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DNS Backup and Recovery

Make DNS records versioned, recoverable, and auditable before a bad change or account issue causes downtime. This checklist covers backup tooling, recovery verification, and operational hygiene for DNS management.

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What this checklist covers

Confirm DNS backup process exists and runs automatically

Verify backups include all record types (A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT, NS, SRV)

Confirm backups are stored off-platform (not only within the DNS provider)

Test restoration from backup — can you re-import records within 30 minutes?

Review access controls on DNS management accounts

Enable MFA on registrar and DNS provider accounts

Review TTL values — are they low enough for fast rollback?

Document the recovery path if the DNS provider becomes unavailable

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