Remember AXFR
Full name: AXFR full-zone transfer query type
Memory aid: All of the zone is transferred as the memory cue.
AXFR is a DNS query-type mnemonic; restrict transfer access appropriately.
Study area: Protocols & logical ports · Batch 7
Relevant study for: CompTIA Network+ N10-009 · Cisco CCNA 200-301 · CompTIA A+ Core 1 220-1201 · CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 · ISC2 CISSP 2024 outline
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AXFR — AXFR full-zone transfer query type
Transfers the complete contents of a DNS zone.
Why learn AXFR — AXFR full-zone transfer query type?
Transfers the complete contents of a DNS zone.
Where it came from
AXFR is a DNS query-type mnemonic; restrict transfer access appropriately.
- Memory aid (a learning cue, not the expansion): All of the zone is transferred as the memory cue.
Build your understanding
Work through these exercises in order. Try the task before opening a reference.
- Without looking, expand AXFR: AXFR full-zone transfer query type.
- Recall this memory aid: All of the zone is transferred as the memory cue.
- Explain the practical use: Transfers the complete contents of a DNS zone.
- Explain this distinction: AXFR is a DNS query-type mnemonic; restrict transfer access appropriately.
- Identify AXFR in a device specification, architecture diagram, or system inventory.
Documentation and sources
- IETF RFC 5936 (www.rfc-editor.org)