Domain Tools

The "Domain Tools" section of the toolbar gives you access to various practical modules and tools for your domain names.

WHOIS

The Whois tool allows you to perform a Whois search for your domain names.

You can enter one or more domains for which you want to launch a query.

DIG (DNS Query)

The DIG tool (DNS query) allows you to perform a DIG query or launch a DNS resolution:

1. Enter the domain name (mandatory).
2. Indicate a NS server name in the "Nameserver" field (optional).
3. Choose the type of query to perform - record type (optional).
4. Launch the query by clicking the DIG button.

You can analyse the results of your query.

The DIG command (DNS query) is used to collect DNS information. DIG stands for Domain Information Groper and collects data on domain names, their DNS records, and domain name servers. The Dig command is particularly useful for troubleshooting DNS issues but is also used to perform all kinds of DNS resolutions (A, AAAA, TXT, CNAME, NS, etc).

Trace:
This function will trace the DNS delegation of a domain name from the Internet root DNS servers to the authoritative DNS servers for the domain. This can be useful to know if a domain is correctly delegated.

Just like a DNS server resolving a domain name, this function will select the DNS servers in a random order (with several choices). Therefore, results may vary if you perform the same query multiple times and different DNS servers have different data for the domain name. For example, if a domain name record has just been updated and the new delegation has not yet propagated and reached all parent-level DNS servers.

DNS Server Verification

The DNS Server Verification tool allows you to check the proper functioning of your name servers (NS).

1. Enter the domain name (mandatory)
2. And the name servers (NS) associated with this domain that you want to verify (optional)
3. Then click the Check button to start the verification.

IANA Root Zone Database

This IANA tool is a link that redirects to the IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority) website.

The root zone database represents the delegation details of top-level domains, including gTLDs such as .com and country code TLDs (ccTLDs) such as .uk. As the manager of the DNS root zone, IANA is responsible for coordinating these delegations according to their policies and procedures.

Much of this data is also available via the WHOIS protocol at whois.iana.org.

IDN/Punycode Conversion

This IDN tool converts domain names from Unicode to Punycode or vice versa.

1. Enter one or more domain names
2. Click the Convert button

Names can be separated by spaces, commas, semicolons, or entered on multiple lines (one name per line).

DNS Server - Glue Records

This DNS tool allows you to create and manage your Glue Records.

You can easily create or modify NS Glue Records. After publication, changes take effect almost immediately.

Important: To manage Glue Records, the parent domain must be registered and managed at the DNS level with SafeBrands™.

Create and configure new Glue Records

1. Hover over the "Domain Tools" section with a key-shaped icon.
2. Click on "DNS Server - Glue Records".
3. Click on "Register a new name server".
4. Enter the name server details: hostname and IP address.
5. To finish, click on "Register the name server".

Update existing Glue Records

1. Hover over the "Domain Tools" section with a key-shaped icon.
2. Select "DNS Server - Glue Records".
3. Find the DNS Server / Glue Record you want to modify.
4. Click on the burger menu (3 horizontal bars) corresponding to the Name Server (or right-click), and click "Edit".
5. Update the IP address as required.
6. Finally, click on "Modify this DNS Server".

DNS Zone Import

The zone import tool allows you to import zone files individually or in batches.

There are three options to import your zone file:

1. Manual import via Text Entry
2. Import via Zone File upload
3. Import via AXFR zone transfer
4. Import via TSIG zone transfer

Learn more about this tool and DNS zone import.

DS Records

This DS Records tool allows you to create and manage your DS records from DNSKEY information for enabling DNSSEC.

A Delegation Signer (DS) record is used by DNSSEC to allow the transfer of trust from a parent zone to a child zone. The DS record contains a cryptographic hash of a DNSKEY record.

It provides information about a signed zone file. Enabling DNSSEC for your domain name requires this information to complete the configuration of your signed domain.

The information included in a DS record varies depending on the domain name extension.