Create and Manage Secure Edge DNS Profiles

Name

Enter a name for the DNS profile.

The name must be a unique string of alphanumeric and special characters; 63-character maximum. Special characters such as < and > are not allowed.

Description

Enter a description for the DNS profile.

Default action for all feeds

Drag the slider to change the action to be taken for all the feed types. Actions are Permit (1 - 4), Log (5-6), and Block (7 - 10).

Log will have the permit action and also logs the event.

Specific action for feeds

Do the following:

1. Click the plus icon () to define feeds and threat score to the DNS profile.

   The Add Feeds window appears.

2. Enter the following details:

   1. Feeds—Select one or more feeds from the Available column and move it to the Selected column to associate with the DNS profile.

   2. Threat score—Drag the slider to change the action to be taken based on the threat score.

3. Click OK.

Select one of the following block actions from the list:

• Drop Packets—Device silently drops the session’s packet and the session eventually times out.

• Sinkhole—DNS sinkhole action for malicious DNS queries. DNS Sinkhole feature enables you to block DNS requests for the disallowed domains by resolving the domains to a sinkhole server or by rejecting the DNS requests.