DNS what is zone check
Online Test of a zone transfer that will attempt to get all DNS records for a target domain. The zone transfer will be tested against all name servers (NS) for a domain. A DNS zone is a set of files or records (more precisely, a database of resource record entries) that corresponds to part of the DNS hierarchical namespace. DNS zones are used to delineate which DNS Servers are responsible (authoritative) for resolving name-resolution queries for a given section of the DNS hierarchy. ZoneCheck performs several tests on your DNS zone to ensure that it is correctly configured, and can be safely delegated. The Zone name must be either a Domain name, in-addr.arpa zone, or ip6.arpa zone name. SUMMARY. The first resource record in any Domain Name System (DNS) Zone file should be a Start of Authority (SOA) resource record. The SOA resource record indicates that this DNS name server is the best source of information for the data within this DNS domain. A zone transfer that from an external IP address is used as part of an attackers reconnaissance phase. Usually a zone transfer is a normal operation between primary and secondary DNS servers in order to synchronise the records for a domain. This is typically not something you want to be externally accessible. See help for examples. Zone. ZoneCheck will try detect the Domains DNS servers automatically, so under normal circumstances you do not need to complete the following fields, however if this is brand new undelegated domain, you will need to supply the servers to test, and optionally their IP's. A zone transfer that from an external IP address is used as part of an attackers reconnaissance phase. Usually a zone transfer is a normal operation between primary and secondary DNS servers in order to synchronise the records for a domain. Nameservers point your domain name to the company that controls its DNS settings. Usually, this will be the company where you registered the domain name. However, if your website is hosted by another company, sometimes you'll need to use their nameservers. Zone File. Nameserver. Nameservers point your domain name to the company that controls its DNS settings. Usually, this will be the company where you registered the domain name. However, if your website is hosted by another company, sometimes you'll need to use their nameservers. Nameservers point your domain name to the company that controls its DNS settings. Usually, this will be the company where you registered the domain name. However, if your website is hosted by another company, sometimes you'll need to use their nameservers.
ZoneCheck performs several tests on your DNS zone to ensure that it is correctly configured, and can be safely delegated.