diff --git a/lib/core/common.py b/lib/core/common.py
index ec39124ac..8989f4ed2 100644
--- a/lib/core/common.py
+++ b/lib/core/common.py
@@ -3228,7 +3228,7 @@ def maskSensitiveData(msg):
 
     retVal = getUnicode(msg)
 
-    for item in filter(None, map(lambda x: conf.get(x), ("hostname", "data", "googleDork", "authCred", "proxyCred", "tbl", "db", "col", "user", "cookie", "proxy", "rFile", "wFile", "dFile"))):
+    for item in filter(None, map(lambda x: conf.get(x), ("hostname", "data", "dnsDomain", "googleDork", "authCred", "proxyCred", "tbl", "db", "col", "user", "cookie", "proxy", "rFile", "wFile", "dFile"))):
         regex = SENSITIVE_DATA_REGEX % re.sub("(\W)", r"\\\1", getUnicode(item))
         while extractRegexResult(regex, retVal):
             value = extractRegexResult(regex, retVal)
diff --git a/lib/core/option.py b/lib/core/option.py
index a48f5cc34..6c3a8fa3f 100644
--- a/lib/core/option.py
+++ b/lib/core/option.py
@@ -2277,7 +2277,7 @@ def _setTrafficOutputFP():
         conf.trafficFP = openFile(conf.trafficFile, "w+")
 
 def _setDNSServer():
-    if not conf.dnsName:
+    if not conf.dnsDomain:
         return
 
     infoMsg = "setting up DNS server instance"
diff --git a/lib/core/optiondict.py b/lib/core/optiondict.py
index 3c8337717..a8d90d48f 100644
--- a/lib/core/optiondict.py
+++ b/lib/core/optiondict.py
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ optDict = {
                                "uCols":             "string",
                                "uChar":             "string",
                                "uFrom":             "string",
-                               "dnsName":           "string",
+                               "dnsDomain":         "string",
                                "secondOrder":       "string",
                              },
 
diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index d6c624aa4..d72059f28 100644
--- a/lib/core/settings.py
+++ b/lib/core/settings.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ from lib.core.enums import DBMS_DIRECTORY_NAME
 from lib.core.enums import OS
 
 # sqlmap version (<major>.<minor>.<month>.<monthly commit>)
-VERSION = "1.0.10.52"
+VERSION = "1.0.10.53"
 TYPE = "dev" if VERSION.count('.') > 2 and VERSION.split('.')[-1] != '0' else "stable"
 TYPE_COLORS = {"dev": 33, "stable": 90, "pip": 34}
 VERSION_STRING = "sqlmap/%s#%s" % ('.'.join(VERSION.split('.')[:-1]) if VERSION.count('.') > 2 and VERSION.split('.')[-1] == '0' else VERSION, TYPE)
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ HASH_MOD_ITEM_DISPLAY = 11
 MAX_INT = sys.maxint
 
 # Options that need to be restored in multiple targets run mode
-RESTORE_MERGED_OPTIONS = ("col", "db", "dnsName", "privEsc", "tbl", "regexp", "string", "textOnly", "threads", "timeSec", "tmpPath", "uChar", "user")
+RESTORE_MERGED_OPTIONS = ("col", "db", "dnsDomain", "privEsc", "tbl", "regexp", "string", "textOnly", "threads", "timeSec", "tmpPath", "uChar", "user")
 
 # Parameters to be ignored in detection phase (upper case)
 IGNORE_PARAMETERS = ("__VIEWSTATE", "__VIEWSTATEENCRYPTED", "__VIEWSTATEGENERATOR", "__EVENTARGUMENT", "__EVENTTARGET", "__EVENTVALIDATION", "ASPSESSIONID", "ASP.NET_SESSIONID", "JSESSIONID", "CFID", "CFTOKEN")
diff --git a/lib/parse/cmdline.py b/lib/parse/cmdline.py
index e247df969..c3244a99d 100644
--- a/lib/parse/cmdline.py
+++ b/lib/parse/cmdline.py
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ def cmdLineParser(argv=None):
         techniques.add_option("--union-from", dest="uFrom",
                               help="Table to use in FROM part of UNION query SQL injection")
 
-        techniques.add_option("--dns-domain", dest="dnsName",
+        techniques.add_option("--dns-domain", dest="dnsDomain",
                               help="Domain name used for DNS exfiltration attack")
 
         techniques.add_option("--second-order", dest="secondOrder",
diff --git a/lib/request/inject.py b/lib/request/inject.py
index 75bf95260..ec4ae468d 100644
--- a/lib/request/inject.py
+++ b/lib/request/inject.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ from lib.techniques.union.use import unionUse
 def _goDns(payload, expression):
     value = None
 
