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What best practice techniques can be applied when setting up DNS?
DNS Best Practices: The Definitive Guide
- Have at least Two Internal DNS servers.
- Use Active Directory Integrated Zones.
- Best DNS Order on Domain Controllers.
- Domain-joined Computers Should Only Use Internal DNS Servers.
- Point Clients to The Closest DNS Server.
- Configure Aging and Scavenging of DNS records.
- Setup PTR Records.
What security features are available for DNS?
These security extensions include: Origin authentication of DNS data: this ensures that the recipient of the data can verify the source. Authenticated denial of existence: this tells a resolver (responsible for translating the domain name into an IP address) that a certain domain name does not exist.
Should I enable Dnssec?
We recommend activating DNSSEC to protect the authenticity of the response provided by the DNS server and thus ensure the users land on the actual website they want to see.
How is DNS support for Active Directory technical reference?
For information about how DNS supports AD DS, see the section DNS Support for Active Directory Technical Reference. If you implement a disjoint namespace in which the AD DS domain name differs from the primary DNS suffix that clients use, AD DS integration with DNS is more complex.
What does Active Directory domain services ( AD DS ) do?
Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) uses Domain Name System (DNS) name resolution services to make it possible for clients to locate domain controllers and for the domain controllers that host the directory service to communicate with each other.
What does DNS mean in Windows Server 2012?
Applies To: Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012 Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) uses Domain Name System (DNS) name resolution services to make it possible for clients to locate domain controllers and for the domain controllers that host the directory service to communicate with each other.
What are the best practices for securing Active Directory?
The methods discussed are based largely on the Microsoft Information Security and Risk Management (ISRM) organization’s experience, which is accountable for protecting the assets of Microsoft IT and other Microsoft Business Divisions, in addition to advising a selected number of Microsoft Global 500 customers.