A network engineer is reviewing the record presented. Name: big-email._domainkey.mywebsite.com Data: v=DKIM1; k=rsa; p= REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_PUBLIC_KEY Which type of DNS record would contain the record…

The correct answer is A. TXT. DKIM public keys are published in the DNS using TXT records as specified by RFC 6376. The recipient’s mail server uses the selector and domain to look up this TXT record and retrieve the public key for signature verification.

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Question

A network engineer is reviewing the record presented. Name: big-email._domainkey.mywebsite.com Data: v=DKIM1; k=rsa; p= REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_PUBLIC_KEY Which type of DNS record would contain the record as per the DKIM public key RFC 6376?

Options

ATXT
BPTR
CMX
DSRV

How the community answered

(38 responses)

A
87% (33)
B
8% (3)
C
3% (1)
D
3% (1)

Explanation

DKIM public keys are published in the DNS using TXT records as specified by RFC 6376. The recipient’s mail server uses the selector and domain to look up this TXT record and retrieve the public key for signature verification.

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#DKIM#DNS records#Email authentication#TXT record

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