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Domain Name System Security Extensions (view source)
Revision as of 20:04, 6 February 2011
, 13 years ago→How it works
Apart from the new DNS server and client concepts, DNSSEC introduces to DNS the following 4 new resource records: [[DNSKEY]], [[RRSIG]], [[NSEC]] and [[DS]].
Apart from the new DNS server and client concepts, DNSSEC introduces to DNS the following 4 new resource records: [[DNSKEY]], [[RRSIG]], [[NSEC]] and [[DS]].
==How it works==
==How does it work==
The DNS was initially developed without any security extensions, thus increasing the chances to get out of synch and allow the spoofing of [[IP Addresses]] with the purpose of redirecting traffic to undesired websites. This is how DNSSEC appeared: as a need for adding protection and security to DNS so that the redirected traffic could be checked and directed towards the correct server.
The DNS was initially developed without any security extensions, thus increasing the chances to get out of synch and allow the spoofing of [[IP Addresses]] with the purpose of redirecting traffic to undesired websites. This is how DNSSEC appeared: as a need for adding protection and security to DNS so that the redirected traffic could be checked and directed towards the correct server.