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Review Event IDs 4016 and 4004 when DNS updates time out before AD/DNS changes

Microsoft states: “In AD-integrated DNS zones that are hosted on domain controllers (Windows Server 2012 R2 or later versions), DNS can’t enumerate the zones or intermittently fail to create or write records.”

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Validate DNS zone transfer fails when using Only to servers listed in the Name servers tab with AD/DNS evidence

Microsoft states: “This article helps resolve an issue in which Domain Name System (DNS) zone transfer fails when using the Only to servers listed in the Name servers tab setting.”

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Validate DNS Encryption using DNS over HTTPS in Windows and Windows Server with AD/DNS evidence

Microsoft states: “Traditional DNS uses unencrypted UDP or TCP messages on port 53, which exposes DNS traffic to passive monitoring, traffic analysis, and active manipulation by attackers.”

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