DNS and DNSSEC

Half Day Morning
(9:00 am-12:30 pm)

Nautilus 3

IPv6 and DNSSEC
T2
New!
Shumon Huque, University of Pennsylvania
Description: 

This class will give system administrators an understanding of the DNS protocol, including advanced topics such as DNS security. It will provide practical information about configuring DNS services, using examples from the popular ISC BIND DNS software platform.

Who should attend: 

Sysadmins and network engineers who are tasked with providing DNS services, as well as anyone interested in knowing more about how the DNS works.

Take back to work: 

An understanding of DNS and DNSSEC, with the basic knowledge necessary to design and deploy DNS services.

Topics include: 
  • The DNS protocol and how it works
  • DNS master zone file format
  • Server configurations and recommendations
  • DNSSEC (DNS Security Extensions) and how to deploy it
  • Many examples of DNS query and debugging using the "dig" tool
  • DNS and IPv6