A domain name is an identification string that defines a realm of administrative autonomy, authority, or control on the Internet. Domain names are formed by the rules and procedures of the Domain Name System (DNS). Technically, any name registered in the DNS is a domain name.
Questions tagged [dns-domain]
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Should entire domains always be blacklisted?
I'm working on a team for an enterprise network security product and we're implementing white/blacklisting as part of the program. We have lists that were taken from a third-party source but nobody remembers the specifications for how these lists…
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kjwill555
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Information security point of view when registering a domain and chosing a TLD
How much does the choice of the domain registrar and the TLD impact the security of my information?
I've learned that some registrars will require more personal information than others. I even had a case where a registrar demanded a copy of my ID…
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DC server integrated with DNS trying to contact Blacklisted DNS hostname
Need some help in understanding below attack.
The below logs are extracted from the firewall and i could see a outbound connection from ldap server to 194.169.218.42. But walking through the logs(given below) you could see DNS hostname martinhot.xyz…
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How come domain resolves to another IP?
I tried to ping http://crashsafari.com in my CMD:
Right there, it resolves http://crashsafari.com to 54.231.48.170 which is
http://s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com.
But,
http://crashsafari.com and http://s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com are not…
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Tilak Madichetti
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Validate API caller domain (or any other related solution)
I am quite new to creating services using PHP-cURL. I want to offer some data/service to only registered domains. I know that I can identify these domains using app ID and API keys for data encryption.
However, I was thinking about different types…
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jaydip sinh Parmar
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Routable Domain for DC?
What is the impact of having a routable domain name in windows network infrastucture ?
Having example.com in place of exemple.local as domain name have an critical impact ? if yes what should I keep in mind during the installation of the…
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Sébastien Degrève
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Whois History resources authentic source
I have couple of doubts related to Whois records.
For a particulate domain...
How authentic are the Whois records?
As per my research the records are not permissible in courts (or at least would not be considered primary evidence). As I can…
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Securing Domain Names for Resell
Is there any reason to why there cannot be a rule/law that prohibits the securing of domain names for resale? E.g A new acquired domain must have a running website within say 1 year or 6 months otherwise will be made available to other users? And…
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How does DNS work?
I'm learning pentesting from books. So far I thought I know about DNS but now I'm completely lost and confused.
well, I know what happens when you enter domain name in your browser:
Say, I've bought a domain on name.com. So, all my DNS information…
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Why is secureserver.net (GoDaddy) showing up blacklisted from my domain blacklist checker thingy?
I have my business website through GoDaddy and there has been some weird stuff happening within my business over the past year costing me a lot of money and all of my free time trying to figure out what is actually going on. I have even tried hiring…
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What TLDs are safe to whitelist?
What top-level domains (TLD) are safe and would be safe for example to whitelist?
I guess .gov and .mil are safe?
While .com, .net and .org are not since anyone can register those.
Is .int safe? And is this TLD actually used?
I know there were some…
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Fred
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Where is payload reside in a DNS frame when tunneling?
Can anyone explain me about DNS tunneling?
where the TCP/IP packet or payload data injected in a DNS frame?
How data get decapsulated in the server side?
Explain DNS frame?
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Shateel
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Usage of Domain from one server to another
Just want to ask if anyone have an idea about how to do this.
I'm using a domain lets call it mymaindomain.com to connect to my Main Server, now I have a second Server that uses mysecondomain.com
Is there a way to create a subdomain that goes to…
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Why can I access a website using its domain name but I cannot when using its IP address directly?
For my target domain e.g. www.domain.com I find the ip address with ping command but if I browse directly the ip address I obtain an error page. How is it possible? I know that problably the service is deployed in Virtual Private Server but I do not…
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How to know from where the website is being operated?
I mean one can find their host server (from which the domain name is bought), but can we check who bought the domain and from where is that website is being hosted?
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