Optimizing DNS Resolvers for High Loads

Itay Alayoff, Gil Einziger

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2 Scopus citations

Abstract

Handling volumetric attacks and high loads is fundamental for Domain Name System (DNS) resolvers. While one can often scale up resources to cope with high loads, this costly solution is not always viable. Thus, our work revisits the design of DNS resolvers and maps the design decisions that most impact the resolver's robustness to high loads and volumetric attacks. Our work suggests a novel resolver composed of deadline-aware queue management, optimized cache policy, and high-load handling mechanisms. An evaluation with real DNS traces shows a consistent improvement of 21% in a high load scenario and by 40% under an NXDomain attack when compared with the best alternative method.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2023 IFIP Networking Conference, IFIP Networking 2023
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
ISBN (Electronic)9783903176577
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2023
Event22nd International Federation for Information Processing Conference on Networking, IFIP Networking 2023 - Barcelona, Spain
Duration: 12 Jun 202315 Jun 2023

Publication series

Name2023 IFIP Networking Conference, IFIP Networking 2023

Conference

Conference22nd International Federation for Information Processing Conference on Networking, IFIP Networking 2023
Country/TerritorySpain
CityBarcelona
Period12/06/2315/06/23

Keywords

  • Cache Policy
  • Count-Min Sketch
  • DNS Resolver
  • Queue Management
  • Volumetric Attacks
  • component
  • formatting
  • insert
  • style
  • styling

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Information Systems
  • Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality

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