Patent ID: 8910245
Filing Date: 2014-12-09
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for establishing a mode of a plurality of modes of operation of a zone for Domain Name Service Security (DNSSEC) by a device intermediary to a plurality of clients and a plurality of servers, the method comprising: (a) receiving, by a device intermediary to a plurality of clients and a plurality of servers, a selection of a mode for a zone of a plurality of modes of operation for providing a Domain Name Service (DNS), the selected mode comprising a proxy mode in which the device load balances a plurality of DNS servers and imports a zone signing key; (b) receiving, by the device, a request to enable DNS security for the selected mode; (c) establishing, by the device, the zone for DNS in accordance with the selected mode and with DNS Security enabled, and (d) establishing, by the device, a cache for caching DNSSEC records received from the plurality of DNS servers.