A server administrator needs to add a record to the company's DNS server to verify ownership of a web domain. The administrator has the record's name and value. Which of the following record types…

The correct answer is A. TXT. A TXT (Text) record is used in DNS to store arbitrary text, including information for domain ownership verification (such as those required by SSL certificate authorities, email validation (SPF, DKIM, DMARC), or web domain verification). A (Address) record maps a domain name to…

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A server administrator needs to add a record to the company’s DNS server to verify ownership of a web domain. The administrator has the record's name and value. Which of the following record types should the administrator use to add the record to the DNS server?

Options

ATXT
BA
CPTR
DCNAME

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A
93% (26)
B
4% (1)
D
4% (1)

Explanation

A TXT (Text) record is used in DNS to store arbitrary text, including information for domain ownership verification (such as those required by SSL certificate authorities, email validation (SPF, DKIM, DMARC), or web domain verification). A (Address) record maps a domain name to an IPv4 address. PTR (Pointer) record maps an IP address to a domain name (used in reverse DNS lookups). CNAME (Canonical Name) record creates an alias to another domain name. To verify domain ownership, the administrator should use a TXT record.

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