Package org.xbill.DNS

Interface Summary

Resolver	Interface describing a resolver.
ResolverListener	An interface to the asynchronous resolver.
Verifier	An interface to a DNSSEC Verifier.

Class Summary

A6Record	A6 Record - maps a domain name to an IPv6 address (experimental)
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
Cache	A cache of DNS records.
CERTRecord	Certificate Record - Stores a certificate associated with a name.
CERTRecord.CertificateType
CNAMERecord	CNAME Record - maps an alias to its real name
Compression	DNS Name Compression object.
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.
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 functions relating to DNSSEC (algorithm constants).
DNSSEC.Algorithm
DSRecord	DS - contains a Delegation Signer record, which acts as a placeholder for KEY records in the parent zone.
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.
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
IPSECKEYRecord	IPsec Keying Material (RFC 4025)
IPSECKEYRecord.Algorithm
IPSECKEYRecord.Gateway
ISDNRecord	ISDN - identifies the ISDN number and subaddress associated with a name.
KEYRecord	Key - contains a cryptographic public key.
KEYRecord.Flags
KEYRecord.Protocol
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.
NSAP_PTRRecord	NSAP Pointer Record - maps a domain name representing an NSAP Address to a hostname.
NSAPRecord	NSAP Address Record.
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.
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
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 verbose - Turn on general debugging statements verbosemsg - Print all messages sent or received by SimpleResolver verbosecompression - Print messages related to name compression verbosesec - Print messages related to signature verification verbosecache - Print messages related to cache lookups 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.
OPTRecord.Option
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	A class that tries to locate name servers and the search path to be appended to unqualified names.
ReverseMap	A set 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	Recource 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() or Zone.findRecords()
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.
SOARecord	Start of Authority - describes properties of a zone.
SPFRecord	Sender Policy Framework (RFC 4408, experimental)
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
TKEYRecord	Transaction Key - used to compute and/or securely transport a shared secret to be used with TSIG.
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.
WKSRecord	Well Known Services - Lists services offered by this host.
WKSRecord.Protocol
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

Exception Summary

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.