16–17 May 2026 Workshop
Edinburgh International Conference Centre
Europe/London timezone

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17 May 2026, 16:15
5m
Tinto and Moorfoot (Edinburgh International Conference Centre)

Tinto and Moorfoot

Edinburgh International Conference Centre

The Exchange Edinburgh EH3 8EE Scotland
Lightning Talk Main Session OARC 46 Day 2

Speaker

Peter Thomassen (deSEC)

Description

Typically, ns1.example.net and ns2.example.org have two different IP addresses mapped 1:1. It's conceivable to provision A/AAAA records with both IP addresses for both hostnames (2:2 mapping, or even n-to-n), allowing resolvers to obtain all nameserver IP addresses even when a hostname isn't resolvable during an incident. This talk is about:

  • What do current specs say about this?
  • How common is this in the wild? (A measurement will be shown.)
  • Is this safe to do?
Talk duration 5 Minutes Lightning Talk (no Q&A)

Primary author

Peter Thomassen (deSEC)

Presentation materials