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# recon\_15 (int zone transfer)

View the exercise here: [PentesterLab: Recon 15](https://pentesterlab.com/exercises/recon_15/course)

### **OBJECTIVE**

For this challenge, your goal is to perform a zone transfer on the internal zone named: "**int**" using the nameserver of **z.hackycorp.com**.

### **ZONE TRANSFER**

Zone transfers are usually used to synchronize multiple DNS servers. Only a list of pre-defined hosts should be able to perform this operation. However, it's sometimes possible to retrieve information from internal zones by asking publicly available servers.

### **SOLUTION**

{% hint style="success" %}

```bash
dig AXFR @z.hackycorp.com int
```

* **`dig`**: The tool for querying DNS.
* **`AXFR`**: The query type, which requests a **zone transfer** (a copy of all DNS records for a domain).
* **`@z.hackycorp.com`**: Specifies the DNS server (`z.hackycorp.com`) to contact.
* **`int`**: The domain (zone) you're requesting the transfer for, in this case, `int`.
  {% endhint %}

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