A secondary authoritative DNS server built to maintain uninterrupted availability of your DNS infrastructure
Takes seconds to deploy with the unique Reverse Proxy feature
Truncate functionality protects enterprise DNS servers against IoT-based DDoS attacks
Qrator Labs anycast network reduces DNS query latency
Why are attacks against DNS so dangerous?
Instead of attacking the website itself, attackers can target the availability and stability of a network’s DNS server containing IP addresses for every website on the Internet. In case of an attack against DNS, users' browsers might not be able to determine the target domain’s IP address, which will make a website unavailable. An attacker can constantly generate DNS queries for the DNS server in order to overload its resources. Without special protection, the only way to mitigate such an attack is to increase server power. However, a constant increase in capacity may result in leveraging the DNS server for carrying out further DDoS attacks on other resources. Failure of a DNS server can lead to partial or complete unavailability of a web resource.
Understanding the Risk and Importance of DNS hardening
Like many other Internet protocols DNS wasn’t designed with security in mind which makes DNS infrastructure vulnerable to a wide range of DDoS attacks. Yet despite being a vital component of business infrastructure DNS hardening often turns out to be overlooked.
Distributed and reliable cloud DNS, Qrator.Secure.DNS is an integral part of our enterprise solution for business’s continuous online availability. DNS Qrator.SecondName provides minimal response time and a high level of protection against even the most complex and high-speed DDoS attacks.
Cloud solution based on Qrator Labs network
There is no need to install additional software or purchase hardware. Our global anycast network ensures high availability at no additional cost, and in case of an attack against DNS, at least one server remains up and constantly running.
Additional Qrator Labs DNS Server
It implements advanced mitigation techniques for attacks against DNS, and a special bot request processing logic working differently from the logic of handling legitimate user requests.
Easy to connect
Configure DNS security by choosing one of two implementation options: Qrator Secondary DNS (protection with full disclosure of a domain zone) or Qrator DNS Reverse Proxy (protection without full disclosure of a domain zone).
Built-in DNSSEC
The DNSSEC protocol is a DNS Security Extension created to increase the security level of DNS record authentication through the use of digital signatures. DNS Qrator.SecondName provides built-in support of DNSSEC to minimize risks of attacks and improve data integrity.
Detailed DNS traffic analysis
Advanced DNS traffic analytics is always available online in the Qrator Labs dashboard. Customers can generate detailed DNS statistics reports in their personal accounts filtered by response statuses, request types, etc.
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Qrator.SecondaryDNS is a secondary authoritative DNS server designed to keep your DNS infrastructure available and resilient. It ensures uninterrupted DNS resolution, even during attacks or primary server failures, using Qrator’s global Anycast network.
DNS is the foundation of internet availability. If attackers overload or disable a DNS server, browsers cannot resolve domain names, making your website inaccessible. A DNS outage can cause full business downtime, lost revenue, and reputational damage.
The service uses advanced mitigation techniques, including query filtering, bot traffic handling, and truncate functionality against IoT-driven floods. Its Anycast architecture distributes queries globally, ensuring that at least one server always remains online.
You can choose between:
Both methods are simple to implement and require no hardware or software purchases.
Yes. DNSSEC is built in, providing cryptographic authentication of DNS records. This prevents spoofing and ensures data integrity while leaving customers in full control of keys and signatures.
Deployment takes only minutes. Setup involves adding Qrator as a secondary DNS server, providing a zone list, and updating your domain registrar with the dedicated Qrator IP. Full protection can be enabled in less than 15 minutes.
Yes. The global Anycast network minimizes query response times by routing users to the nearest DNS node, improving performance and reliability worldwide.
If your primary DNS is attacked or fails, Qrator.SecondaryDNS isolates it from external traffic and continues processing queries. The distributed filtering network guarantees at least one DNS node is always available.
The dashboard offers detailed DNS traffic reports filtered by query type, response codes, and status. This helps businesses monitor performance, detect anomalies, and analyze attack patterns in real time.
Yes. A 7-day free trial and live demo are available, allowing you to evaluate the service’s performance, security, and ease of integration.
