💻Domain Name

Converts a hostname to an IP Address

DNS Hierarchy

• the domain starts from the root directory

• Type A - Maps a hostname to a 32-bit IPv4 Address

• DNS is essential for any company but it can be a weak spot with many threats

  • Zone file comporomise

  • Flood attack

  • Cache Poisoning

  • DNS Footprinting

DNS Servers

• Name resolvers that answer DNS requests

• Authoritative server - houses the records for a namespace

• there are Master and Slave DNS Servers, and an attack occurs when there is a fake Slave Server

Domain Name Generators

• Spoofing can get someone to click on a link if a subdomain looks believable enough.

• You can trick the nameserver by using a Wildcard DNS zone and then try to get a response.