DNS & network security
The DNS (Domain Name System), which has been defined in detail in the RFC #1034 and 1035, is key to the good performance of TCP/IP networks. It works in a hierarchical way; This means that if one of the DNS servers is misconfigured or compromised, all the network, which relies on it, is also impacted. Although the DNS protocol is quite simple, it generates a significant number of issues: configuration issues, which affect the performance of the network as well as security issues, which jeopardize the network integrity.
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