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EP143: DNS Record Types You Should Know

ByteByteGo

This week’s system design refresher: 8 Most Important System Design Concepts You Should Know (Youtube Video) DNS Record Types You Should Know Polling Vs Webhooks API Vs SDK! Here are the 8 most commonly used DNS Record Types. PTR Record Provides reverse DNS lookup, mapping an IP address back to a domain name.

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When DNS Fails in the Cloud: DNS Performance and Troubleshooting

Kentik

To facilitate the migration of our applications we split DNS into three tiers: Data center-based resolution from the cloud over VPN, to DC-hosted DNS resolvers. Cloud-based DNS for our partners and customers (SaaS DNS). Cloud-based DNS for resolution within our cloud service provider (PaaS DNS).

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Automating multi-AZ high availability for WebLogic administration server with DNS: Part 2

AWS Architecture

In Part 1 of this series, we used a floating virtual IP (VIP) to achieve hands-off high availability (HA) of WebLogic Admin Server. In Part 2, well achieve an arguably superior solution using Domain Name System (DNS) resolution. Create a mechanism to automatically update the DNS entry when the admin server is launched.

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EP145: Infrastructure as Code Landscape

ByteByteGo

DNS lookup begins (think of it as looking up a phone number). The request goes through different DNS servers (root, TLD, and authoritative). the client and server perform a TCP three-way handshake with SYN, SYN-ACK, and ACK messages. If there’s a cache miss, it must find the IP address.

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DNS Zone Setup Best Practices on Azure

Cloudera Blog

In Cloudera deployments on public cloud, one of the key configuration elements is the DNS. If the DNS is set up less ideal than it could be, connectivity and performance issues may arise. In this blog, we’ll take you through our tried and tested best practices for setting up your DNS for use with Cloudera on Azure.

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How to Detect DNS Tunneling in the Network?

CATO Networks

In the past several years, we have seen multiple malware samples using DNS tunneling to exfiltrate data. BazarCall can lead to Anchor malware that uses DNS tunneling to communicate with C2 servers. APT groups also used DNS tunneling in a malware campaign to target government organizations in the Middle East.

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Heavy Networking 638: Don’t Block DNS Over TCP

Packet Pushers

DNS is our subject on today's Heavy Networking. More specifically, DNS transport over TCP. We talk with John Kristoff, one of the forces behind RFC9210, which covers the operational requirements for DNS transport over TCP. This is not an esoteric document covering a tiny, nuanced DNS use case.

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