For Lack of a Better Name - DNS Explained

Explore the intricacies of DNS in this informative 25-minute conference talk from EuroPython 2014. Gain a comprehensive understanding of how DNS works, its role in deploying applications, and its significance in the broader context of internet functionality and distributed systems. Learn about the DNS hierarchy, resolution sequence, and various types of DNS servers. Discover how to communicate with DNS using UDP protocol, perform CRUD operations, and work with different resource records. Get an overview of DNS security measures, including TSIG/GSS-TSIG and DNSSEC. Dive into practical Python implementations, from basic UDP queries to interacting with DNS using dnspython.py and creating a sample DNS server with Twisted. Walk away with valuable resources and GitHub links to further enhance your DNS knowledge and skills.