SPF record explained 

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What is SPF (Sender Policy Framework)?

There are various ways that cyber-criminals can forge emails. They can modify the “Mail from” and make the emails look like they are coming from a specific domain when they are not. The SPF. Sender policy framework protocol is here to put strict rules. With SPF, the domain administrator can strictly limit who can send emails from the domain. The other part, the receiver, has a mechanism to check the authorization and take the necessary measures.

The outcome of the SPF evaluation can be:

  • None – No SPF record was found, or the record was not properly configured.
  • Neutral – The DNS admin is not stating that a particular IP address is authorized.
  • Pass – The client is authorized to inject emails with the identity provided.
  • Fail – Not authorized to use the domain.
  • Softfail – Probably not authorized. There is a stronger “Fail” missing.
  • Temperror – Currently, there is an error, most probably related to the DNS. Later, if retry again, the problem could be gone.
  • Permerror – Permanent error. The DNS admin must fix an error because otherwise, the SPF record could not be understood.

Why do you need a DNS SPF record?

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Why GeoDNS Is Essential For Your Success?

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Do you want to learn what the purpose of GeoDNS is? Great!! You are on the right article because we will exactly explore this. Additionally, we will explain for who GeoDNS is advantageous and how to make the comparison between Anycast and GeoDNS. Finally, we will see about the thing you need to think about before paying for it. 

What does GeoDNS imply?

The Geographical Domain Name System, often known as GeoDNS, is an effective method of traffic allocation. It works by responding to queries based on their location. Additionally, it can be seen as a local or worldwide traffic director.

GeoDNS is a robust load balancing solution that optimizes traffic to domains. Utilizing it lessens issues and fortifies networks.

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User Datagram Protocol – What is it?

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User Datagram Protocol, or simply UDP, is one of the most essential components of the Internet Protocol Suite. It is a collection of Internet-related network protocols. But how does it work, and when do we use it? We will take a detailed look at this point in today’s article.

User Datagram Protocol – detailed explanation

The User Datagram Protocol (UDP) is a well-known high-speed communications protocol. It’s what we employ to make low-latency, loss-tolerant connections between various Internet services.

The User Datagram Protocol allows data to be transferred before the recipient agrees, which speeds up the communication process. As a result, UDP is the preferred method for time-sensitive communications such as DNS lookups, Voice over IP (VoIP), video, or audio transfers.

History of UDP

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A record and PTR record: What are the differences?

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A record and PTR record are an essential part of the Domain Name System process. They appear to be similar at first look, but they are actually quite different. In today’s article, we’ll look at the characteristics of both records and how they differ.

A record – meaning

The A record, also known as the address record, is one of the essential DNS records. It uses a domain name to find the device’s IP address connected to the Internet. As a result, every time a user types in their browser and wants to visit a specific website, they will require the A record. Thanks to that, it is going to be able to reach it. 

What is a DNS record and why is it important?

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IPAM: Explained

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Have you ever wondered how every device is looking for an Internet connection? And they are so many! This happens daily and all around the world. With the growing number of laptops, smartphones, tablets, and other devices, network management is becoming very complex.

Imagine how time-consuming it is to assign IP addresses or to track them. And network administrators have so many more responsibilities to comply with. It is not a choice to do this manually. In that case, IP address management (IPAM) is very beneficial.

Why is IPAM important?

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How does rDNS (Reverse DNS) work?

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After you set up your Forward DNS and add your DNS records, it is a great idea to set up a rDNS (Reverse DNS)! When you try to send an email from the domain, you will probably notice a problem. Your emails will go missing or to the SPAM folder. And this is something nobody wants for their business. So, now let’s explain a little bit more about rDNS (Reverse DNS).

What is rDNS?

Reverse DNS is also known as rDNS. It has the opposite purpose to a Forward DNS, which is to map IP addresses to hostnames. The main reason for using the Reverse DNS is to implement a way to verify the IP addresses and prove that they are related to a particular domain name. It is mainly necessary when we are talking about the verification of mail servers or other services. 

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What is a DNS TXT record?

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What is a TXT record?

The TXT record is a type of DNS record that has TXT-DATA filed with instructions that can work with existing DNS servers. The actual text is formatted, so it has an attribute name than a value for that attribute, and the “=” sign separates the two. The most common way of TXT record use is for email verification, but it also servers for various verification and authentication methods. Some services (Google Apps, Microsoft Office 365, and more) will ask you to add such a DNS record to your zone to prove that you have control over your domain.

How does TXT records work?

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DNS load balancing: What is It and Why Do You Need It?

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What is DNS load balancing all about? Well, the fact is that you can’t allow a web server to overload. If your business website has a slow and faulty network, it will definitely impact the end-user experience. It will cause poor perception of the site and so on to your organization. 

Therefore it is important to implement a load balancing method when you are managing your network.

What is DNS load balancing?

DNS load balancing is a technique for administrating the traffic of a hostname. It is about troubleshooting the distribution of inbound network and application traffic across multiple servers.

Websites with a lot of traffic are operating with many requests from users or clients. For every request, they have to return the exact and correct text, images, video, or application data, all in a fast and safe way.

DNS load balancers are intelligent. First, they use various criteria and examine the traffic. Next, they decide to let the traffic proceed or stop it and redirect it to a different server based on the current packet load or another parameter. 

Complete comparison between DNS load balancing and Hardware load balancing

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How does Anycast DNS work?

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The Domain Name System (DNS) is one of the foundations of the Internet, yet most people outside of networking probably don’t realize they use it every day to do their jobs or check their email. Anycast DNS helps using the Internet to be even faster and efficient. Let’s talk about that a little bit more.

What is Anycast DNS?

When you choose Anycast DNS as your routing method, you can establish your IP address in several DNS servers.

Through Anycast, different servers positioned in many geographical locations are capable of answering the query. The closest of them will provide the IP address to the user. 

Also, if one of the DNS servers is down for some reason, the second closest server will receive the request. 

Experience is faster and better with Anycast DNS when we speak about loading time, waiting for a response, etc.

Before we continue, let’s explain a little bit more about what DNS is.

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FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain Name) Meaning

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FQDN looks like another abbreviation that seems complicated to pronounce. It stands for Fully Qualified Domain Name, and let’s clarify what does it means. 

What is FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain Name)?

The term “fully qualified domain name”, FQDN for short, sometimes also associated with an absolute domain name, is a domain name that defines its exact location in the tree hierarchy of the Domain Name System. It specifies every domain level, including the top-level domain and the root zone. It is the most comprehensive way to write a particular domain name for a host or a computer.

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Redirect 301 vs 302 – which one to choose?

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All sites experience changes over time. Some pages disappear, others get united in one. There are products or services that, over time, became outdated or absolute. There will be a lot of new things and different movements. In all of those actions, you need to guide the searching engines to understand the changes correctly and adequately index them. 

The visitors also need guidance. Here comes the 301 and 302 redirects.  But when to use which? 

What is 301 redirect? Permanent redirect.

The 301 redirect is a permanent URL redirect that points the traffic going to one URL (website’s page) to a new URL (the place where you want the traffic to go) for the future. The visitors to the original URL will get automatically redirected to the new page, and the URL in their browser will change. 

How to create a Web redirect with SSL?

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