#### LAB 2: Footprinting a target network using the Dig Tool Dig is a network administration command line tool availabl for many computer operating systems for querying the DNS to obtain the domain name, the IP address mapping or any other specific DNS record. ## Lab Objectives * Find the IP address of a machine * Change the server you want the response from * Elicit an authoritative answer from the DNS server * Find name servers for a domain * Find Cname (Canonical Name) for a domain * Find mail servers tor a domain * Identify various DNS resource records ## Lab Duration 5 Minutes ## Lab Environment Your Group machine: hostX.ws.nsrc.org (login via ssh) Ensure dig tool installed by typing 'dig' at your prompt. If you get an error install by executing: sudo apt-get install net-tools ## Lab Tasks # User dig in interactively dig certifiedhacker.com # Dig for the A record only dig cname certifiedhacker.com # Dig for the other DNS records like MX and analyze the IPs to have an idea of the network # Analyze and determine the type of dns records #Resolve from other DNS dig a certifiedhacker 8.8.8.8 dig mx certifiedhacker 4.2.2.2 ## Online network footprinting tools Visit https://centralops.net/co/ and try out the domain dossier