Microsoft Announces Zero Trust DNS
Microsoft recently provided a preview of Zero Trust DNS (ZTDNS), a comprehensive framework that aims to lock down the Domain Name System, reports Dan Goodin.
The two main features of ZTDNS are:
- Encrypted and cryptographically authenticated connections between end-user clients and DNS servers.
- The ability for administrators to tightly restrict the domains these servers will resolve.
According to the Microsoft announcement: “ZTDNS integrates the Windows DNS client and the Windows Filtering Platform (WFP) to enable this domain-name-based lockdown.”
Read more at Ars Technica.
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