Tag: DNS records

DNS monitoring

DNS monitoring – Everything you need to knowDNS monitoring – Everything you need to know

The meaning of DNS monitoring

Your network monitoring system’s DNS monitoring is an essential component. Its goal is to ensure users can access the website or service they are using securely and dependably. In order to ensure optimal performance, DNS monitoring entails monitoring all Domain Name System activity.

DNS monitoring is beneficial for quickly discovering problems, spotting potential security breaches, and stopping malicious assaults. It necessitates locating DNS outages and regularly checking DNS records for unexpected changes. If an issue is discovered that could harm your website or business, it can be rectified immediately.

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Secondary DNS

Get familiar with Secondary DNSGet familiar with Secondary DNS

Using the Secondary DNS to preserve a trustworthy copy of your data is an excellent idea. You’ve probably come to this post because you’ve heard about it and want to increase the reliability of your DNS. Yes, secondary DNS is really beneficial for providing peace of mind, especially in the current world where DDoS attacks and other DNS issues are so common. Let’s clarify things a bit more and go through the details.

DNS zone – the definition

To handle the DNS namespace more accurately, the DNS server can hold a large number of zones. The DNS zone is a part of that namespace.  It’s an area where you can find more organized and controllable DNS components. It would be best to direct your domain to various servers, such as mail servers, web servers, and so on, to function effectively and precisely. You can create additional DNS records in the DNS zone to perform this task. The DNS zone is where you’ll save all of your DNS records. 

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CAA record

What is the CAA record, and how does it work?What is the CAA record, and how does it work?

Let’s see one not-so-popular DNS record called the CAA record. It might not be one of the first that comes to your mind when you think about DNS, but it is worth checking out. 

What is the CAA record?

CAA means Certification Authority Authorization. Such a record is a DNS Resource Record that allows the owner of a domain name to define which Certification Authorities (CAs) can issue a certificate for the domain.

How to start managing CAA records for your domain name?

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