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1Use cases (examples)
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4Dynamic DNS Service discovery (DNS-SD_)
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6Synchronized with database engine, for example *MySQL*.
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8.. _DNS-SD: http://www.dns-sd.org/
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10Firewall control
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12Control firewall (e.g. enable incoming SSH connection) with DNS query signed with private key.
13So firewall can blocks every service during normal operation.
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15Scriptable DNS-based blacklist (DNS-BL_)
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17Scripted in Python with already provided features, takes advantage of DNS reply, because
18almost every mail server supports DNS based blacklisting.
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20.. _DNS-BL: http://www.dnsbl.org
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22DNS based Wake-On-Lan
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24Controlled by secured queries secured with private key.
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26Dynamic translation service
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28DNS request can be translated to virtually any answer, that's easy to implement in client side
29because of many DNS libraries available.
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31Examples :
32 * **Dictionary** - using *IDN* for non-ascii strings transfer, ``dig TXT slovo.en._dict_.nic.cz`` returns translation of "slovo" to EN.
33 * **Translation** - Extends *DNS-SD*, for example DNS to Jabber to find out people logged in.
34 * **Exchange rate calculator** - ``dig TXT 1000.99.czk.eur._rates_.nic.cz`` returns the given sum (1000.99 CZK) in EURs.
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36Dynamic ENUM service
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38Support for redirection, synchronization, etc.
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