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HSCN domain naming standards and policies

Date Published:
10 June 2024

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Management

This guide describes the standards and policies relating to the HSCN Domain Name System (DNS) Service. It describes mandatory and prohibited zone and record configurations. It applies equally to all users of the HSCN DNS Service.

There are additional pages containing guidance and a schedule of reporting and confirmation activities.

Last edited: 10 June 2024 4:31 pm

Chapters

  1. HSCN domain naming standards and policies
  2. Management
  3. Domain and record naming
  4. Hierarchy
  5. Records in the apex domains
  6. Sub-domain of the apex domains
  7. Records in a sub-domain
  8. Off-infrastructure delegation of sub-domains
  9. Records with an off-infrastructure target
  10. Reverse-lookup zone (ARPA zone)
  11. PTR records in a reverse-lookup zone