record:nsec3 : DNS NSEC3 record object.

When a name server receives a request for a domain name that does not exist in a zone, the name server sends an authenticated negative response in the form of an NSEC or NSEC3 RR. NSEC and NSEC3 records contain the next secure domain name in a zone and list the RR types present at the NSEC or NSEC3 RR’s owner name. The difference between an NSEC and NSEC3 RRs is that the owner name in an NSEC3 RR is a cryptographic hash of the original owner name prepended to the name of the zone. NSEC3 RRs protect against zone enumeration.

NSEC3 resource record is desribed in RFC 5155.

NSEC3 records are automatically generated during signing of the corresponding zone.

The name part of a DNS NSEC3 object reference has the following components:

  • The name of the record.
  • The name of the view.

Example: record:nsec3/ZG5zLmJpsaG9zdA:us.example.com/default.external

Object Reference

References to record:nsec3 are object references.

Restrictions

The object does not support the following operations:

  • Create (insert)
  • Delete
  • Modify (update)
  • Global search (searches via the search object)
  • Scheduling

The object cannot be managed on Cloud Platform members.

Fields

These fields are actual members of the object; thus, they can be requested by using _return_fields, if the fields are readable.

The basic version of the object contains the field(s): name, view.

algorithm

algorithm

The hash algorithm that was used.

Type

String.

Valid values are:
  • DSA
  • ECDSAP256SHA256
  • ECDSAP384SHA384
  • NSEC3DSA
  • NSEC3RSASHA1
  • RSAMD5
  • RSASHA1
  • RSASHA256
  • RSASHA512

Search

The field is available for search via

  • ‘=’ (exact equality)

Notes

The algorithm cannot be updated.

algorithm cannot be written.

cloud_info

cloud_info

Structure containing all cloud API related information for this object.

Type

A/An Cloud Information struct.

Search

The field is not available for search.

Notes

The cloud_info cannot be updated.

cloud_info cannot be written.

creation_time

creation_time

The creation time of the record.

Type

Timestamp.

Search

The field is not available for search.

Notes

The creation_time cannot be updated.

creation_time cannot be written.

creator

creator

Creator of the record.

Type

String.

Valid values are:
  • DYNAMIC
  • STATIC
  • SYSTEM

Search

The field is available for search via

  • ‘=’ (exact equality)

Notes

The creator cannot be updated.

creator cannot be written.

dns_name

dns_name

Name for an NSEC3 record in punycode format.

Type

String.

Values with leading or trailing white space are not valid for this field.

Search

The field is not available for search.

Notes

The dns_name cannot be updated.

dns_name cannot be written.

flags

flags

The set of 8 one-bit flags, of which only one flag, the Opt-Out flag, is defined by RFC 5155. The Opt-Out flag indicates whether the NSEC3 record covers unsigned delegations.

Type

Unsigned integer.

Search

The field is available for search via

  • ‘=’ (exact equality)
  • ‘<=’ (less than search)
  • ‘>=’ (greater than search)

Notes

The flags cannot be updated.

flags cannot be written.

iterations

iterations

The number of times the hash function was performed.

Type

Unsigned integer.

Search

The field is available for search via

  • ‘=’ (exact equality)
  • ‘<=’ (less than search)
  • ‘>=’ (greater than search)

Notes

The iterations cannot be updated.

iterations cannot be written.

last_queried

last_queried

The time of the last DNS query in Epoch seconds format.

Type

Timestamp.

Search

The field is not available for search.

Notes

The last_queried cannot be updated.

last_queried cannot be written.

name

name

The name of the NSEC3 record in FQDN format.

Type

String.

Search

The field is available for search via

  • ‘:=’ (case insensitive search)
  • ‘=’ (exact equality)
  • ‘~=’ (regular expression)

Notes

The name is part of the base object.

The name cannot be updated.

name cannot be written.

next_owner_name

next_owner_name

The hashed next owner name that has authoritative data or that contains a delegation point NS record.

Type

String.

Search

The field is not available for search.

Notes

The next_owner_name cannot be updated.

next_owner_name cannot be written.

rrset_types

rrset_types

The RRSet types that exist at the original owner name of the NSEC3 RR.

Type

String array.

Search

The field is not available for search.

Notes

The rrset_types cannot be updated.

rrset_types cannot be written.

salt

salt

A series of case-insensitive hexadecimal digits. It is appended to the original owner name as protection against pre-calculated dictionary attacks. A new salt value is generated when ZSK rolls over. You can control the period of the rollover. For random salt values, the selected length is between one and 15 octets.

Type

String.

Search

The field is not available for search.

Notes

The salt cannot be updated.

salt cannot be written.

ttl

ttl

The Time To Live (TTL) value for the record. A 32-bit unsigned integer that represents the duration, in seconds, for which the record is valid (cached). Zero indicates that the record should not be cached.

Type

Unsigned integer.

Search

The field is not available for search.

Notes

ttl is associated with the field use_ttl (see use flag).

The ttl cannot be updated.

ttl cannot be written.

use_ttl

use_ttl

Use flag for: ttl

Type

Bool.

Search

The field is not available for search.

Notes

The use_ttl cannot be updated.

use_ttl cannot be written.

view

view

The name of the DNS View in which the record resides. Example: “external”.

Type

String.

Values with leading or trailing white space are not valid for this field.

Search

The field is available for search via

  • ‘=’ (exact equality)

Notes

The view is part of the base object.

The view cannot be updated.

view cannot be written.

zone

zone

The name of the zone in which the record resides. Example: “zone.com”. If a view is not specified when searching by zone, the default view is used.

Type

String.

Values with leading or trailing white space are not valid for this field.

Search

The field is available for search via

  • ‘=’ (exact equality)

Notes

The zone cannot be updated.

zone cannot be written.

Fields List

Field Type Req R/O Base Search
algorithm String N Y N =
cloud_info struct N Y N N/A
creation_time Timestamp N Y N N/A
creator String N Y N =
dns_name String N Y N N/A
flags Unsigned int N Y N < = >
iterations Unsigned int N Y N < = >
last_queried Timestamp N Y N N/A
name String N Y Y : = ~
next_owner_name String N Y N N/A
rrset_types [String] N Y N N/A
salt String N Y N N/A
ttl Unsigned int N Y N N/A
use_ttl Bool N Y N N/A
view String N Y Y =
zone String N Y N =