-    if conf.dnsName and kb.dnsTest is not False and not kb.testMode and Backend.getDbms() is not None:
+    if conf.dnsDomain and kb.dnsTest is not False and not kb.testMode and Backend.getDbms() is not None:
         if kb.dnsTest is None:
             dnsTest(payload)
 
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ def _goBooleanProxy(expression):
 
     initTechnique(kb.technique)
 
-    if conf.dnsName:
+    if conf.dnsDomain:
         query = agent.prefixQuery(kb.injection.data[kb.technique].vector)
         query = agent.suffixQuery(query)
         payload = agent.payload(newValue=query)
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ def getValue(expression, blind=True, union=True, error=True, time=True, fromUser
                     count += 1
                     found = (value is not None) or (value is None and expectingNone) or count >= MAX_TECHNIQUES_PER_VALUE
 
-                if found and conf.dnsName:
+                if found and conf.dnsDomain:
                     _ = "".join(filter(None, (key if isTechniqueAvailable(value) else None for key, value in {"E": PAYLOAD.TECHNIQUE.ERROR, "Q": PAYLOAD.TECHNIQUE.QUERY, "U": PAYLOAD.TECHNIQUE.UNION}.items())))
                     warnMsg = "option '--dns-domain' will be ignored "
                     warnMsg += "as faster techniques are usable "
diff --git a/lib/techniques/dns/test.py b/lib/techniques/dns/test.py
index 6ef664829..e40e43a11 100644
--- a/lib/techniques/dns/test.py
+++ b/lib/techniques/dns/test.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def dnsTest(payload):
     if not kb.dnsTest:
         errMsg = "data retrieval through DNS channel failed"
         if not conf.forceDns:
-            conf.dnsName = None
+            conf.dnsDomain = None
             errMsg += ". Turning off DNS exfiltration support"
             logger.error(errMsg)
         else:
diff --git a/lib/techniques/dns/use.py b/lib/techniques/dns/use.py
index 1e4216ef3..86d5bfcba 100644
--- a/lib/techniques/dns/use.py
+++ b/lib/techniques/dns/use.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ def dnsUse(payload, expression):
     count = 0
     offset = 1
 
-    if conf.dnsName and Backend.getIdentifiedDbms() in (DBMS.MSSQL, DBMS.ORACLE, DBMS.MYSQL, DBMS.PGSQL):
+    if conf.dnsDomain and Backend.getIdentifiedDbms() in (DBMS.MSSQL, DBMS.ORACLE, DBMS.MYSQL, DBMS.PGSQL):
         output = hashDBRetrieve(expression, checkConf=True)
 
         if output and PARTIAL_VALUE_MARKER in output or kb.dnsTest is None:
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ def dnsUse(payload, expression):
                 nulledCastedField = agent.hexConvertField(nulledCastedField)
                 expressionReplaced = expression.replace(fieldToCastStr, nulledCastedField, 1)
 
-                expressionRequest = getSQLSnippet(Backend.getIdentifiedDbms(), "dns_request", PREFIX=prefix, QUERY=expressionReplaced, SUFFIX=suffix, DOMAIN=conf.dnsName)
+                expressionRequest = getSQLSnippet(Backend.getIdentifiedDbms(), "dns_request", PREFIX=prefix, QUERY=expressionReplaced, SUFFIX=suffix, DOMAIN=conf.dnsDomain)
                 expressionUnescaped = unescaper.escape(expressionRequest)
 
                 if Backend.getIdentifiedDbms() in (DBMS.MSSQL, DBMS.PGSQL):
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ def dnsUse(payload, expression):
             debugMsg = "performed %d queries in %.2f seconds" % (count, calculateDeltaSeconds(start))
             logger.debug(debugMsg)
 
-    elif conf.dnsName:
+    elif conf.dnsDomain:
         warnMsg = "DNS data exfiltration method through SQL injection "
         warnMsg += "is currently not available for DBMS %s" % Backend.getIdentifiedDbms()
         singleTimeWarnMessage(warnMsg)
diff --git a/sqlmap.conf b/sqlmap.conf
index bd6ce400e..b8961289b 100644
--- a/sqlmap.conf
+++ b/sqlmap.conf
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ uFrom =
 
