Package org.xbill.DNS

Interface Summary

Interface	Description
PacketLogger	Custom logger that can log all packets that were sent or received.
Resolver	Interface describing a resolver.
ResolverListener	Deprecated Use Resolver.sendAsync(Message)
ZoneTransferIn.ZoneTransferHandler	Handles a Zone Transfer.

Class Summary

Class	Description
A6Record	A6 Record - maps a domain name to an IPv6 address (historic)
AAAARecord	IPv6 Address Record - maps a domain name to an IPv6 address
Address	Routines dealing with IP addresses.
AFSDBRecord	AFS Data Base Record - maps a domain name to the name of an AFS cell database server.
APLRecord	APL - Address Prefix List.
APLRecord.Element
ARecord	Address Record - maps a domain name to an Internet address
CAARecord	Certification Authority Authorization
CAARecord.Flags
Cache	A cache of DNS records.
CDNSKEYRecord	Child DNSKEY record as specified in RFC 8078.
CDSRecord	Child Delegation Signer record as specified in RFC 8078.
CERTRecord	Certificate Record - Stores a certificate associated with a name.
CERTRecord.CertificateType	Certificate type identifiers.
ClientSubnetOption	The Client Subnet EDNS Option, defined in	CNAMERecord	CNAME Record - maps an alias to its real name
Compression	DNS Name Compression object.
CookieOption	Cookie EDNS0 Option, as defined in https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7873
Credibility	Constants relating to the credibility of cached data, which is based on the data's source.
DClass	Constants and functions relating to DNS classes.
DHCIDRecord	DHCID - Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) ID (RFC 4701)
DLVRecord	DLV - contains a Delegation Lookaside Validation record, which acts as the equivalent of a DS record in a lookaside zone.
DNAMERecord	DNAME Record - maps a nonterminal alias (subtree) to a different domain
DNSInput	An class for parsing DNS messages.
DNSKEYRecord	Key - contains a cryptographic public key for use by DNS.
DNSKEYRecord.Flags
DNSKEYRecord.Protocol
DNSOutput	A class for rendering DNS messages.
DNSSEC	Constants and methods relating to DNSSEC.
DNSSEC.Algorithm
DnssecAlgorithmOption	The EDNS0 Option for Signaling Cryptographic Algorithm Understanding in DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC), RFC 6975.
DohResolver	Proof-of-concept DNS over HTTP (DoH) resolver.
DSRecord	DS - contains a Delegation Signer record, which acts as a placeholder for KEY records in the parent zone.
DSRecord.Digest
EDNSOption	DNS extension options, as described in RFC 6891.
EDNSOption.Code
ExtendedErrorCodeOption	EDNS option to provide additional information about the cause of DNS errors (RFC 8914).
ExtendedFlags	Constants and functions relating to EDNS flags.
ExtendedResolver	An implementation of Resolver that can send queries to multiple servers, sending the queries multiple times if necessary.
Flags	Constants and functions relating to flags in the DNS header.
Generator	A representation of a $GENERATE statement in a master file.
GenericEDNSOption	An EDNSOption with no internal structure.
GPOSRecord	Geographical Location - describes the physical location of a host.
Header	A DNS message header
HINFORecord	Host Information - describes the CPU and OS of a host
HIPRecord	Host Identity Protocol (HIP) Record as defined in RFC 8005.
HTTPSRecord	HTTPS Service Location and Parameter Binding Record
IPSECKEYRecord	IPsec Keying Material (RFC 4025)
IPSECKEYRecord.Algorithm	Algorithm types for IPSECKEY RRs as defined in IPSECKEY Resource Record Parameters.
IPSECKEYRecord.Gateway	Gateway types for IPSECKEY RRs as defined in IPSECKEY Resource Record Parameters.
ISDNRecord	ISDN - identifies the ISDN number and subaddress associated with a name.
KEYRecord	Key - contains a cryptographic public key.
KEYRecord.Flags	KEY flags identifiers.
KEYRecord.Protocol	KEY protocol identifiers.
KXRecord	Key Exchange - delegation of authority
LOCRecord	Location - describes the physical location of hosts, networks, subnets.
Lookup	The Lookup object issues queries to caching DNS servers.
Master	A DNS master file parser.
MBRecord	Mailbox Record - specifies a host containing a mailbox.
MDRecord	Mail Destination Record - specifies a mail agent which delivers mail for a domain (obsolete)
Message	A DNS Message.
MFRecord	Mail Forwarder Record - specifies a mail agent which forwards mail for a domain (obsolete)
MGRecord	Mail Group Record - specifies a mailbox which is a member of a mail group.
MINFORecord	Mailbox information Record - lists the address responsible for a mailing list/mailbox and the address to receive error messages relating to the mailing list/mailbox.
MRRecord	Mailbox Rename Record - specifies a rename of a mailbox.
MXRecord	Mail Exchange - specifies where mail to a domain is sent
Name	A representation of a domain name.
NAPTRRecord	Name Authority Pointer Record - specifies rewrite rule, that when applied to an existing string will produce a new domain.
NioClient	Manages the network I/O for the SimpleResolver.
NSAP_PTRRecord	NSAP Pointer Record - maps a domain name representing an NSAP Address to a hostname.
NSAPRecord	NSAP Address Record.
NSEC3PARAMRecord	Next SECure name 3 Parameters - this record contains the parameters (hash algorithm, salt, iterations) used for a valid, complete NSEC3 chain present in a zone.
NSEC3Record	Next SECure name 3 - this record contains the next hashed name in an ordered list of hashed names in the zone, and a set of types for which records exist for this name.
NSEC3Record.Digest
NSEC3Record.Flags
NSECRecord	Next SECure name - this record contains the following name in an ordered list of names in the zone, and a set of types for which records exist for this name.
NSIDOption	The Name Server Identifier Option
NSRecord	Name Server Record - contains the name server serving the named zone
NULLRecord	The NULL Record.
NXTRecord	Next name - this record contains the following name in an ordered list of names in the zone, and a set of types for which records exist for this name.
Opcode	Constants and functions relating to DNS opcodes
OPENPGPKEYRecord	OPENPGPKEY Record - Stores an OpenPGP certificate associated with a name.
Options	Boolean options: BINDTTL - Print TTLs in BIND format multiline - Print records in multiline format noPrintIN - Don't print the class of a record if it's IN Valued options: tsigfudge=n - Sets the default TSIG fudge value (in seconds) sig0validity=n - Sets the default SIG(0) validity period (in seconds)
OPTRecord	Options - describes Extended DNS (EDNS) properties of a Message.
PTRRecord	Pointer Record - maps a domain name representing an Internet Address to a hostname.
PXRecord	X.400 mail mapping record.
Rcode	Constants and functions relating to DNS rcodes (error values)
Record	A generic DNS resource record.
ResolverConfig	Locates name servers and the search path to be appended to unqualified names.
ReverseMap	A set of functions designed to deal with DNS names used in reverse mappings.
RPRecord	Responsible Person Record - lists the mail address of a responsible person and a domain where TXT records are available.
RRset	A set of Records with the same name, type, and class.
RRSIGRecord	Resource Record Signature - An RRSIG provides the digital signature of an RRset, so that the data can be authenticated by a DNSSEC-capable resolver.
RTRecord	Route Through Record - lists a route preference and intermediate host.
Section	Constants and functions relating to DNS message sections
Serial	Helper functions for doing serial arithmetic.
SetResponse	The Response from a query to Cache.lookupRecords(Name, int, int) or Zone.findRecords(Name, int).
SIG0	Creates SIG(0) transaction signatures.
SIGRecord	Signature - A SIG provides the digital signature of an RRset, so that the data can be authenticated by a DNSSEC-capable resolver.
SimpleResolver	An implementation of Resolver that sends one query to one server.
SMIMEARecord	S/MIME cert association
SOARecord	Start of Authority - describes properties of a zone.
SPFRecord	Sender Policy Framework (discontinued in RFC 7208)
SRVRecord	Server Selection Record - finds hosts running services in a domain.
SSHFPRecord	SSH Fingerprint - stores the fingerprint of an SSH host key.
SSHFPRecord.Algorithm
SSHFPRecord.Digest
SVCBRecord	Service Location and Parameter Binding Record
TcpKeepaliveOption	TCP Keepalive EDNS0 Option, as defined in https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7828
TKEYRecord	Transaction Key - used to compute and/or securely transport a shared secret to be used with TSIG.
TLSARecord	Transport Layer Security Authentication
TLSARecord.CertificateUsage
TLSARecord.MatchingType
TLSARecord.Selector
Tokenizer	Tokenizer is used to parse DNS records and zones from text format,
Tokenizer.Token
TSIG	Transaction signature handling.
TSIG.StreamVerifier
TSIGRecord	Transaction Signature - this record is automatically generated by the resolver.
TTL	Routines for parsing BIND-style TTL values.
TXTRecord	Text - stores text strings
Type	Constants and functions relating to DNS Types
UNKRecord	A class implementing Records of unknown and/or unimplemented types.
Update	A helper class for constructing dynamic DNS (DDNS) update messages.
URIRecord	Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) DNS Resource Record
WKSRecord	Well Known Services - Lists services offered by this host.
WKSRecord.Protocol	IP protocol identifiers.
WKSRecord.Service
X25Record	X25 - identifies the PSDN (Public Switched Data Network) address in the X.121 numbering plan associated with a name.
Zone	A DNS Zone.
ZoneTransferIn	An incoming DNS Zone Transfer.
ZoneTransferIn.Delta	All changes between two versions of a zone in an IXFR response.

