Secure, Cloud-Based DNS as a Service

Cloud-Based Primary and Secondary Authoritative DNS

Primary DNS boosts app performance and resilience across clouds and zones

F5 Distributed Cloud DNS provides geo-distributed, SaaS-based primary DNS to deliver maximum scale and performance to your apps worldwide.

Automatic Capacity Scaling Deploy and support applications anywhere. Our DNS is built on a global network that eases deployment and management while scaling automatically to meet high-volume demand.
Fast Deployment and Delivery Configure and provision in minutes, with one set of APIs, and a single UI delivering simplified configuration for DNS across any app deployment.
Layers of Security Get dynamic security with automatic failover that prevents distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks or manipulation of domain responses with built-in protection.

Primary DNS boosts app performance and resilience across clouds and zones

Secondary DNS: Leverage secure, scalable, global DNS backup

F5 Distributed Cloud DNS also serves as a secondary, authoritative DNS solution to deliver secure, scalable, global failover support for on-premises and other legacy DNS infrastructure.

Seamless Failover Add resiliency to existing DNS infrastructure with seamless failover to F5 Distributed Cloud DNS.
Layers of Security Get dynamic security with automatic failover that prevents DDoS attacks or manipulation of domain responses with built-in protection.
Maintain High Availability Built on a global anycast network to provide highly available and responsive DNS via points of presence (PoPs) across global markets.

Product Overview

Deploy either as a primary or secondary DNS solution, simplifying DNS management and security while easing the burden on your operations and development teams.

Primary DNS

Global scale and performance, boosting the resiliency of DNS with a geo-distributed, secure global network.

Secondary DNS

Reduce primary load and improve business continuity with redundancy in case of primary DNS failure or degradation, with zero-touch failover.

Core Capabilities

Global presence

Built on a high-performance global anycast network for highly available and responsive DNS.

High availability

Built-in redundancy enables system availability even with primary failures.

Native API support

Automate services with declarative APIs in addition to an intuitive GUI.

Auto-scaling

Automatically scales to respond to large query volumes without manual intervention.

Multi-layer security

Get dynamic security with automatic failover, built-in DDoS protection, DNSSEC, and TSIG authentication.

Cloud-agnostic

Deploy and support applications anywhere across public and private clouds.

Experience and support

99.9% service guarantees with premium 24x7 technical support.

Introducing AI Assistant in the F5 Distributed Cloud Console

Streamline the delivery and security of distributed apps using a natural language interface that offers real-time insights, actionable recommendations, and concise summaries of extensive data reports – all within the F5 Distributed Cloud Console.

Resources

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Using F5 Distributed Cloud DNS for Primary/Secondary DNS (with DDoS & Security)

See how to use F5 Distributed Cloud DNS as your primary or secondary Internet-facing nameserver with the added benefit of DDoS protection and security enhancements such as DNSSEC.

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