Blog Trends What Is DNSSEC, and How Does It Work? Sam Preston is an Engagement Manager at Akamai and a member of Akamai’s Edge DNS product line expert team. He and his family live in Boise, Idaho, with an unruly dog, Midnight, and plants they rarely remember to water. You can read all of his prior articles on Akamai DNS solutions. DNSSEC helps protect your domain against cache poisoning and answer forgery. It’s a crucial addition to your domain. Originally published March 19, 2021; updated April 2025 Contents \r\n \r\n Facilitate signature validation using DNS records \r\n Should I enable DNSSEC on my domain?…