Exception Summary

Exception	Description
DNSSEC.DNSSECException	A DNSSEC exception.
DNSSEC.IncompatibleKeyException	The key data provided is inconsistent.
DNSSEC.KeyMismatchException	A DNSSEC verification failed because fields in the DNSKEY and RRSIG records do not match.
DNSSEC.MalformedKeyException	The cryptographic data in a DNSSEC key is malformed.
DNSSEC.NoSignatureException	No signature was found.
DNSSEC.SignatureExpiredException	A DNSSEC verification failed because the signature has expired.
DNSSEC.SignatureNotYetValidException	A DNSSEC verification failed because the signature has not yet become valid.
DNSSEC.SignatureVerificationException	A DNSSEC verification failed because the cryptographic signature verification failed.
DNSSEC.UnsupportedAlgorithmException	An algorithm is unsupported by this DNSSEC implementation.
InvalidDClassException	An exception thrown when an invalid dclass code is specified.
InvalidTTLException	An exception thrown when an invalid TTL is specified.
InvalidTypeException	An exception thrown when an invalid type code is specified.
NameTooLongException	An exception thrown when a name is longer than the maximum length of a DNS name.
RelativeNameException	An exception thrown when a relative name is passed as an argument to a method requiring an absolute name.
TextParseException	An exception thrown when unable to parse text.
WireParseException	An exception thrown when a DNS message is invalid.
ZoneTransferException	An exception thrown when a zone transfer fails.