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Description

Specifies the Resource Records. Is used for rr / rr_ad/ rr_rem.

Possible values

  • A = IPv4 host address
  • AAAA =  IPv6 host address
  • MX = Mail Exchange – the mail server responsible for this domain
  • CName = Canonical name for a host (the domain with this Resource Record is an alias)
  • NS = hostname of an authoritative name server
  • PTR = Domain Name Pointer (for reverse mapping to assign IP addresses to names). Please contact support for this.
  • TXT = free text
  • HINFO = Host information (processor type and operating system)
  • SRV = Service
  • NAPTR = (Naming Authority Pointer) Extension of the A Resource Record


Only with DNSSEC :

  • DS = "Delegation Signer", used for linking DNSSEC signed zones
  • SSHFP = Secure Shell (Key) Fingerprint
  • TLSA = Supported SSL/TLS Certificates

For more information on the Resource Record types: Wikipedia Resource Records