Helping resolvers to help the DNS
Relatively minor changes to recursive resolvers could make a significant difference to the operation of the DNS as a whole.
Tag: DNS
Hiding the DNS
A more detailed look at the efforts to hide the DNS behind HTTPS.
Event Wrap: IETF 100
APNIC participated at IETF 100 in Singapore from 11 to 17 November 2017.
DDoS and the DNS
We don’t have to accept that the DNS has to be a victim of DDoS attacks.
DNS performance metrics: the logarithmic percentile histogram
Guest Post: Bert Hubert discusses two new tools that provide robust histograms of DNS performance to help monitor for slow performance.
IETF 100, Singapore: DNS over HTTP (DOH!)
There’s three easy ways to get a smile out of an IETF attendee.
Google fixes Public DNS Service
Google has fixed an IPv6 fragmentation handling problem in their Public DNS Service.
Verfploeter: Broad and load-aware anycast mapping
Guest Post: Verfploeter is a new, open-source anycast catchment mapping technique that provides almost four million vantage points.
DNS OARC 27: The fast and furious
Topics discussed at day two of DNS OARC 27 included the risks to the DNS associated with IPv6 and a project to reduce unnecessary traffic on the roots.
Thoughts on DNS-OARC 27
Some of the highlights from DNS-OARC 27 held in San Jose from 29 September to 3 October 2017.