On Friday, September 12th, 2025 at 12:02 AM, Michael De Roover <i...@nixmagic.com> wrote:
> Hi, > > To be honest, I’m a bit skeptical that you’ll be able to cram this in such a > short time frame. That being said, I do wish you good luck. > > When learning how DNS works, I’ve found it most useful to deploy it in my > home network — specifically ISC’s products because they (especially BIND) are > the de facto industry standard. Being fairly easy to use (as far as server > software goes), and being not very resource-intensive, makes it perfect for a > home lab. And because so many organizations are using BIND, you can then > extend from there. Some concepts you may not need at home, but may need at a > business, include things like DNSSEC and zone transfers across networks. On > that last one, questions about IP address authentication vs. TSIG > authentication come to mind. > > You may find resources such as Zytrax useful, I find them complementary to > ISC’s own documentation and have commented them in from time to time into my > config files. That being said, my path was full of just trial and error. See > what works, use it for a while, re-evaluate. If ingenuity rather than > memorization is what this company is after, this is the angle I’d want to > approach it from. Yes, I admit there's not much time left before next Monday to cram a lot of information. The reason I am asking about BIND DNS server is because it's the de facto industry standard, as you have mentioned. Thank you. Regards, Mr. Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming Targeted Individuals Singapore > > Met vriendelijke groet, > Michael De Roover > > Mail: i...@nixmagic.com > Web: michael.de.roover.eu.org > > > On 11 Sep 2025, at 16:53, Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming via bind-users > > bind-users@lists.isc.org wrote: > > > > Subject: I need to learn more about BIND DNS server to pass my job > > interview next Monday > > > > Good day from Singapore, > > > > I need to learn more about BIND DNS server to pass my job interview next > > Monday. > > > > I have received an email from a cybersecurity company/employer in Singapore > > today. > > > > Below is a transcript of the email. > > > > [QUOTE] > > > > Email subject: Invitation For Interview > > > > Dear Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming, > > > > Thank you for participating in our online assessments. We are pleased to > > invite you to an Onsite Interview! > > > > We will be assessing your thought process in solving complex questions and > > your ability to learn technical concepts. You are strongly advised to > > familiarise yourself with the following technical concepts: > > > > Domain Name System (DNS); and > > Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) > > > > For the above concepts, you must be able to explain and elaborate on the > > technicalities of how each of them work, as well as the security concerns > > for each of them. > > > > We are looking for candidates who demonstrate a deep technical > > understanding of the subjects. This session is your opportunity to showcase > > your knowledge of cybersecurity and share what excites you about our > > programme. > > > > Be authentic in your responses—focus on your own knowledge rather than > > memorizing answers from chatGPT or other AI tools. We value genuine > > insights and critical thinking over rehearsed replies. > > > > You can click here to book a time slot. > > > > Hope to see you soon! > > > > Best regards, > > The XXX Team > > > > [/QUOTE] > > > > Please suggest and recommend learning resources for BIND DNS server so that > > I can ace the job interview next Monday! > > > > I want to be an Associate Cybersecurity Specialist (Website) with the > > cybersecurity company/employer in Singapore! > > > > Thank you very much for your advice and assistance. > > > > Regards, > > > > Mr. Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming > > Targeted Individuals Singapore > > GIMP = Government-Induced Medical Problems > > 11 September 2025 Thursday 10.52 PM Singapore Time > > > > -- > > Visit https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users to unsubscribe from > > this list. -- Visit https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users to unsubscribe from this list.
