What are the disadvantages of the DNS CNAME record?
Tuesday, 19 December 2023
by Acácio Pereira Oliveira
The DNS (Domain Name System) is a critical component of computer networking that translates human-readable domain names into IP addresses. It plays a crucial role in establishing connections between devices on the internet. DNS CNAME (Canonical Name) records are a type of DNS record that allows one domain name to be an alias for another
- Published in Cybersecurity, EITC/IS/CNF Computer Networking Fundamentals, Domain Name System, Introduction to DNS
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CNAME Records, Cybersecurity, DNS, DNS Dependencies, DNS Hijacking, DNS Resolution Time, DNS Spoofing, Troubleshooting