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Thomas Steiner :chrome:

@tomayac@toot.cafe · 5 days ago

What came first: the CNAME or the A record?
https://blog.cloudflare.com/cname-a-record-order-dns-standards/ Super interesting blog post by the Cloudflare team on #DNS record ordering and why it currently matters. (It's always DNS.)

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What came first- the CNAME or the A record

A recent change to 1.1.1.1 accidentally altered the order of CNAME records in DNS responses, breaking resolution for some clients. This post explores the technical root cause, examines the source code of affected resolvers, and dives into the inherent ambiguities of the DNS RFCs.

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