QueryDNS

Description:

A powerful DNS query processor primary designed to enrich DataFlows with DNS based APIs (e.g. RBLs, ShadowServer's ASN lookup) but that can be also used to perform regular DNS lookups.

Tags:

dns, enrich, ip

Properties:

In the list below, the names of required properties appear in bold. Any other properties (not in bold) are considered optional. The table also indicates any default values, and whether a property supports the NiFi Expression Language.

NameDefault ValueAllowable ValuesDescription
Lookup valueThe value that should be used to populate the query
Supports Expression Language: true (will be evaluated using flow file attributes and variable registry)
Results ParserNone
  • Split Use a delimiter character or RegEx  to split the results into attributes
  • RegEx Use a regular expression to split the results into attributes
  • None Do not split results
The method used to slice the results into attribute groups
Parser RegExChoice between a splitter and regex matcher used to parse the results of the query into attribute groups. NOTE: This is a multiline regular expression, therefore, the DFM should decide how to handle trailing new line characters.
DNS Query Retries1The number of attempts before giving up and moving on
DNS Query Timeout1500 msThe amount of time to wait until considering a query as failed
DNS ServersA comma separated list of DNS servers to be used. (Defaults to system wide if none is used)
DNS Query TypeTXTThe DNS query type to be used by the processor (e.g. TXT, A)

Relationships:

NameDescription
not foundWhere to route flow files if data enrichment query rendered no results
foundWhere to route flow files after successfully enriching attributes with data

Reads Attributes:

None specified.

Writes Attributes:

NameDescription
enrich.dns.record*.group*The captured fields of the DNS query response for each of the records received

State management:

This component does not store state.

Restricted:

This component is not restricted.

Input requirement:

This component requires an incoming relationship.

System Resource Considerations:

None specified.