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312-50V9 · Question #534
312-50V9 Question #534: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation
The correct answer is A: NSLookup. NSLookup, Dig, Sam Spade, and Host all support DNS zone transfer operations, making them useful for enumerating all records in a DNS zone.
Question
Which of the following tools can be used to perform a zone transfer?
Options
- ANSLookup
- BFinger
- CDig
- DSam Spade
- EHost
- FNetcat
- GNeotrace
Explanation
NSLookup, Dig, Sam Spade, and Host all support DNS zone transfer operations, making them useful for enumerating all records in a DNS zone.
Common mistakes.
- B. Finger is a protocol used to query user account information on remote systems and has no DNS zone transfer capability.
- F. Netcat is a general-purpose TCP/UDP networking utility for port scanning and data transfer, not designed for DNS queries or zone transfers.
- G. 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
Reference. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/nslookup
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