DNS & BIND Jump Start

A concise introduction into running a BIND 9 domain name server. This course covers all modern protocol features such as EDNS, DNSSEC, DNS Cookies, and much more.

Topics Covered:

• DNS basics (how the protocol works)
• A quick look at DNSSEC
• Querying DNS with 'dig'
  
• DNS Clients, Resolvers, and Authoritative Servers
  
• Building and maintaining a DNS Resolver
  
• BIND 9 logging
  
• DNS troubleshooting
  
• Getting your own domain delegation
  
• Setting up a DNS zone
• Building resilience with secondary servers
• Easy DNSSEC with BIND 9.16 "default-policy"
• Completing the DNSSEC chain of trust
• DNS server maintenance
• Security best practices
• DNS server monitoring

Who is this for? Networking professionals and DDI administrators.

Length: 3 full days (6 hours/day = 18 hours)
(9:00am - 12:00pm EDT / 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT)

Prerequisites: Participants for this course need to know how to operate the Unix command line (shell) and have Unix/Linux administration knowledge. Basic knowledge of Internet network protocols IPv6 and IPv4 is required.

Materials required: Participants will require a computer, keyboard and internet connection to access the course.