Patent ID: 8966122
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of domain name system (DNS) processing, comprising: receiving at a DNS nameserver a first request for domain name information and a second request for domain name information, the first request being for a first domain and the second request being for a second domain; determining that the first request and the second request are associated with a first subscriber of DNS resolution services provided by the DNS nameserver; accessing a first subscriber identifier associated with the first subscriber; accessing domain name information for the first domain and domain name information for the second domain, the domain name information for the second domain being provided by an authoritative nameserver for the second domain; embedding the first subscriber identifier in the domain name information for the first domain; generating a first reply to the first request for domain name information, the first reply including the domain name information with the embedded first subscriber identifier; and generating a second reply to the second request for domain name information, the second reply including the domain name information for the second domain provided by the authoritative nameserver.