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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 uses non-recursive queries to check if a DNS record is already cached, revealing what domains a server has recently resolved without triggering new lookups.
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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?
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- Anslookup -fullrecursive update.antivirus.com
- Bdnsnooping -rt update.antivirus.com
- Cnslookup -norecursive update.antivirus.com
- Ddns --snoop update.antivirus.com
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DNS cache snooping uses non-recursive queries to check if a DNS record is already cached, revealing what domains a server has recently resolved without triggering new lookups.
The `-fullrecursive` flag forces the DNS server to perform a full recursive resolution, which always retrieves the record and therefore cannot distinguish between a cached and uncached entry.
`dnsnooping` is not a valid or recognized command-line utility on any standard operating system.
The `-norecursive` flag instructs the DNS server not to perform a new recursive lookup. If the record is present in cache, the server returns it; if absent, it returns nothing. This behavior is the foundation of cache snooping - a recursive query would always fetch the record, making it impossible to determine whether it was cached beforehand.
`dns --snoop` is not a real command and does not exist in any standard DNS toolset.
Concept tested: DNS cache snooping via non-recursive nslookup queries
Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/nslookup
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