Patent ID: 8707393

Claim:
A method for a domain name system (DNS) server, the method comprises: receiving, from a client, a request for a hypertext markup language (HTML) file; determining a source name for a DNS table that includes accessing information of the HTML file; utilizing the source name to retrieve a set of encoded data slices from dispersed storage network (DSN) memory; decoding the set of encoded data slices to recover the DNS table; searching the DNS table for an entry regarding the HTML file; determining whether the request requires authentication; when the request does not require authentication: retrieving, from the entry, a set of DSN addresses for a set of storage nodes of the DSN that are storing the HTML file as a plurality of sets of encoded data slices; and sending the set of DSN addresses to the client such that the client can retrieve the HTML file directly from the set of storage nodes; and when the request requires authentication: retrieving, from the entry, a DSN address of a DSN manager of a DSN that includes the set of storage nodes; and sending the DSN address of the DSN manager to the client, such that the client coordinates with the DSN manager to retrieve the HTML file directly from the set of storage nodes.