A service or server that resolves DNS queries on behalf of the user.
Glossary Terms
DNS tunneling
Abusing DNS to move data that does not belong in normal DNS queries.
DNS record
One entry in DNS that says something about a domain or subdomain.
DNS
The system that translates domain names into the technical addresses of servers.
DNSSEC
A DNS extension that makes it possible to verify the authenticity of a DNS answer.
Domain name
A human-readable name for an internet service, such as a website address.
Dropper
A program that delivers or places additional malicious code on a system.
Egress filtering
Limiting where a system is allowed to connect outward.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
An organization defending digital rights, privacy and free expression.
Eric Hughes
A cypherpunk and author of A Cypherpunk’s Manifesto.