AAAA Record Format
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The AAAA record is defined in RFC 3596. The RDATA section is composed of one element:
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
| address | A 128-bit Internet address representing an IPv6 address |
The canonical representation is:
AAAA <address>
where <address> is an IPv6 address and looks like 2001:db8::1.
For a broader explanation of what AAAA records are and how they work, see What Is an AAAA Record?
In DNSimple, the AAAA record is represented by the following customizable elements:
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | The host name for the record, without the domain name. This is generally referred to as a “subdomain”. We automatically append the domain name. Leave it blank for the root domain. |
| TTL (Refresh Rate) | The time-to-live in seconds. This is the amount of time the record is allowed to be cached by a resolver. |
| IPv6 Address | The IPv6 address the AAAA record points to. |
Formatting
Because the same IPv6 address can be written in different ways, DNSimple stores it in compressed form, as described in RFC 5952, Section 4.
Some examples:
- If you provide the IPv6 address
2001:0000:0000:00FE:0000:0000:0000:CDEF, we will store it as2001:0:0:fe::cdef. - If you provide the IPv6 address
2001:0db8::0001:0000, we will store it as2001:db8::1:0. - If you provide the IPv6 address
2001:db8:0:0:0:0:2:1, we will store it as2001:db8::2:1. - If you provide the IPv6 address
::ffff:c000:0280, we will store it as::ffff:192.0.2.128.
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