312-50V9 · Question #534
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. NSLookup, Dig, Sam Spade, and Host all support DNS zone transfer operations, making them useful for enumerating all records in a DNS zone.
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Which of the following tools can be used to perform a zone transfer?
Options
- ANSLookup
- BFinger
- CDig
- DSam Spade
- EHost
- FNetcat
- GNeotrace
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(34 responses)- A85% (29)
- B3% (1)
- F9% (3)
- G3% (1)
Why each option
NSLookup, Dig, Sam Spade, and Host all support DNS zone transfer operations, making them useful for enumerating all records in a DNS zone.
NSLookup can perform zone transfers using the 'ls -d domain' command to retrieve all DNS records from an authoritative name server.
Finger is a protocol used to query user account information on remote systems and has no DNS zone transfer capability.
Dig performs zone transfers using the 'dig axfr domain @nameserver' syntax and is a primary command-line tool used for this purpose.
Sam Spade is a Windows-based network reconnaissance utility that includes a built-in zone transfer feature for DNS enumeration.
Host performs zone transfers using the 'host -l domain nameserver' command to list all records in a DNS zone.
Netcat is a general-purpose TCP/UDP networking utility for port scanning and data transfer, not designed for DNS queries or zone transfers.
Neotrace is a visual traceroute tool that maps network hop paths and does not support DNS zone transfer operations.
Concept tested: DNS zone transfer tools and enumeration techniques
Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/nslookup
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