Cloud DNS in Cloud de Confiance versus Google Cloud

Cloud DNS is a high-performance, resilient, global Domain Name System (DNS) service that publishes your domain names to the global DNS in a cost-effective way. This page describes the differences between the Cloud de Confiance and Google Cloud versions of Cloud DNS.

For more detailed information about Cloud DNS, see the Cloud DNS overview and the rest of the Cloud DNS documentation.

Key differences

There are some differences between the Cloud de Confiance version of Cloud DNS and the Google Cloud version. Some notable differences include the following:

  • Only private DNS zones are available in Cloud de Confiance by S3NS. Public DNS zones aren't supported.
  • Reverse DNS lookup of public IPv4 and IPv6 addresses isn't supported.

A more detailed list of differences is provided in the rest of this section. If you are already familiar with Google Cloud, we recommend that you review these differences carefully, particularly before designing an application to run on Cloud de Confiance. We also recommend reviewing the general differences between Cloud de Confiance and Google Cloud.

If you would like to use a particular Cloud DNS feature that isn't currently available in Cloud de Confiance, contact Cloud de Confiance support. To be notified when new features roll out in Cloud de Confiance, subscribe to the release notes. Unless otherwise specified, features that are in preview are not available in Cloud de Confiance.

Network

Private DNS zones

The following types are available:

  • DNS forwarding zones
  • DNS peering zones
  • Managed reverse lookup zones
  • Service Directory zones
Public DNS zones Not available
DNS server policies All configurations are available
Response policy zones All configurations are supported

Regions and zones

Regions and zones Cloud de Confiance has only a single region, though with multiple zones. Multi-region features are not supported.

The following information might also affect how you use and design for Cloud DNS in Cloud de Confiance by S3NS. These guides include general information about working in Cloud de Confiance, including documentation, security and access control, billing, tooling, and service usage.

For details about other services and features in Cloud de Confiance and their differences from their Google Cloud counterparts, see the product list.

Cloud de Confiance guides