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DNS/DNSSEC Tutorial

The Domain Name System (DNS) is a critical part of Internet infrastructure and the largest distributed Internet directory service. DNS translates names to IP addresses, which is required for web navigation, email delivery, and other Internet functions. To guarantee the availability of Internet services, it is important for networking professionals to understand DNS concepts, configurations, operations, and security aspects.

This tutorial will discuss the concept of DNS and security mechanisms, such as TSIG and DNSSEC. The deployment of DNSSEC will be discussed in detail with demonstrations.

Who should attend?

The course is designed for network engineers, systems administrators, and anyone who is involved in managing DNS operations.

Prerequisites

It is assumed that participants have a good understanding of networking fundamentals.

Course length

1 day

Content outline

  • DNS concepts
  • BIND (DNS server) and Resolver (DNS client) configurations
  • Reverse DNS
  • DNS Security
  • TSIG
  • DNS security extensions (DNSSEC)
  • DNS and IPv6
Contact Us

If you have any questions, please email training@apnic.net



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DNS/DNSSEC Tutorial