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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.

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