gethostbyname
nouncandidate·updated May 12, 2026
The gethostbyname DNS quest is when the name of a machine is known and the address is needed.
SANS Glossary of Security Terms
Classifications
Entity Type
Process0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1
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Sensitivity
—85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
?unassignedlast reviewed —
Information Class
—90%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
?unassignedlast reviewed —
Variants
- plural
- gethostbynames
- possessive
- gethostbyname's
- pluralpossessive
- gethostbynames'