4.2 DNS Record Configuration
Table 4-3 Resource Record
Type | Description | Function | RDATA format |
---|---|---|---|
NAPTR | Naming Authority Pointer | Allows regular-expression-based rewriting of domain names which can then be used as URIs, further domain names to lookups. | Order, preference, flag, Regex and replacement domain. |
NS | Name server record | Delegates a DNS zone to use the given authoritative name servers | Domain Name (A record must be present for this
domain).
If "." is not added to the end of RDATA, origin (zone name) is appended to it. If "." is added, nothing is appended to the RDATA. NS records cannot be looked up, these are only shared in the authority section. |
A | Address record | Returns a 32-bit IPv4 address, most commonly used to map hostnames to an IP address of the host. | IP address |
AAAA | IPv6 address record | Returns a 128-bit IPv6 address, most commonly used to map hostnames to an IP address of the host. | IPv6 address |
CNAME | Canonical name record | Alias of one name to another. The DNS lookup continues by retrying the lookup with the new name. | Canonical Domain name
If "." is not added to the end of RDATA, origin (zone name) is appended to it. If "." is added, nothing is appended to the RDATA. |
SRV | Service locator | Generalized service location record, used for newer protocols instead of creating protocol-specific records. | Priority
weight port target |
PTR | PTR Resource Record | Pointer to a canonical name. Unlike a CNAME, DNS processing stops and just the name is returned. The most common use is for implementing reverse DNS lookups. | Canonical Name
If "." is not added to the end of RDATA, origin (zone name) is appended to it. If "." is added, nothing is appended to the RDATA. |