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🔍 Reconnaissance Dig

Use specific DNS server

Dig command for use specific dns server. Copy the command below and use it in your terminal.

dig — terminal
┌──(kali㉿kali)-[~]
└─$ dig @8.8.8.8 target.com
Tool
Dig
Category
Reconnaissance
Purpose
Use specific DNS server

🛡️ Usage Tips

  • Always ensure you have proper authorization before using Dig against any target
  • Replace target with the actual IP address or hostname you are testing
  • Run this command from a Kali Linux terminal or any system with Dig installed
  • Combine with other Dig commands for more comprehensive results
  • Pipe output to a file with > output.txt for later analysis

🔗 More Dig Commands

dig target.com ANY
All DNS records
dig target.com MX
Mail exchange records
dig target.com NS
Name server records
dig target.com AXFR @ns1.target.com
Zone transfer attempt
+short target.com
Short output format
dig target.com TXT
TXT records (SPF/DKIM)
dig target.com SOA
Start of authority record
dig target.com AAAA
IPv6 address records
dig target.com CNAME
Canonical name records
dig -x 192.168.1.1
Reverse DNS lookup
dig target.com +trace
Trace DNS delegation path
dig target.com +dnssec
Query with DNSSEC

🔍 Other Reconnaissance Tools

Nmap Masscan RustScan Amass Subfinder DNSrecon
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