Restrict Certificate Authorities (CA) to issue SSL certs. Enable CAA record in DNS

Rishi Narang
 (877 words)
It’s been a long time since I audited someone’s DNS file but recently while checking a client’s DNS configuration I was surprised that the CAA records were set randomly “so to speak”. I discussed with the administrator and was surprised to see that he has no clue of CAA, how it works and why is it so important to enable it correctly. That made me wonder, how many of us actually know that; and how can it be a savior if someone attempts to get SSL certificate for your domain.