DNS

DNS 1 FORMERR vs 20 BADNAME

Both DNS 1 (FORMERR) and 20 (BADNAME) belong to the DNS Response Codes (RCODEs) category. 1 indicates that format error. The name server was unable to interpret the query due to a malformed DNS message. Meanwhile, 20 means that duplicate key name. The key name in a TKEY negotiation is already in use or conflicts with an existing key.

Beschreibung

Format error. The name server was unable to interpret the query due to a malformed DNS message.

Wann Sie es sehen

Your DNS client or library sent a query the server could not parse, often caused by a buggy resolver, corrupted packet, or unsupported EDNS options.

Wie man es behebt

Check your DNS client or library version for known bugs. Capture the raw query with dig or Wireshark and verify it conforms to the DNS wire format.

Beschreibung

Duplicate key name. The key name in a TKEY negotiation is already in use or conflicts with an existing key.

Wann Sie es sehen

A TKEY key establishment failed because a key with the same name already exists on the server from a previous session that was not properly cleaned up.

Wie man es behebt

Use a unique key name for each TKEY session (e.g., append a timestamp or random suffix). Delete stale keys on the server if they are no longer needed.

Wesentliche Unterschiede

1.

DNS 1: Format error. The name server was unable to interpret the query due to a malformed DNS message.

2.

DNS 20: Duplicate key name. The key name in a TKEY negotiation is already in use or conflicts with an existing key.

3.

You encounter 1 when your DNS client or library sent a query the server could not parse, often caused by a buggy resolver, corrupted packet, or unsupported EDNS options.

4.

You encounter 20 when a TKEY key establishment failed because a key with the same name already exists on the server from a previous session that was not properly cleaned up.

Wann welchen verwenden

For 1 (FORMERR): Check your DNS client or library version for known bugs. Capture the raw query with dig or Wireshark and verify it conforms to the DNS wire format. For 20 (BADNAME): Use a unique key name for each TKEY session (e.g., append a timestamp or random suffix). Delete stale keys on the server if they are no longer needed.

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