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Edge DNS: Product Brief
Executive summary
- Akamai Edge DNS is a globally distributed, highly scalable Domain Name System (DNS) service engineered to improve security and DNS response times.
- It offers robust resilience against DDoS attacks, ensuring that DNS infrastructure maintains operational integrity during high-traffic events.
- The service ensures high DNS responsiveness, a critical factor in enhancing user experience and application performance.
- Edge DNS serves as an external authoritative DNS solution, designed to manage DNS queries originating from the internet, thereby acting as a primary defense mechanism.
- It integrates seamlessly with other Akamai security and performance solutions, providing a comprehensive approach to DNS management.