DNS Record Types

Question 1

AAAA

Answer 1

Associated the name with an IP address (IPv6)

Question 2

A

Answer 2

Records for IPv4 addresses.

Question 3

Canonical Name (CNAME)

Answer 3

When you want to associate several different names with an existing device.

Question 4

Service Record (SRV)

Answer 4

Help find services on your network.

Question 5

Mail Exchange Record (MX)

Answer 5

Determines the host name for the mail server. This allows third parties to locate your local mail servers.

Question 6

Name Server Records (NS)

Answer 6

Contain configuration details for additional name servers on the domain.

Question 7

Pointer Records (PTR)

Answer 7

The reverse of an A or AAAA record. This is where we provide the IP address to the DNS server.

Question 8

Text Records (TXT)

Answer 8

Human readable information that can contain SPF protocol information (Sender Policy Framework). This is a type of TXT record that can help prevent someone from spoofing your domain name.

TXT records are also used to add DKIM (Domain Keys Identified Mail) which allows your mail servers to digitally sign your outgoing email.