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What is DNS? DNS translates domain names to IP addresses and that's why it is often called the "phonebook of the Internet." Adding DNS re...
Mon, 21 Jul, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Adding DNS records for vendors This article requires prior knowledge of DNS record management via the Cloudflare dashboard. To learn more, refer to Cloudfla...
Tue, 25 Feb, 2020 at 11:59 AM
You can bulk import DNS records to a new Cloudflare domain or export a list of DNS records from your existing Cloudflare domain. Steps to import or expo...
Mon, 20 Apr, 2020 at 3:49 PM
When you have grey-clouded DNS records, Cloudflare may warn you that your DNS records might reveal your origin server’s IP address. This is most common ...
Mon, 20 Apr, 2020 at 3:49 PM
You only need to configure Certificate Authority Authorization (CAA) DNS records whenever you're using your own origin web server SSL certificate instea...
Mon, 20 Apr, 2020 at 3:50 PM
What is CAA? A Certificate Authority Authorization (CAA) record allows domain owners to restrict issuance to specified Certificate Authorities (CAs). CAA r...
Mon, 20 Apr, 2020 at 3:51 PM
By utilizing Custom Nameservers, a domain can take advantage of Cloudflare DNS without needing to use the host names of the Nameservers assigned by Cloudfla...
Wed, 23 Jul, 2025 at 3:53 PM
DNSSEC adds an authentication layer to an otherwise insecure DNS infrastructure. It guarantees that visitors are directed to your web server when they type ...
Wed, 23 Jul, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Testing DNSSEC with Dig Dig is a command-line tool to query a nameserver for DNS records. For instance, dig can ask a DNS resolver for the IP address of...
Tue, 25 Feb, 2020 at 1:47 PM
CNAME Flattening allows a CNAME record to be created for the root domain without violating DNS specifications. How CNAME Flattening works Per DNS spec...
Wed, 22 Apr, 2020 at 11:30 AM