Managed External DNS

Your DNS Up-To-Date and Available

Managed External DNS Service, utilizes the Directory Services Platform and keeps customer DNS information up-to-date and available worldwide. It is a completely outsourced, hosted solution that dramatically increases the speed, performance, security and reliability of the Internet.

Reduced Latency and Better Performance

By utilizing advanced routing technology, the closest name server resolves all DNS requests, significantly reducing the exposure to Internet latency. Additionally, hierarchical manageability provides unprecedented levels of granular control that allows enterprises to manage their DNS according to both business and operational requirements. Consequently, the service provides significantly better performance, manageability, scalability, and security over legacy DNS implementations.

Fast, Seamless, and Fail-Safe Connections

The Managed External DNS Service offers businesses fast, seamless, fail-safe Internet connections with never-fail address resolution that always keeps networks online and available. This is achieved through a number of technological innovations:

Protection Against Pharming Attacks

Protection against pharming attacks-ensuring security for your online operations. Protecting your online operations is now easier than ever with Cache DefenderSM. This recent innovation within the UltraDNS Managed External DNS Service protects against malicious cache poisoning of ISP recursive servers, the primary method for launching pharming attacks on your domains, the threat of which has recently increased dramatically. In July 2008, Dan Kaminsky of Doxpara Research shook the Internet Community when he unveiled a major security vulnerability. Considered by many to be one of the most serious threats ever to face the Internet, the vulnerability occurs within the Internet's recursive DNS process, which is the first step of all on-line activity. Learn more .

Unmatched Performance and Security

Enhanced DDoS protection ensures Customer zones resolve in any network condition. Customer DNS data is propagated within the DNS Shield™, a revolutionary extension of the UltraDNS Network and Directory Infrastructure Platform providing unprecedented levels of performance and security against DDoS and pharming attacks. Partnering with the largest Internet service and network providers, including Yahoo, Verio, Earthlink, and America Online, ensures that customer DNS information resolves in less than 5 ms regardless of network conditions, because all DNS queries are resolved locally within the ISP's infrastructure. In the event of a network catastrophe on the public Internet, DNS Shield partner customers' queries are isolated from the effects and continue to be resolved locally ensuring domains powered by UltraDNS are 100% accessible.

Change Information on the Fly

Advanced database technology ensures the fastest propagation on the Internet. Managed External DNS Services leverage Oracle’s advanced replication technology so that within minutes, changes made to DNS records are propagated throughout the global server network. The Management Portal and API allow customers to change information on the fly and have those changes propagated in near real time. In addition, the Managed External DNS Service provides record-level control of time-to-live (TTL) settings.

Fastest Domain Name Resolution and Failover Capabilities

Advanced Routing Technology ensures fast and reliable DNS Connections. Managed External DNS Service employs advanced IP Anycast Technology to power the global mesh of replicated, fail-safe network. All DNS requests are directed to and processed by the topologically closest server, ensuring the fastest DNS name resolution times. In addition, the use of the Anycast methodology ensures 100% failover capabilities.

Scale Your Business and Your DNS with Neustar UltraDNS

Scalable architecture built on a global mesh of servers. The UltraDNS network is maintained on multiple carrier-class Tier I backbone providers and secured in multiple collocation facilities. The Managed External DNS Service is capable of handling a site’s DNS requests, as well as those of the majority of the entire Internet. Customers can leverage the Directory Services Platform to scale their DNS as their business grows. Outsourcing to UltraDNS supports physical and logical diversity.

Secure and Reliable

Proprietary DNS/directory software ensures security and reliability. Most Internet business-critical functions are supported by a best-effort DNS system delivering sub-optimal reliability—typically implemented using Berkley Internet Name Domain (BIND), an “open source” DNS server application. BIND has a history of security problems such as hijacking, spoofing, viruses, etc. In fact, the SANS Institute reports that that BIND is the number one security vulnerability for Internet servers. Managed DNS Service is built on proprietary technology that solves many of the problems inherent in BIND.

Automate and Simplify

Management Portal provides superior manageability and visibility. Managed DNS Service provides an advanced web-based interface that automates and simplifies the day-to-day management of DNS data. The management portal is equipped with advanced reporting tools that detail DNS activity for all of a customer’s domains.

Seamless Integration and Management

The API allows for remote access to Managed External DNS Service. The XML-based API allows direct access to the Managed External DNS Service system to ensure seamless integration and management.

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