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N10-009 · Question #405
An administrator requests a certificate for the company's domain name. In order to prove ownership of the domain, the certificate authority asks the administrator to create a specific DNS record…
The correct answer is D. TXT. Certificate authorities use a DNS TXT record to verify domain ownership by checking for a specific token you publish in your DNS.
Submitted by olafpl· Mar 6, 2026Network Security
Question
An administrator requests a certificate for the company's domain name. In order to prove ownership of the domain, the certificate authority asks the administrator to create a specific DNS record. Which of the following record types is required?
Options
- ASOA
- BMX
- CNS
- DTXT
How the community answered
(37 responses)- A5% (2)
- B8% (3)
- C3% (1)
- D84% (31)
Explanation
Certificate authorities use a DNS TXT record to verify domain ownership by checking for a specific token you publish in your DNS.
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