 # Domain name used for DNS exfiltration attack
 # Valid: string
-dnsName =
+dnsDomain =
 
 # Resulting page URL searched for second-order response
 # Valid: string
diff --git a/txt/checksum.md5 b/txt/checksum.md5
index b674b5a1c..37ce14d17 100644
--- a/txt/checksum.md5
+++ b/txt/checksum.md5
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ ec007a1424da78cfdae90da6ae49ed9b  lib/controller/handler.py
 cc9c82cfffd8ee9b25ba3af6284f057e  lib/controller/__init__.py
 04f16204c899438dc7599a9a8426bfee  lib/core/agent.py
 eb0bd28b0bd9fbf67dcc3119116df377  lib/core/bigarray.py
-01c42757ab2928edcf62789e94397d1c  lib/core/common.py
+7e424aadf807efa352733fb95a6ab431  lib/core/common.py
 5680d0c446a3bed5c0f2a0402d031557  lib/core/convert.py
 e77cca1cb063016f71f6e6bdebf4ec73  lib/core/data.py
 1d042f0bc0557d3fd564ea5a46deb77e  lib/core/datatype.py
@@ -38,14 +38,14 @@ b218e03ef7426fb0414881b05add1092  lib/core/enums.py
 e4aec2b11c1ad6039d0c3dbbfbc5eb1a  lib/core/exception.py
 cc9c82cfffd8ee9b25ba3af6284f057e  lib/core/__init__.py
 91c514013daa796e2cdd940389354eac  lib/core/log.py
-468ca9a68a5a40a1cb8395602083ba32  lib/core/optiondict.py
-470577bfa701af901b29fbc837c5d537  lib/core/option.py
+d027df65e7cbb99758daf77aaa6ab61c  lib/core/optiondict.py
+814b261b06f12d54a9e6c5b62a2402f8  lib/core/option.py
 7af487340c138f7b5dbd443161cbb428  lib/core/profiling.py
 e60456db5380840a586654344003d4e6  lib/core/readlineng.py
 5ef56abb8671c2ca6ceecb208258e360  lib/core/replication.py
 99a2b496b9d5b546b335653ca801153f  lib/core/revision.py
 7c15dd2777af4dac2c89cab6df17462e  lib/core/session.py
-e39defdec6e34d32ab82541c88d64880  lib/core/settings.py
+c211b7b7ed1f4d628961e9e9457899da  lib/core/settings.py
 7af83e4f18cab6dff5e67840eb65be80  lib/core/shell.py
 23657cd7d924e3c6d225719865855827  lib/core/subprocessng.py
 c3ace7874a536d801f308cf1fd03df99  lib/core/target.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ d43f059747ffd48952922c94152e2a07  lib/core/testing.py
 8485a3cd94c0a5af2718bad60c5f1ae5  lib/core/wordlist.py
 cc9c82cfffd8ee9b25ba3af6284f057e  lib/__init__.py
 c1288bc4ce5651dbdd82d4a9435fdc03  lib/parse/banner.py
-cbca40e76a5a6e93c9fb523f69a99d88  lib/parse/cmdline.py
+344781507a052d4d37157c5017f670ba  lib/parse/cmdline.py
 8ec4d4f02634834701f8258726f2e511  lib/parse/configfile.py
 fe4e2152292587928edb94c9a4d311ff  lib/parse/handler.py
 8e6bfb13e5a34b2610f3ff23467a34cf  lib/parse/headers.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ d4d52c1073c75a6eecd2ebb98b670b96  lib/request/direct.py
 1a46f7bb26b23ec0c0d9d9c95828241b  lib/request/dns.py
 70ceefe39980611494d4f99afb96f652  lib/request/httpshandler.py
 cc9c82cfffd8ee9b25ba3af6284f057e  lib/request/__init__.py
-aa155f8b27d56485d3ff15efa5e1b07a  lib/request/inject.py
+62aff2a7bdd43f6e4d33385f57ec3e4c  lib/request/inject.py
 3fc323d525beddd14cd4d4dca4934fa8  lib/request/methodrequest.py
 585a6705cfac79f795b835affb80c901  lib/request/pkihandler.py
 b2ffd261947994f4a4af555d468b4970  lib/request/rangehandler.py
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ cc9c82cfffd8ee9b25ba3af6284f057e  lib/techniques/blind/__init__.py
 cc9c82cfffd8ee9b25ba3af6284f057e  lib/techniques/brute/__init__.py
 d36effffe64e63ef9b3be490f850e2cc  lib/techniques/brute/use.py
 cc9c82cfffd8ee9b25ba3af6284f057e  lib/techniques/dns/__init__.py
-b658a1df33fd967c0b6d82911383abda  lib/techniques/dns/test.py
-4033bdb9e6973ee814fb68d3cf9e710c  lib/techniques/dns/use.py
+99484ca6f1c12dac031e6a0ebef33ef1  lib/techniques/dns/test.py
+77b414d35fd13c8ba6aa171d5d420dc9  lib/techniques/dns/use.py
 cc9c82cfffd8ee9b25ba3af6284f057e  lib/techniques/error/__init__.py
 4a1fb475f4a193e2cac48c8c038f5677  lib/techniques/error/use.py
 cc9c82cfffd8ee9b25ba3af6284f057e  lib/techniques/__init__.py