List of DNS record types

There are many different types of DNS record in existence. Most of them are used only occasionally. Only a couple record types are used very frequently:


Some of the most commonly used DNS record types are:

  • A — IPv4 address
  • AAAA — IPv6 address
  • CNAME — Canonical name
  • MX — Mail exchange
  • NS — Name server
  • TXT — Human-readable text
  • SOA — Start of authority

These are all the DNS record types that are currently in use:

  • A — IPv4 address
  • AAAA — IPv6 address
  • AFSDB — AFS database location
  • APL — Address prefix list
  • AXFR — Authoritative zone transfer
  • CAA — Certification authority authorization
  • CDNSKEY — Child copy of a DNSKEY
  • CDS — Child copy of DS
  • CERT — Cryptographic certificate
  • CNAME — Canonical name
  • CSYNC — Child-to-parent synchronization
  • DHCID — DHCP identifier
  • DLV — DNSSEC lookaside validation
  • DNAME — Delegation name
  • DNSKEY — Cryptographic key for DNSSEC
  • DS — Delegation signer
  • EUI48 — MAC address (EUI-48)
  • EUI64 — Mac address (EUI-64)
  • HINFO — Host information
  • HIP — Host identification protocol
  • HTTPS — HTTPS binding
  • IPSECKEY — Cryptographic key for IPsec
  • IXFR — Incremental zone transfer
  • KEY — Cryptographic key for DNSSEC (obsoleted by DNSKEY)
  • KX — Key exchange
  • LOC — Geographical location
  • MX — Mail exchange
  • NAPTR — Naming authority pointer
  • NS — Name server
  • NSEC3 — Next secure (version 3)
  • NSEC3PARAM — Parameter for NSEC3
  • NSEC — Next secure (obsoleted by NSEC3)
  • NXT — DNSSEC key (obsoleted by NSEC)
  • OPENPGPKEY — Public key for OpenPGP
  • OPT — EDNS option
  • PTR — Canonical name pointer
  • RP — Responsible person
  • RRSIG — Resource record signature for DNSSEC
  • SIG — Resource record signature for DNSSEC (obsoleted by RRSIG)
  • SMIMEA — S/MIME association
  • SOA — Start of authority
  • SSHFP — Public key fingerprint for SSH
  • SVCB — Service binding
  • SRV — Service locator
  • TA — Trust authority for DNSSEC
  • TKEY — Transaction key
  • TLSA — Certificate association for TLS
  • TSIG — Transaction signature
  • TXT — Human-readable text
  • URI — Uniform resource identifier
  • ZONEMD — Message digest for DNS zones

Оригінал статті знаходиться за адресою – https://www.nslookup.io/learning/dns-record-types/