Question 1

Why is DNS called 'the cause of half our outages'?

Accepted Answer

DNS failures can cascade silently, clients cache incorrect IPs, email bounces, services timeout. TTL misconfiguration prolongs outages; propagation delays mean some users see old records. A single misconfigured NS record can break an entire domain. Always test DNS changes with dig before relying on browser cache.

Question 2

What's the difference between DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) and traditional DNS?

Accepted Answer

Traditional DNS over port 53 is unencrypted, exposing queries. DoH wraps DNS over HTTPS (port 443), encrypting queries from browsers and ISPs. Most modern browsers support DoH; it's becoming standard. Trade-off: slight latency increase, blocks some DNS-based parental controls. Cloudflare, Google, Quad9 run DoH resolvers; NextDNS offers DoH with per-client rules.

Question 3

How does anycast routing work in DNS?

Accepted Answer

Anycast assigns the same IP to multiple servers globally; routers direct clients to the geographically nearest one. Cloudflare, Google DNS, and NS1 use anycast for low-latency resolution. Clients always hit the closest edge without knowing. Enables global failover and DDoS resilience at the DNS layer, critical for large services.

Question 4

What is GeoDNS and why is it powerful?

Accepted Answer

GeoDNS returns different A records based on client geography, allowing you to route users to nearest servers, comply with data residency laws (EU users → EU servers), or A/B test by region. Cloudflare, AWS Route 53, and NS1 all support it. Pro tip: combine with health checks for automatic failover to backup region if primary is down.

Question 5

How do DNS records work in Kubernetes (ExternalDNS)?

Accepted Answer

ExternalDNS automatically creates DNS A/CNAME records from Kubernetes Ingress or Service annotations, syncing with AWS Route 53, Google Cloud DNS, or Azure DNS. When you deploy `kind: Ingress` with annotation `external-dns.alpha.kubernetes.io/hostname`, ExternalDNS registers the domain automatically. Eliminates manual DNS management in K8s environments.

Question 6

SPF, DKIM, DMARC, why all three?

Accepted Answer

SPF (TXT record, IP whitelist) prevents spoofing but is easy to bypass. DKIM (public key in TXT) cryptographically signs emails. DMARC (TXT policy) ties them together: 'if DKIM+SPF pass, deliver; else quarantine/reject'. All three required for deliverability to Gmail, Office 365. Missing any one causes mail to land in spam. Always publish all three.

Question 7

CNAME vs ALIAS, when do I use each?

Accepted Answer

CNAME points a subdomain to another domain (e.g., www → example.com). You CANNOT use CNAME on the zone apex (example.com). AWS, Cloudflare, and others provide ALIAS (proprietary): a zone-apex-safe pointer. Use CNAME for subdomains, ALIAS (or A record) for the root. If DNS provider doesn't support ALIAS, use A record with IP and accept manual updates.

प्रदेश	ज्युनियर	मध्यम	सीनियर
USA	$95k	$135k	$185k
UK	£55k	£75k	£105k
EU	€60k	€80k	€115k
CANADA	C$100k	C$140k	C$190k

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