System and method for modifying a domain name system template

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016182441-A1
Application number	US-201414577725-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 19, 2014
Priority date	Dec 19, 2014
Publication date	Jun 23, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A system and method for modifying domain name system (DNS) templates are presented. A DNS template database is configured to store DNS templates. A DNS record database is configured to store a plurality of DNS records for a plurality of domain names. A host computer server is configured to receive an electronic signal encoding a request containing a modification to a DNS template from a user, the DNS template being stored in the DNS template database, access the DNS template database to modify the DNS template according to request containing the modification to create a modified DNS template, identify a plurality of domain names using the DNS template, and, for each domain name in the plurality of domain names, access the DNS record database to at least one of modify and create a DNS record for the domain name using the modified DNS template.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . A system, comprising:
a domain name system (DNS) template database configured to store DNS templates; a DNS record database configured to store a plurality of DNS records for a plurality of domain names; and a host computer server, configured to:
receive an electronic signal encoding a request containing a modification to a DNS template from a user, the DNS template being stored in the DNS template database,
access the DNS template database to modify the DNS template according to request containing the modification to create a modified DNS template,
identify a plurality of domain names using the DNS template, and
for each domain name in the plurality of domain names, access the DNS record database to at least one of modify and create a DNS record for the domain name using the modified DNS template.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the host computer server is configured to, before accessing the DNS record database to at least one of modify and create the DNS record for the domain name, determine whether the user is authorized to modify the DNS template.

3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the host computer server is configured to, when accessing the DNS record database to at least one of modify and create the DNS record for the domain name, replace variables in the modified DNS template with the domain name.

4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the host computer server is configured to, before accessing the DNS record database to at least one of modify and create a DNS record for the domain name, transmit a confirmation request to a user associated with the domain name.

5 . The system of claim 4 , wherein the host computer server is configured to only access the DNS record database to at least one of modify and create the DNS record for the domain name after receiving an indication of confirmation from the user.

6 . The system of claim 1 , where the host computer server is configured to receive, from the user, a description of the modification to the DNS template.

7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the host computer server is configured to, after receiving the request containing the modification, initiate a manual security review of the modification.

8 . A system, comprising:
a domain name system (DNS) template database configured to store DNS templates; a DNS record database configured to store a plurality of DNS records for a plurality of domain names; and a host computer server, configured to:
receive an electronic signal encoding a request containing a modification to a DNS template from a user, the DNS template being stored in the DNS template database,
identify a domain name using the DNS template, and
access the DNS record database to at least one of modify and create a DNS record for the domain name using the DNS template based upon the request.

9 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the host computer server is configured to, before accessing the DNS record database to at least one of modify and create the DNS record for the domain name using the DNS template, determine whether the user is authorized to modify the DNS template.

10 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the host computer server is configured to modify the DNS template in the DNS template database according to the request to create a modified DNS template.

11 . The system of claim 10 , wherein accessing the DNS record database to at least one of modify and create a DNS record for each domain name using the DNS template based upon the request includes retrieving the modified DNS template from the DNS template database.

12 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the host computer server is configured to replace variables in the modified DNS template with the domain name using the DNS template.

13 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the host computer server is configured to, before accessing the DNS record database to at least one of modify and create a DNS record for the domain name, transmit a confirmation request to a user associated with the domain name.

14 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the host computer server is configured to only access the DNS record database to at least one of modify and create a DNS record for the domain name using the DNS template based upon the request after receiving an indication of confirmation from the user.

15 . A method, comprising:
receiving an electronic signal encoding a request containing a modification to a domain name system (DNS) template from a user, the DNS template being stored in a DNS template database; accessing the DNS template database to modify the DNS template according to request containing the modification to create a modified DNS template; identifying a plurality of domain names using the DNS template; and for each domain name in the plurality of domain names, accessing the DNS record database to at least one of modify and create a DNS record for the domain name using the modified DNS template.

16 . The method of claim 15 , including, before accessing the DNS record database to at least one of modify and create the DNS record for the domain name, determine whether the user is authorized to modify the DNS template.

17 . The method of claim 15 , including, when accessing the DNS record database to at least one of modify and create the DNS record for the domain name, replacing variables in the modified DNS template with the domain name.

18 . The method of claim 15 , including, before accessing the DNS record database to at least one of modify and create a DNS record for the domain name, transmitting a confirmation request to a user associated with the domain name.

19 . The method of claim 18 , including only accessing the DNS record database to at least one of modify and create the DNS record for the domain name after receiving an indication of confirmation from the user.

20 . The method of claim 15 , including after receiving the request containing the modification, initiating a manual security review of the modification.

Assignees

• Go Daddy Operating Co Llc

Inventors

• Gupta Nitin
• Mahajan Rahul
• Merdinger Richard
• Roling John Patrick
• Trueblood Munoz Karen
• Wiesenthal Steven Louis

Classifications

• H04L61/1511 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04L61/3025 Primary

  Domain name generation or assignment · CPC title

• H04L61/4511 Primary

  using domain name system [DNS] · CPC title