# Get-DnsServerEncryptionProtocol: inventory dns server encryption protocol under AD/DNS change control > Use Get-DnsServerEncryptionProtocol to review this narrow operational decision without extending the source beyond its stated scope. - Canonical URL: https://update.dsesecurity.com/updates/get-dnsserverencryptionprotocol-inventory-dns-server-encryption-protocol-under-ad-dns-change-control/ - Publisher: Detection Systems & Engineering (DSE Security) - Author: DSE Security Editorial Team - Published: 2026-08-27T17:03:20+00:00 - Modified: 2026-08-27T17:22:20+00:00 - Last reviewed by DSE: 2026-08-27 - Resource type: Briefing - DSE priority: Advisory - Topics: Cybersecurity, Microsoft 365 & Identity, Networks & Infrastructure - Reading time: 3 minutes ## What you need to know Use Get-DnsServerEncryptionProtocol to review this narrow operational decision without extending the source beyond its stated scope. ## Potentially affected Teams, systems, services, or facilities within the stated scope of Get-DnsServerEncryptionProtocol ## DSE recommendation Compare the observed state with the cited official source, document applicability and exceptions, and test any approved change with rollback safeguards. ## Article Use this document to resolve one bounded operational decision: Get-DnsServerEncryptionProtocol: inventory dns server encryption protocol under AD/DNS change control. Only the official source and traced locations below supply facts. Confirm applicability before acting. ## Source fact: The official [Get-DnsServerEncryptionProtocol](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/dnsserver/get-dnsserverencryptionprotocol?view=windowsserver2025-ps) from Microsoft supports the following bounded statements: - At SYNOPSIS, Microsoft states: “Retrieves DNS server encryption protocol settings for DNS over HTTPS (DoH) on Windows Server 2025 or later.” The research record locates this support at SYNOPSIS. - At DESCRIPTION, Microsoft states: “The Get-DnsServerEncryptionProtocol cmdlet can be used to verify the current DoH configuration on a DNS server.” The research record locates this support at DESCRIPTION. Do not import neighboring assumptions into the source record. The supported task is a scoped comparison involving Windows DNS servers, AD-integrated zones, policies, forwarders, logging channels, clients, and administrative roles and the conditions the source actually describes. ## What the source does not establish The cited page and retained statements do not establish the current state of any DSE or customer environment, prove that the documented configuration is applicable, or authorize a production change. Confirm supported versions, dependencies, and the current live source before use. A correct source interpretation can still be inapplicable to a particular design. Confirm Active Directory replication, domain-controller health, service accounts, routing, time, certificates, and upstream resolution, ownership, and change authority instead of treating documented behavior as a deployment guarantee. ## Applicability questions - For source statement 1 at SYNOPSIS, which observable configuration, record, or test can confirm applicability here? - For source statement 2 at DESCRIPTION, which observable configuration, record, or test can confirm applicability here? - What inventory proves which parts of Windows DNS servers, AD-integrated zones, policies, forwarders, logging channels, clients, and administrative roles are in and out of scope? - Which condition in Active Directory replication, domain-controller health, service accounts, routing, time, certificates, and upstream resolution must be healthy before evidence is trustworthy? - What result would disprove the working assumption and return the issue to the owner? ## DSE recommendation: DSE recommends using the cited source as the evidence anchor for this decision. Use a two-person review for the source interpretation and the resulting operational decision. Record the source location, examined part of Windows DNS servers, AD-integrated zones, policies, forwarders, logging channels, clients, and administrative roles, observed and expected states, owner, and reason for deviation. Do not move from citation to production in one step. Pilot the decision where practical, observe agreed signals, retain a reversal point, and verify Active Directory replication, domain-controller health, service accounts, routing, time, certificates, and upstream resolution. Handle credentials, keys, recovery data, and personal information through approved secure channels. ## Verification and evidence Evidence should let another reviewer reproduce this decision. Retain observations beside the traced locations SYNOPSIS; DESCRIPTION. Favor PowerShell exports, zone and policy inventories, sanitized query tests, event-channel data, replication state, and rollback commands, linked to stable identifiers, time, and operator. Label this evidence set DSE-20260827-246 so observations, approvals, exceptions, and later rechecks cannot be substituted from another source review. Record the decision even when no change is made, including uncertainty and the next trigger. Use safe testing conditions for disruptive work, preserve rollback proof, and revisit the conclusion after relevant platform, dependency, vendor, or ownership changes. ## Official references - [Get-DnsServerEncryptionProtocol](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/dnsserver/get-dnsserverencryptionprotocol?view=windowsserver2025-ps) — Microsoft ## Primary reference - Name: Get-DnsServerEncryptionProtocol - Authority: Microsoft Learn - URL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/dnsserver/get-dnsserverencryptionprotocol?view=windowsserver2025-ps - Source publication date: Not stated by the source ## Citation and use Preferred citation: “Get-DnsServerEncryptionProtocol: inventory dns server encryption protocol under AD/DNS change control,” DSE Security, https://update.dsesecurity.com/updates/get-dnsserverencryptionprotocol-inventory-dns-server-encryption-protocol-under-ad-dns-change-control/ Publishing principles: https://update.dsesecurity.com/updates/dse-updates-editorial-methodology/ Usage and citation policy: https://update.dsesecurity.com/usage/ Copyright © 2026 Detection Systems & Engineering. 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