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Cisco ASA Series CLI Configuration Guide
Chapter 1 Configuring Basic Settings
Configuring the DNS Server
Feature History for the Master Passphrase
lists each feature change and the platform release in which it was implemented.
Configuring the DNS Server
Some ASA features require use of a DNS server to access external servers by domain name; for example,
the Botnet Traffic Filter feature requires a DNS server to access the dynamic database server and to
resolve entries in the static database. Other features, such as the
ping
or
traceroute
command, let you
enter a name that you want to ping or traceroute, and the ASA can resolve the name by communicating
with a DNS server. Many SSL VPN and certificate commands also support names.
Note
The ASA has limited support for using the DNS server, depending on the feature. For example, most
commands require you to enter an IP address and can only use a name when you manually configure the
name
command to associate a name with an IP address and enable use of the names using the
names
command.
For information about dynamic DNS, see the
“Configuring DDNS” section on page 1-2
.
Prerequisites
Make sure that you configure the appropriate routing for any interface on which you enable DNS domain
lookup so you can reach the DNS server. See the
“Information About Routing” section on page 1-1
for
more information about routing.
Detailed Steps
Table 1-2
Feature History for the Master Passphrase
Feature Name
Platform
Releases
Feature Information
Master Passphrase
8.3(1)
We introduced this feature.
We introduced the following commands:
key config-key
password-encryption
,
password encryption aes
,
clear
configure password encryption aes
,
show running-config
password encryption aes, show password encryption
.
Password Encryption Visibility
8.4(1)
We modified the
show password encryption
command.
Command
Purpose
Step 1
dns domain-lookup
interface_name
Example:
hostname(config)# dns domain-lookup
inside
Enables the ASA to send DNS requests to a DNS server to perform a
name lookup for supported commands.
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