You may be familiar with some TLD (top-level domains) like .com, .info, or .net, but what exactly are they? Now you will learn more about them and what is their role in DNS resolution.
Month: January 2022
There are different types of servers – TLD, root, recursive, authoritative DNS server etc. If you think that all of them are the same and comply with the same objectives, that’s a mistake. They are teammates, but definitely, there are differences between them. Today let’s talk about Authoritative DNS servers. What exactly are they for? Why do you need them? Here it will be explained!
What is an Authoritative DNS server?
An authoritative DNS server, also known as Primary DNS server, is the holder of the zone file that contains the DNS records. And in this case, we don’t talk about a copy of them but the true DNS records. For this reason, it’s the exact and only place the master zone can be managed from and where edition or any kind of modification to DNS records can be made.
DNS queries have been ingrained too deep in our daily lives. Maybe you don’t know the technical term, but you are absolutely familiar with it. We can prove it! Every time you request a website through the browser, you generate a DNS query! If you want to know more about it, stay tuned!
What is DNS resolution?
DNS resolution is the search process that happens to get the corresponding IP address of a domain requested by a user. Therefore, a translation from the domain name to its IP address is a must to locate and load a domain.