DNS cache poisoning, also known as DNS spoofing, is a type of attack that exploits vulnerabilities in the domain name system (DNS) to divert Internet traffic away from legitimate servers and towards fake ones. It involves inserting a fake address record into the DNS resolver’s cache causing the resolver to return an incorrect IP address […]
Read MoreHost Command: Utilizing DNS Lookup
The Host Command is a simple utility for performing Domain Name System (DNS) lookups in Linux. It’s used to find the IP address of a specific domain. Additionally, it can be used to find the domain name corresponding to an IP address (reverse lookup), the mail server associated with a domain, as well as nameservers […]
Read MoreDig Command: Key to DNS Querying
Dig or ‘Domain Information Groper’ is a network administration command-line tool for querying Domain Name System (DNS) servers. It is useful for network troubleshooting and for educational purposes. Dig command can provide a lot of information like an IP address corresponding to a domain name, mail exchanges for the domain, name servers and much more. […]
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