DNS Records Flashcards

1
Q

A record

A

Domain name to IPv4 address

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2
Q

AAAA record

A

Domain name to IPv6 address

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3
Q

CNAME record

A

Cannonical name (points to master or subdomain)

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4
Q

MX record

A

Mail Exchange (points to domain mail server)

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5
Q

SOA record

A

State of Authority (shares important information about domain or zone)

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6
Q

PTR record

A

Correlate IP address to domain name

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7
Q

TXT record

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Add text entry to DNS

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