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Our brand new DNS service
HEXONET has recently upgraded its entire DNS service, with the support of our colleagues in the CentralNic Registry DNS team. Old servers have been retired and a brand new, state-of-the-art Anycast network has taken their place. 13 nodes in 5 continents, with hundreds of servers split in 3 separate clouds ensure that your domains resolve fast and securely all over the world. Our average response time has dropped from 131 to 28 milliseconds, a level of performance that most providers can barely dream of.
DNS is a fundamental piece of a domain offering and we believe all customers should have access to a solid and secure DNS infrastructure.
This is why we are retiring our old Premium DNS offering and are making this new DNS service our standard option for all domains registered through HEXONET.
Beginning April 1st, we will no longer charge for any Premium DNS subscription and it will not be possible to activate new Premium DNS subscriptions.
Resellers and Customers will still be able to manage these zones as before through our API and interfaces. Over the coming weeks, we will be removing all references to Premium DNS from our interfaces and making it easier for you to manage all your DNS zones together. During this transition period you might see references to Premium DNS and receive renewal notices for Premium DNS zones, but no charges will be applied.
To learn more about DNS management via the Control Panel, go to DNS in Control Panel.
How to use HEXONET DNS Service
Create new DNS zone
You can create a new DNS zone with the following command
COMMAND = CreateDNSZone DNSZONE = (DNS zone name)
Create new DNS zone for a domain not registered with HEXONET
It is possible to use the HEXONET DNS service to host domains registered with other Registrars (also referred to as "external zones"). This service is currently offered at no charge until the end of 2021. Resellers should, however, be aware that charges will apply starting from January 1st, 2022.
To create an external zone, use the optional flag EXTERNAL=1
COMMAND = CreateDNSZone DNSZONE = (DNS zone name) EXTERNAL = 1
Create new DNS zone for a domain that is about to be transferred HEXONET
It is possible to create a zone in the HEXONET DNS system in preparation for an incoming domain transfer to HEXONET.
To create this type of zone, use the optional flag DOMAINTRANSFER=1
COMMAND = CreateDNSZone DNSZONE = (DNS zone name) DOMAINTRANSFER = 1
Please note that if the domain transfer is not completed within 14 days from the creation of the zone, the zone is automatically deleted from the HEXONET DNS system.
Get a list of all DNS zones
You can query a list of all DNS zone with the following command
COMMAND = QueryDNSZoneList
Get a list of all Premium DNS zones
You can query a list of all Premium DNS zone with the following command
COMMAND = QueryDNSZoneList PROPERTIES = PREMIUMDNS PREMIUMDNSCLASS = *
Get information on a DNS zone
You can query all information regarding a DNS zone with the following command
COMMAND = StatusDNSZone DNSZONE = (DNS zone name)
Add and manage records
You can add and manage records for a DNS zone with the following command
COMMAND = UpdateDNSZone DNSZONE = (DNS zone name) ADDRR0 = (add new record) DELRR0 = (remove record)
Enable DNSSEC
You can enable DNSSEC on DNS zones using the following command
COMMAND = UpdateDNSZone DNSSEC-MODE = AUTO DNSZONE = (DNS zone name)
Once enabled, you must input the DS and KEY records into the respective domain. You can get the DS and KEY record information by executing the following command
[COMMAND] COMMAND = StatusDNSZone DNSZONE = (DNS zone name) EOF [RESPONSE] CODE = 200 DESCRIPTION = Command completed successfully PROPERTY[DNSSEC-DS-SHA-1][0] = 20407 8 1 040772816032dc2a675d7f74725d747e47c45185 PROPERTY[DNSSEC-DS-SHA-256][0] = 20407 8 2 a1dd1c5c5d78cd71477472ec5a3eeeaee65ecbc461b63ecd4630fd44d9492028 PROPERTY[DNSSEC-KEY][0] = 257 3 8 AwEAAbfEdVJVqSuGwU8XEAtUWtODHv2CNPAwDKATFs0V17O2/Qe+vSUPadWNISqhSr7wAVrNxdNbOPxzw/iF8xN84GN3hArecKhX/+Yb6fSsucqkwd8fuloU+jTBAl4dq7LRM5DbqdLrN6MUyq1p2h86lP9pXjEaeTYtZ0i8zeV7IyG4d/q+FTNG+1Daw90YIvyFdek1HnNd9pXRSeYhdB8GyxZAGPPID0NBk5/L/nY3mCTi7ezQ7UsdVuB/W53sjlSgjgfFnxsqanN0XK87liuZ8fSMi84CPRTqoYglIBUVxHtTlZIN7Xg72g5HsNzX3EEQfcvkB4h62CcBKX3AIron3zc= PROPERTY[DNSSEC-KEY-TAG][0] = 20407 PROPERTY[DNSSEC-MODE][0] = AUTO ... EOF
To input the records into the domain, execute the following command
COMMAND = ModifyDomain ADDSECDNS-DS0 = (DNSSEC-DS from StatusDNSZone, you can choose either SHA-1 or SHA-256) ADDSECDNS-KEY0 = (DNSSEC-KEY from StatusDNSZone) DOMAIN = (domain name)
Disable DNSSEC
You can disable DNSSEC on a DNS zone with the following command
COMMAND = UpdateDNSZone DNSSEC-MODE = DISABLED DNSZONE = (DNS zone name)
Zone Commands
HEXONET's DNS service platform was designed to dramatically simplify the management of DNS. More Information
- How to use HEXONET's DNS with your domains
- DNSSEC API Command Extensions
- HEXONET's extended DNS Solutions
