How to set up alerts for DNS record changes?
DNS change monitoring approaches:
Monitoring services:
DNS Spy, Datadog, Pingdom
Alert on any record modification
Historical tracking of changes
Provider features:
Some DNS hosts have audit logs and alerts
API-based change notifications
Custom monitoring:
Script to periodically query and compare records
Alert if expected records change
Store baseline and compare
What to monitor:
MX records (mail routing hijacking)
SPF/DKIM/DMARC (authentication changes)
A records (server redirection)
Unexpected changes could indicate compromise or accidental modification.
Watchman service for your registry entries. Alert if anyone modifies your filed documents.
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