DNS-Records (EN)

Concept

Entries in a DNS zone that store specific information about a domain

Architecture

flowchart LR   A[Client] --> B[DNS-Resolver]   B --> C[Root-Server]   C --> D[TLD-Server]   D --> E[Authoritative-Server]   E --> F[DNS-Records]      subgraph DNS-Records     G[A-Record]     H[AAAA-Record]     I[MX-Record]     J[PTR-Record]     K[CNAME-Record]   end

In Context

  • Typically used together with domain registration and web hosting
  • Related to: DNS-Zone, Domain Name System, TTL
  • Example use: Configuration of example.com with A-Record for web server and MX-Record for mail server
Quelle: AI Generated