This article explains which DNS records are permitted and how they are structured.
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Permitted DNS records
| Type | Definition | Content | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Address Defines the IP(v4) address of your web server |
IPv4 valid address | 217.26.48.183 |
| AAAA | Address Defines the IP(v6) address of your web server |
IPv6 valid address | 2a00:d70:0:a::170 |
| CAA | Certification Authority Authorization Specification of the certification authority that is authorized to issue SSL certificates for the domain |
Host name | letsencrypt.org |
| CNAME | Canonical Name Defines a host alias |
Host/domain (not a URL or IP address) |
pop.mail.hostpoint.ch |
| HINFO | Host Information Information on the processor type and operating system of the server |
User-defined | Xeon-3GHz FreeBSD |
| MX | Mail Exchange Defines the mail server for this domain |
Host (not an IP address) | mx1.mail.hostpoint.ch |
| NS | Nameserver Defines the name servers of the domain |
Host name | ns.hostpoint.ch |
| SOA | Start of Authority Contains information about the administrator (registrar) of a domain |
cannot be changed | ns.hostpoint.ch. hostmaster.hostpoint.ch. 20130614 86400 7200 3628800 12096000 |
| SRV | Service Needed for service records, e.g. Jabber |
Priority, port, weight and service | 100 443 1 sipdir.online.lync.com |
| TXT | Text Used for different records such as SPF or Google Site Verification |
User-defined | google-site-verification=rXOxyZounn |
Permitted characters
- [a-z]
- [A-Z]
- [0-9]
- [-.]
Additional characters may be used for TXT and SRV:
- [/~:_]
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