The basics of the DNS and the domain name industry

Description and aims of the training course

This training course will enable you to:

• Understand the issues, actors and main operations associated with the domain name business.
• Acquire the knowledge base for operators starting out in the domain name business.
• Oversee organisations working on a daily basis with domain names (registries, registrars, key accounts with DNS infrastructures).
• Manage the main DNS records securely.

Duration
2 days

Target audience
Professionals and future professionals in the domain name industry, IT directors/managers, CISO, network and/or system administrators.
No prerequisites.

Trainer
Stéphane Bortzmeyer, Afnic DNS expert

Training location
Face-to-face at your offices or remotely.
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Assessment
Final assessment of the training course will be in the form of a multiple-choice questionnaire.

Cost
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DIRECTTE declaration numer : 11788446878

Training programme

Day 1 – Morning: Overview of the domain name industry and the role of the different players

• Functioning of the DNS
• Domain name life cycle
• Managing a domain name stock (provision) – WHOIS, EPP
• Responsibilities and operations carried out by provision players
• Applicable rules, exceptions and required data
• Presentation of the 3R model
• Internet governance
• Frequently encountered problems

Day 1 – Afternoon: Registry functioning

• Role of the registry at the back-end level
• Case study of primary and secondary resolvers, registrars, holders, subdomain, URL
• High-profile cases of failures and malfunctions in domain names

Day 2 – Morning: Practical tools and exercises

• Implementation of monitoring lessons: identification of the chain of responsibility in the event of domain name malfunction 
• Advanced use of WHOIS and search engine limits
• Web services and name servers
• Use of DNS Looking Glass

Day 2 – Afternoon: Domain name security and abuse associated with the DNS

• Security services
• Denial of service attacks and solutions
• Domain name hijacking
• Definition of abuse in the DNS
• Other security threats
• Examples of known attacks

If anyone participating in the training course has a disability, please contact us on +33 (0)1 39 30 83 59 so we can make suitable arrangements.

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Last updated on 18^th January 2022