What is a DNS server? | Cloudflare
www.cloudflare.com › learning › dnsThe Domain Name System ( DNS) is the phonebook of the Internet. When users type domain names such as ‘google.com’ or ‘nytimes.com’ into web browsers, DNS is responsible for finding the correct IP address for those sites. Browsers then use those addresses to communicate with origin servers or CDN edge servers to access website information.
DNS server types | Cloudflare
https://www.cloudflare.com/en-au/learning/dns/dns-server-typesAll DNS servers fall into one of four categories: Recursive resolvers, root nameservers, TLD nameservers, and authoritative nameservers. In a typical DNS lookup (when there is no caching in play), these four DNS servers work together in harmony to complete the task of delivering the IP address for a specified domain to the client (the client is usually a stub resolver - a simple …
Cloudflare DNS | Authoritative and Secondary DNS | Cloudflare
www.cloudflare.com › dnsCloudflare’s 1.1.1.1 is the world’s fastest and most reliable public DNS resolver*. Cloudflare DNS is an enterprise-grade authoritative DNS service that offers the fastest response time, unparalleled redundancy, and advanced security with built-in DDoS mitigation and DNSSEC. Cloudflare is used as a reverse proxy by more than 10% of all ...