How It Works
How DNS Tunneling Works: A Complete Technical Guide
Understand the full mechanics of DNS tunneling — from packet structure and encoding to the DNS resolution chain that...
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Browse all articles on DNS tunneling, network security, detection, tools, and use cases.
Tools & Software
Iodine vs. dnscat2: Choosing the Right DNS Tunneling Tool
A detailed side-by-side comparison of Iodine and dnscat2 — two leading DNS tunneling tools — covering features, use...
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Detection & Defense
Detecting DNS Tunneling on Your Network: A Practical Defense Guide
Learn the key behavioral and statistical indicators of DNS tunneling activity, and how to implement detection using...
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Use Cases
Bypassing Captive Portals with DNS Tunneling: How and Why It Works
Captive portals block internet access until you authenticate — but DNS often remains open. Here's how DNS tunneling...
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Security Research
DNS Data Exfiltration: How Threat Actors Abuse DNS to Steal Data
A deep dive into how advanced threat actors use DNS as a covert exfiltration channel — including real techniques,...
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Use Cases
DNS Tunneling in Penetration Testing: A Methodology Guide for Red Teams
How red teams and penetration testers use DNS tunneling to simulate real-world attack scenarios, test network defenses,...
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