dnstrace
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dnstrace is a diagnostic tool in the djbdns suite used to trace and analyze the sequence of DNS queries and responses involved in resolving a domain name.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| dnstrace canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9312047 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: dnstrace Context triple: [djbdns, component, dnstrace]
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A.
Onionoo
Onionoo is a web-based protocol and service by The Tor Project that provides structured, real-time data about Tor network relays and bridges.
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B.
RIPEstat
RIPEstat is an online data platform that provides comprehensive information and visualizations about Internet number resources such as IP addresses, prefixes, and ASNs.
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C.
1.1.1.1 DNS resolver
The 1.1.1.1 DNS resolver is Cloudflare’s public privacy-focused DNS service designed to provide fast, secure, and private domain name resolution for internet users.
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D.
OpenDNS
OpenDNS is a cloud-delivered DNS and security service provider known for web filtering, phishing protection, and enterprise network security solutions.
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E.
DNS over HTTPS
DNS over HTTPS is a protocol that sends DNS queries and responses over encrypted HTTPS connections to enhance privacy and security.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: dnstrace Target entity description: dnstrace is a diagnostic tool in the djbdns suite used to trace and analyze the sequence of DNS queries and responses involved in resolving a domain name.
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A.
Onionoo
Onionoo is a web-based protocol and service by The Tor Project that provides structured, real-time data about Tor network relays and bridges.
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B.
RIPEstat
RIPEstat is an online data platform that provides comprehensive information and visualizations about Internet number resources such as IP addresses, prefixes, and ASNs.
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C.
1.1.1.1 DNS resolver
The 1.1.1.1 DNS resolver is Cloudflare’s public privacy-focused DNS service designed to provide fast, secure, and private domain name resolution for internet users.
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D.
OpenDNS
OpenDNS is a cloud-delivered DNS and security service provider known for web filtering, phishing protection, and enterprise network security solutions.
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E.
DNS over HTTPS
DNS over HTTPS is a protocol that sends DNS queries and responses over encrypted HTTPS connections to enhance privacy and security.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
DNS debugging tool
ⓘ
diagnostic software ⓘ |
| canTrace |
A records
ⓘ
CNAME records ⓘ MX records ⓘ NS records ⓘ |
| developer | Daniel J. Bernstein ⓘ |
| feature |
can limit depth of DNS trace
ⓘ
displays timeouts and failures in resolution ⓘ follows referrals between name servers ⓘ shows each step of DNS resolution ⓘ supports specifying starting DNS server ⓘ supports verbose output ⓘ |
| includedIn | djbdns distribution ⓘ |
| license | public-domain-like license ⓘ |
| maintainer | Daniel J. Bernstein ⓘ |
| operatingSystem | Unix-like systems ⓘ |
| outputs |
DNS delegation chain
ⓘ
sequence of DNS queries ⓘ sequence of DNS responses ⓘ |
| partOf | djbdns ⓘ |
| programmingLanguage | C ⓘ |
| purpose |
analyze DNS resolution paths
ⓘ
debug DNS configuration problems ⓘ trace DNS queries and responses ⓘ |
| readsFrom |
DNS resolvers
ⓘ
authoritative name servers ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
dnscache
ⓘ
dnsip ⓘ dnsq ⓘ tinydns ⓘ
linked to:
djbdns
|
| releaseModel | source-available software ⓘ |
| softwareGenre |
DNS troubleshooting tool
ⓘ
network analysis tool ⓘ |
| usedFor |
diagnosing DNS delegation errors
ⓘ
identifying misconfigured name servers ⓘ teaching DNS resolution process ⓘ verifying DNS server behavior ⓘ |
| usesProtocol | DNS ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: dnstrace Description of subject: dnstrace is a diagnostic tool in the djbdns suite used to trace and analyze the sequence of DNS queries and responses involved in resolving a domain name.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.