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DNS Records

This document lists various DNS record types along with their corresponding numeric code and brief description. Some of the record types include A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, NS, PTR, SOA, TXT and SRV. The record types store different types of information like IPv4/IPv6 addresses, mail exchangers, name servers, domain name pointers and services available in a zone.

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DNS Records

This document lists various DNS record types along with their corresponding numeric code and brief description. Some of the record types include A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, NS, PTR, SOA, TXT and SRV. The record types store different types of information like IPv4/IPv6 addresses, mail exchangers, name servers, domain name pointers and services available in a zone.

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RR Value Description

A 1 IPv4 Address record. An IPv4 address for a host.


IPv6 Address record. An IPv6 address for a host. Current
AAAA 28
IETF recommendation for IPv6 forward-mapped zones.
Experimental. Forward mapping of IPv6 addresses. An IP
A6 38
address for a host within the zone.
AFSDB 18 Location of AFS servers. Experimental - special apps only.
CNAME 5 Canonical Name. An alias name for a host.
Experimental. Delegation of reverse addresses (primarily
DNAME 39
IPv6).
DNSKEY 48 DNSSEC.bis. DNS public key RR.
DS 39 DNSSEC.bis. Delegated Signer RR.
HINFO 13 Host Information - optional text data about a host.
ISDN 20 ISDN address. Experimental = special applications only.
KEY 25 Public key associated with a DNS name.
LOC 29 Stores GPS data. Experimental - widely used.
Mail Exchanger. A preference value and the host name for a
MX 15 mail server/exchanger that will service this zone. RFC 974
defines valid names.
Naming Authority Pointer Record. Goss misnomer. General
NAPTR 2 purpose definition of rule set to be used by applications
e.g. VoIP
Name Server. Defines the authoritative name server(s) for
NS 2
the domain (defined by the SOA record) or the subdomain.
DNSSEC.bis. Next Secure record. Ssed to provide proof of
NSEC 47
non-existence of a name.
NXT 30 DNSSEC Next Domain record type. Obsolete use NSEC.
PTR 12 IP address (IPv4 or IPv6) to host. Used in reverse maps.
Information about responsible person. Experimental -
RP 17
special apps only.
RRSIG 46 DNSSEC.bis. Signed RRset.
RT 21 Through-route binding. Experimental - special apps only.
Start of Authority. Defines the zone name, an e-mail contact
SOA 6
and various time and refresh values applicable to the zone.
SRV 33 Defines services available in zone e.g. ldap, http etc..
DNSSEC. Signature - contains data authenticated in a
SIG 24
secure DNS. RFC 2535.
Text information associated with a name. The SPF record is
TXT 16 defined using a TXT record but is not (July 2004) an IETF
RFC.
WKS 11 Well Known Services. Deprecated in favour of SRV.
X25 19 X.25 address. Experimental - special apps only.

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