ArticleDefensive Security
Reverse DNS & PTR Records Explained (2026)
A PTR record maps a public IP back to a hostname. That name is untrusted until a forward lookup returns the same address.
Syed Zada Abrar · 11 min
Published work tagged email deliverability.
A PTR record maps a public IP back to a hostname. That name is untrusted until a forward lookup returns the same address.