Python Techniques for Passive Information Gathering

Passive reconnaissance involves collecting target information without direct interaction, typically using search engines and public databases. Common techniques include DNS resoltuion, WHOIS lookups, and subdomain enumeration. DNS Resolution Methods DNS translates domain names to IP addresses. Python's socket module can perform basic DNS lookup ...

Posted on Sat, 13 Jun 2026 18:31:33 +0000 by StirCrazy

Implementing Forward and Reverse DNS Resolution with BIND

Environment Preparation Establish a stable network baseline before deploying the DNS service. Disable transient security modules and assign static addressing to both the authoritative server and the testing client. # Temporarily disable SELinux and halt the firewall sudo setenforce 0 sudo systemctl stop firewalld # Assign static IPv4 parameter ...

Posted on Wed, 27 May 2026 18:23:33 +0000 by Boerboel649

Configuring a Static IP Address on CentOS 7

To configure a static IP adress on CentOS 7, follow these steps: Identify the Network Interface First, determine the name of your active network interface: # ip addr show # or # nmcli connection show Common interface names include ens33, eth0, etc. Edit the Network Configuration File Navigate to the network scripts directory and edit the conf ...

Posted on Wed, 27 May 2026 17:03:58 +0000 by Jem

Resolving Network and Injection Failures in Istio Bare-Metal Kubernetes Deployments

When deploying Istio on manually provisioned Kubernetes clusters, control plane components frequently fail to initialize due to DNS resolution timeouts and webhook connectivity issues. These problems typically stem from control plane nodes being unable to reach CoreDNS or cluster services from host network contexts. Prerequisites: DNS and Contr ...

Posted on Tue, 19 May 2026 11:56:16 +0000 by jamesflynn

Configuring Forward and Reverse DNS Zones with BIND on Primary and Secondary Servers

Begin by disalbing SELinux and the firewall on both servers, then install BIND: # On primary (192.168.32.168) setenforce 0 systemctl stop firewalld yum install bind -y # On secondary (192.168.32.169) setenforce 0 systemctl stop firewalld # corrected typo from 'filewalld' yum install bind -y Configure static IP addresses using nmcli: # Primar ...

Posted on Wed, 13 May 2026 20:55:06 +0000 by NogDog

Troubleshooting Java DNS Cache NullPointerException in Multi-threaded Environments

Exception Manifestation 2018-03-16 18:53:59,501 ERROR [DefaultMessageListenerContainer-1] (com.bill99.asap.service.CryptoClient.seal(CryptoClient.java:34))- null java.lang.NullPointerException at java.net.InetAddress$Cache.put(InetAddress.java:779) ~[?:1.7.0_79] at java.net.InetAddress.cacheAddresses(InetAddress.java:858) ~[?:1.7.0_79] ...

Posted on Wed, 13 May 2026 14:18:00 +0000 by why not

Understanding the Evolution and Architecture of the Domain Name System

Early computer networks relied on numeric IP addresses for communication among a limited number of hosts. As the number of connected devices grew, memorizing these addresses became impractical. UNIX introduced a local hosts file mapping hostnames to IPs, later adopted by Linux and Windows. When central file distribution proved unscalable, the D ...

Posted on Fri, 08 May 2026 13:48:48 +0000 by McManCSU