What is DNS Security Compliance?
DNS Security Compliance is an automated, continuous monitoring capability native to PowerDMARC. It evaluates your domains across 46 security checks and six dimensions, tracking nameserver health, certificate lifecycles, registration integrity, and brand impersonation in a daily security score with step-by-step remediation guidance.
Why DNS Security Monitoring Can’t Wait
Uptime monitoring only tells you if a server responds. It won’t warn you when cryptographic protocols decay, certificates approach expiration, or unauthorized record modifications occur.
Dangling CNAMEs, misconfigured SOA records, and missing CAA or DNSSEC policies expose domains to takeovers and zone tampering without triggering standard uptime alerts.
Decentralized registrars and unmonitored transfer locks lead to unexpected service blackouts and hijacking risks.
Adversaries configure mail infrastructure on typosquatted domains days before launching spear-phishing attacks.
None of it surfaces until it costs you something.
One DNS Health Check Score for Every Domain
Get immediate clarity with a composite 0–100 score and A–F grade derived from 46 live checks. Scans run on a daily automated cadence, and the built-in Security Score Trend tracks historical posture to validate fixes and highlight configuration drift.
What DNS Security Monitoring Covers: 46 Checks, Six Categories
| Category | Coverage |
|---|---|
| DNS security health checks | Nameserver availability, DNSSEC, CAA records, resilience, performance, SOA config, dangling CNAMEs |
| SSL certificate monitoring | Expiry, hostname mismatch, weak keys, deprecated TLS, chain validation, self-signed certs |
| Domain registration monitoring | Domain expiry, registrar/registrant changes, transfer lock, EPP status |
| Look-alike domain monitoring | New registrations, active MX detection, threat scoring, infrastructure changes |
| DNS record monitoring | Record change detection, nameserver sync, AXFR exposure |
| Security grade | Composite A–F score with trend tracking |
Domain Security Monitoring Features
Ranked failing checks with fix guidance
Every failing check is prioritized by criticality with step-by-step remediation guidance and a direct, one-click link to the relevant Knowledge Base article.
Look-alike domain detection with MX alerting
Identifies newly registered typosquatted domains targeting your brand and alerts instantly when an impersonating domain provisions active MX records for phishing.
SSL certificate expiry monitoring calendar
Consolidates upcoming SSL/TLS certificate and domain registration expiries for the next 90 days into a single, color-coded calendar based on urgency.
Additional Core Capabilities
Security score and grade
Continuous 0–100 score and A–F grade updated daily from 46 live checks.
Real-time DNS event feed
Chronological audit log showing record modifications, AXFR leaks, and nameserver changes with before/after values.
Ignore and restore checks
One-click suppression of accepted false positives, automatically recalculating your score while remaining fully restorable.
Events by category and severity
Interactive donut chart by event category paired with weekly stacked bar charts by severity level.
Analyzer report export
On-demand, branded PDF summaries and flat CSV exports for executive updates and compliance audits.
CSV event export
Complete filtered DNS event logs available for full data export and incident response workflows.
How DNS Security Compliance works
Configure
Add domains via a 4-step wizard, choose from 34+ event types, and set notification groups.
Monitor
Daily automated scans refresh scores, failing checks, expiry timelines, and look-alike tracking.
Review
Review prioritized fixes on the Summary dashboard and follow step-by-step remediation.
Track
Follow configuration history using the Security Score Trend and before/after event feed.
Report
Run on-demand Analyzer assessments and export shareable PDF or CSV reports.
More than a DNS Monitoring Tool
46 checks across DNS health, certificates, and registration in one score
Actionable fix guidance per failing check — a clear remedy, not just an alert
Ignore workflow for known false positives — keeps scores accurate to real risk
Unified expiry calendar merging SSL certificates and domain registrations
Look-alike domain detection with MX activation alerting
Change-level detail with before & after values for every DNS modification
Shareable PDF/CSV reporting without granting platform access
Native PowerDMARC integration — no separate tools or logins
DNS Security Monitoring FAQs
Secure Your Entire DNS Attack Surface Today
Track DNS health, certificate expiries, domain registrations, and brand impersonation in one unified score.
