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id: "ds-record"
kind: "glossary-term"
title: "DS record"
language: "en"
category: "DNS and technical foundations"
updated: "2026-10-04T14:01:23Z"
canonical: "https://tldlog.com/glossary/ds-record/"
translations:
  es: "https://tldlog.com/es/glosario/registro-ds/"
  de: "https://tldlog.com/de/glossar/ds-record/"
  fr: "https://tldlog.com/fr/glossaire/enregistrement-ds/"
  it: "https://tldlog.com/it/glossario/record-ds/"
  pt-BR: "https://tldlog.com/pt/glossario/registro-ds/"
  ru: "https://tldlog.com/ru/glossariy/zapis-ds/"
  zh-Hans: "https://tldlog.com/zh/cihui/ds-jilu/"
---

# DS record

Delegation Signer

A DNS record placed in the parent zone, such as the registry's zone for a TLD, that holds a fingerprint of the child domain's DNSSEC key. It connects the domain to the chain of trust. The owner normally submits it through the registrar when turning on DNSSEC.

## related terms

- [DNSSEC](https://tldlog.com/glossary/dnssec/)
- [DNSKEY record](https://tldlog.com/glossary/dnskey-record/)
- [chain of trust](https://tldlog.com/glossary/chain-of-trust/)
- [CDS and CDNSKEY](https://tldlog.com/glossary/cds-cdnskey/)
- [KSK](https://tldlog.com/glossary/ksk/)