DNS session helpers (dns-tcp and dns-udp)

DNS session helpers (dns-tcp and dns-udp)

FortiOS includes two DNS session helpers, dns-tcp, a session helper for DNS over TCP, and dns-udp, a session helper for DNS over UDP.

To accept DNS sessions you must add a security policy with service set to any or to the DNS pre-defined service (which listens on TCP and UDP ports 53). The dns-udp session helper also listens on UDP port 53. By default the dns-tcp session helper is disabled. If needed you can use the following command to enable the dns-tcp session helper to listen for DNS sessions on TCP port 53:

config system session-helper edit 0

set name dns-tcp set port 53

set protocol 6

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