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Glossary: Network Attacks, Social Engineering and Indicators

DNS (Domain Name System)

Also written: DNS, Domain Name System, DNS server, DNS lookup

The system that turns names like shop.kettleandcrane.com into IP addresses like 198.51.100.20. Whoever controls the answer controls where you go.

Where the book teaches it

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resolvername serverDNS spoofingcache poisoning