DNS Records
- A Record – Stores the IPv4 address for a domain.
- AAAA Record – Stores the IPv6 address for a domain.
- CNAME Record – Stores an alias name. If a CNAME is present, an IP address is not directly returned.
- MX Record – Redirects email for a domain to the appropriate mail server.
- TXT Record – Stores textual information used by administrators or services.
- NS Record – Stores the authoritative name server for a domain.
- SOA Record – Stores administrative information about the zone.
- SRV Record – Identifies the port and host for a specific service.
- PTR Record – Used for reverse lookups. It maps an IP address back to a hostname.
DNSSEC-specific records:
- RRSIG Record – Stores digital signatures for a set of DNS records.
- DNSKEY Record – Stores the public key used in DNSSEC.
- DS Record – Stores the hash of the DNSKEY record for delegation.
- NSEC and NSEC3 Records – Explicitly show that a record does not exist.
- CDNSKEY and CDS Records – Used to update DS records in a child zone from the parent zone.