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312-50V13 · Question #86

Which of the following tools can be used to perform a zone transfer?

The correct answer is A. NSLookup C. Dig D. Sam Spade E. Host. This question identifies various tools capable of performing a DNS zone transfer, which is the process of replicating DNS database files between DNS servers.

Submitted by femi9· Mar 6, 2026Footprinting and Reconnaissance

Question

Which of the following tools can be used to perform a zone transfer?

Options

  • ANSLookup
  • BFinger
  • CDig
  • DSam Spade
  • EHost
  • FNetcat
  • GNeotrace

How the community answered

(20 responses)
  • A
    90% (18)
  • B
    5% (1)
  • F
    5% (1)

Why each option

This question identifies various tools capable of performing a DNS zone transfer, which is the process of replicating DNS database files between DNS servers.

ANSLookupCorrect

NSLookup is a command-line tool that, in interactive mode, can perform zone transfers using commands like 'ls -d'.

BFinger

Finger is a protocol and program for obtaining information about users on a system, not for DNS operations.

CDigCorrect

Dig (Domain Information Groper) is a flexible command-line tool widely used for querying DNS servers, and it explicitly supports zone transfers using the 'axfr' query type (e.g., dig axfr @nameserver domain.com).

DSam SpadeCorrect

Sam Spade is a suite of network tools for Windows that includes functionality to perform DNS lookups and zone transfers.

EHostCorrect

Host is a simple utility for performing DNS lookups, and it can perform zone transfers using the '-T' option (e.g., host -T domain.com nameserver_ip).

FNetcat

Netcat is a general-purpose networking utility for reading from and writing to network connections, not specifically designed or commonly used for DNS zone transfers.

GNeotrace

Neotrace is a network utility primarily used for tracing routes to network hosts, similar to traceroute.

Concept tested: DNS zone transfer tools

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

Topics

#zone transfer#DNS tools#NSLookup#Dig

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