DNSSEC validation
The check a resolver The DNS server that looks up domain names on behalf of users. Full definition of resolver makes to confirm that a DNS Domain Name System The internet's directory that links domain names to computer addresses. Full definition of DNS answer carries a correct RRSIG Resource Record Signature The DNS record that carries a DNSSEC signature for a set of records. Full definition of RRSIG linking back to a key it already trusts. If the check fails, the resolver returns an error instead of the answer. A domain with broken DNSSEC Domain Name System Security Extensions Digital signatures that prove DNS answers are genuine and unchanged. Full definition of DNSSEC settings therefore disappears for users of such resolvers.
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