DO bit
The DNSSEC OK bit in the EDNS OPT record indicates that a requester can receive DNSSEC-related records in the response. It does not by itself request or prove validation.
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EDNS Client Subnet, an EDNS option that lets a resolver include part of a client's network prefix in an upstream query so an authoritative service can tailor the answer geographically. It can improve content localization but reduces privacy and cache efficiency.
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Extended DNS Error, an EDNS option that adds a more specific reason to a DNS response, such as blocked, stale answer, DNSSEC bogus, or network error. The normal RCODE remains present.
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An EDNS option by which a requester asks the server to return an implementation-defined identifier for the responding instance. It is useful when many servers share an anycast or load-balanced address.
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The abbreviation for Name Server Identifier, an EDNS option used to identify the responding server instance behind a shared service address.
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A pseudo-resource-record used to carry EDNS metadata in the additional section of a DNS message. Its class field advertises UDP payload size, while TTL bits carry extended RCODE, version, and flags.
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