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A DNS Allowlist Is Not a Workload Containment Policy

Control name resolution, then prove which connections remain possible

How to combine protective DNS with microsegmentation: separate resolver access, workload authorization, and quarantine acceptance tests.

Posted by Alexander Goller on Tuesday, November 10, 2026

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Principal Solutions Architect, Zero Trust Evangelist, BSD enthusiast

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