DNS Record Types

Explore all supported DNS record types. Click on any record type to query it directly.

Zone Authority and Delegation

  • SOASOA Records
    Start of Authority–Contains administrative information about a DNS zone
  • NSNS Records
    Name Servers–Specifies which name servers are authoritative for a domain

IP Address Resolution

Domain Name Aliases and Redirects

  • CNAMECNAME Records
    Canonical Name–Creates an alias that points one domain name to another
  • DNAMEDNAME Records
    Domain Name Alias–Redirects an entire subdomain tree to another domain

Email Routing and Security

  • MXMX Records
    Mail Exchange–Directs email to mail servers with priority settings

Text Verification and Configuration

  • TXTTXT Records
    Text Records–Stores text information for verification, SPF, DKIM, and other purposes

SSL Certificate and Security

  • CAACAA Records
    Certificate Authority Authorization–Controls which certificate authorities can issue SSL certificates
  • TLSATLSA Records
    TLS Certificate Association–Associates SSL certificates with domain names (DANE)

DNS Security Extensions

  • DSDS Records
    Delegation Signer–Delegation signer that enables DNSSEC for subdomains
  • DNSKEYDNSKEY Records
    DNS Public Key–Public key used for DNSSEC validation
  • RRSIGRRSIG Records
    Digital Signature–Digital signature that validates other DNS records (DNSSEC)
  • NSECNSEC Records
    Next Secure Record–Proves that certain DNS records do not exist (DNSSEC)
  • NSEC3NSEC3 Records
    Next Secure Record v3–Enhanced NSEC with hashed domain names for privacy (DNSSEC)
  • NSEC3PARAMNSEC3PARAM Records
    NSEC3 Parameters–Parameters for NSEC3 hashing algorithm (DNSSEC)
  • CDSCDS Records
    Child Delegation Signer–Child DS record for secure domain transfers
  • CDNSKEYCDNSKEY Records
    Child DNS Public Key–Child DNSKEY record for secure domain delegation
  • KEYKEY Records
    Legacy Security Key–Legacy security key record (replaced by DNSKEY)
  • SIGSIG Records
    Legacy Digital Signature–Legacy digital signature record (replaced by RRSIG)

Service Discovery and Binding

  • SRVSRV Records
    Service Location–Specifies the location of services like email or chat servers
  • HTTPSHTTPS Records
    HTTPS Service Binding–HTTPS service binding for secure web services
  • SVCBSVCB Records
    Service Binding–General-purpose service binding record

Advanced and Specialized

  • CERTCERT Records
    Digital Certificate–Stores digital certificates and cryptographic keys
  • HINFOHINFO Records
    Host Information–Host information including CPU and operating system details
  • TSIGTSIG Records
    Transaction Signature–Authenticates DNS messages between servers
  • OPENPGPKEYOPENPGPKEY Records
    OpenPGP Public Key–OpenPGP public key for email encryption
  • RPRP Records
    Responsible Person–Responsible person contact information for a domain
  • SSHFPSSHFP Records
    SSH Fingerprint–SSH host key fingerprints for secure connections
  • URIURI Records
    Uniform Resource Identifier–Maps domain names to Uniform Resource Identifiers
  • NAPTRNAPTR Records
    Name Authority Pointer–Maps domain names to services like phone numbers or URIs
  • LOCLOC Records
    Location Information–Geographical location information for a domain
  • PTRPTR Records
    Pointer Record–Maps IP addresses back to domain names for reverse DNS

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