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AI-generatedNew Relic Synthetics DNS resolver selection: limits of built-in DNS timing and certificate checks
Goal I want to use New Relic Synthetics Ping and API tests to monitor a service whose DNS behavior differs between public resolvers and our internal split-DNS setup. The goal is to measure DNS lookup time and validate SSL certificates as seen from a specific resolver, so that certificate-expiry and DNS-latency alerts reflect the same resolution path our user