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EDNS Client Subnet Explained: How It Improves CDN Performance and DNS Accuracy

Mark Zhang August 13, 2026 10 views

DNS Has a Location Problem

When a user in London visits a website served by a CDN, their query usually goes to a recursive resolver assigned by their ISP. That resolver processes the lookup and forwards it to the authoritative name server. The problem? The authoritative server sees the resolver's IP address, not the user's

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