assigning responsibility for each subdomain to…

DNS Record Types

 tonyhughes  April 20, 2023

DNS (Domain Name System) is a hierarchical decentralized naming system that is responsible for translating domain names to IP addresses….

DNS Primary / Secondary Zone Transfer

 tonyhughes  April 20, 2023

DNS zone transfers are the mechanism by which DNS servers exchange zone data with each other. Zone transfers are used…

DNS Round Robin

 tonyhughes  April 20, 2023

DNS Round Robin is a technique used for load balancing and fault tolerance in DNS. It works by providing multiple…

DNS Conditional Forwarder and Stub Zones

 tonyhughes  April 20, 2023

DNS forwarders are used to redirect DNS queries for a specific domain or set of domains to another DNS server,…

DNS Zones

 tonyhughes  April 20, 2023

DNS zones are a logical partitioning of the DNS namespace that allows for greater flexibility and scalability in managing DNS…

Caching DNS Server

 tonyhughes  April 20, 2023

A caching DNS server is a type of Domain Name System (DNS) server that stores frequently accessed DNS records in…

Who is the IEEE and what do they do?

 tonyhughes  April 20, 2023

IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) is the world’s largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for the…

DSSec

 tonyhughes  April 20, 2023

DNSSEC (Domain Name System Security Extensions) is a set of extensions to the DNS protocol that provides secure, authenticated domain…

DNS Root Hint Servers

 tonyhughes  April 20, 2023

DNS (Domain Name System) Root Hint servers are a critical component of the global DNS system. They provide information about…