What is akadns.net [RESOLVED]
The domain name akadns.net is a GTM (Global Traffic Management) domain owned by Akamai Technologies, Inc.
Akamai is one of the largest content delivery networks in the world. These networks make web sites perform faster by bringing content closer to web sites visitors, through different technologies and servers based around the world.
By using domains like akadns.net, Akamai can distribute traffic across multiple servers or data centers. This ensures that no single server becomes overwhelmed with too much traffic and also provides redundancy in case of a server failure.
Akamai’s DNS infrastructure also helps protect against DNS-based attacks like DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks, which attempt to make online services unavailable by overwhelming them with traffic.
If you see a reference to akadns.net in your network traffic or DNS queries, it’s likely due to Akamai’s involvement in delivering or securing content for a website or service you are using.
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