DNSSEC
Definitions
DNSSEC is a DNS and IP Addressing term for DNS Security Extensions, a set of DNS records and validation steps used to prove DNS answers were not tampered with in transit. It helps people and agents name the signal, source, and safe next step without pretending an automation, campaign, DNS record, RFC, or network path did more than the evidence shows. Source context: IETF DNS technology; RFC 1918 private address space; RFC 6598 shared address space.
“DNSSEC put a seal on the answer so the lookup did not arrive wearing a fake mustache.”
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