Remember DoH
Full name: DNS over HTTPS
Memory aid: DNS rides over the HTTPS road.
Encrypted transport does not by itself validate DNSSEC signatures or make a resolver trustworthy.
Study area: Protocols & logical ports · Batch 6
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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DoH — DNS over HTTPS
Carries DNS queries and responses over HTTPS.
Why learn DoH — DNS over HTTPS?
Carries DNS queries and responses over HTTPS.
Where it came from
Encrypted transport does not by itself validate DNSSEC signatures or make a resolver trustworthy.
- Memory aid (a learning cue, not the expansion): DNS rides over the HTTPS road.
Build your understanding
Work through these exercises in order. Try the task before opening a reference.
- Without looking, expand DoH: DNS over HTTPS.
- Recall this memory aid: DNS rides over the HTTPS road.
- Explain the practical use: Carries DNS queries and responses over HTTPS.
- Explain this distinction: Encrypted transport does not by itself validate DNSSEC signatures or make a resolver trustworthy.
- Identify DoH in a device specification, architecture diagram, or system inventory.
Documentation and sources
- IETF RFC 8484 (www.rfc-editor.org)