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312-50V10 · Question #140

DNS cache snooping is a process of determining if the specified resource address is present in the DNS cache records. It may be useful during the examination of the network to determine what software

The correct answer is C. nslookup -norecursive update.antivirus.com. DNS cache snooping relies on sending a non-recursive query to a DNS server to check whether a record is already cached, without triggering a fresh external lookup.

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Question

DNS cache snooping is a process of determining if the specified resource address is present in the DNS cache records. It may be useful during the examination of the network to determine what software update resources are used, thus discovering what software is installed. What command is used to determine if the entry is present in DNS cache?

Options

  • Anslookup -fullrecursive update.antivirus.com
  • Bdnsnooping -rt update.antivirus.com
  • Cnslookup -norecursive update.antivirus.com
  • Ddns --snoop update.antivirus.com

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Why each option

DNS cache snooping relies on sending a non-recursive query to a DNS server to check whether a record is already cached, without triggering a fresh external lookup.

Anslookup -fullrecursive update.antivirus.com

The -fullrecursive flag forces a complete recursive lookup, which always fetches a fresh result and therefore cannot distinguish a cached entry from an uncached one.

Bdnsnooping -rt update.antivirus.com

dnsnooping is not a recognized or installed command-line utility on standard operating systems.

Cnslookup -norecursive update.antivirus.comCorrect

The nslookup -norecursive flag instructs the DNS server not to perform a recursive resolution and to answer only from its local cache. If the record is returned the entry is cached, confirming prior resolution of that domain; if no answer is returned the domain was not recently queried, which reveals browsing or software update behavior without polluting the cache.

Ddns --snoop update.antivirus.com

dns --snoop is not valid syntax for any standard DNS query tool.

Concept tested: DNS cache snooping with non-recursive queries

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/nslookup

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#DNS cache snooping#nslookup norecursive#DNS reconnaissance#cache record enumeration

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