The domain name service (DNS) performs a critical function on the Internet — it allows the translation of human-friendly domain names into machine-friendly IP addresses. However, it’s also one of the most common sources of network-security vulnerabilities in use today. In fact, it was selected as the ninth worst security vulnerability in existence on the SANS Top 20 Vulnerabilities list.

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Published in SearchSecurity on 04/28/03