Patent Document ID: 9838259
Application ID: 14203230

Base Claim:
1. A method for managing client defined response requirements in a domain name system (DNS) query implemented by a network traffic management system comprising one or more network traffic apparatuses, client devices, or server devices, the method comprising: determining when a DNS request to resolve a hostname comprises a domain name with a value indicating a type of internet protocol version; truncating the internet protocol version value from the DNS request when the domain name and the internet protocol version value is present and prior to querying at least one of a plurality of servers for an internet protocol address associated with the DNS request; receiving the internet protocol address from the at least one of a plurality of servers; determining when a format of the received internet protocol address conforms to one or more policies; and performing one or more actions based on the determination of the conformance of the received internet protocol address.

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Claim 8:
8. The method as set forth in claim 1 further comprising, requesting a client to provide the internet protocol version value when the internet protocol version value is not present in the DNS request.