Resource Records
A resource record (RR) contains some information on the named resource. These records are found in the Answers, AuthorityRecords and AdditionalRecords properties of a message.
The following resource records are implemented
- A IPv4
- AAAA IPv6
- AFSDB AFS Database
- CNAME Alias
- DNAME Alias for a name and all its subnames
- DNSKEY Public Key
- DS Delegation Signer
- HINFO Host Info
- MX Mail Exchange
- NS Name Server
- NSEC Next Secure
- NSEC3 Authenticated Next Secure
- NSEC3PARAM Authenticated Next Secure Parameters
- NULL EXPERIMENTAL
- OPT Extension mechanism for DNS
- PTR Domain Name Pointer
- RP Responsible Person
- RRSIG Signature for a RRSET
- SOA Start Of Authority
- SRV Servers
- TKEY Shared Secret Key
- TSIG Transactional Signature
- TXT Freeform text
For all other resource records an UnknownRecord is used.