So lets assume I’m using ns1.digitalocean.com, ns2.digitalocean.com, and ns3.digitalocean.com as my nameserves for example.com. Now how do I enable DNSSEC for example.com, assuming this is even supported with these nameserves?
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The fact that Digital Ocean name servers don’t support DNSSEC can be a major issue. Some registrars will enable DNSSEC by default, and if you use Digital Ocean name servers you’ll get inconsistent resolving results, such as Google public DNS and many other resolvers not being able to lookup records for your domain. Beware before you use DO name servers in production!!
Unfortunately DigitalOcean’s nameservers do not support DNSSEC currently. You can vote for this feature and subscribe to notifications regarding any progress on it on our suggestions board:
If you still want to implement DNSSEC right now, you could use any nameservers that do support it such as Rage4.
Another option would be hosting your own Authoritative DNS Server with DNSSEC support:
Good luck!
Hi @kamaln7, any update on DigitalOcean’s DNSSEC?
Do you guys really planning to support it?
EDIT: Any update on these tutorials:
Thanks!
I am going through the same process as the OP @andreashagen explained in his 7/25/2015 post.
It’s May 2, 2018 … what’s the story on supporting Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC)?
I also see that @yaeykay noted in their 5/15/2016 post links to info about custom configuration details for “How To Setup DNSSEC on…”. Now even that seems dated.
With server-related security being such an important part of both working with DO PaaS tech but is also core to DO as a company, why has DO left the request for DNSSEC support within the Networking > Domains page (DO Cloud Admin) unanswered? This is still a high priority (and rightfully so) now almost 3 YEARS later? What does the DO roadmap look like now?
To those who desire this feature: currently, I would recommend moving to Cloudflare’s nameservers, but there is also a DigitalOcean feature request submission here:
This is a good question!
I came across this because I just subscribed to google domains. As soon as I have configured DO nameservers I also have the option to configure DNSSEC.
The site states the following:
Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) protect your domain from attacks such as DNS cache poison attacks and DNS spoofing. Your DNS provider can provide you with the values you need to activate DNSSEC.
Does DO provides such values that I can use to active DNSSEC?
Hello,
I’m also interested on how to enable DNSSEC on my domains. I left a hosting solution/registrar that allowed me to enable DNSSEC in a single click and I would like to know if DO could provide such thing or a guide to do it.
Thanks!
Features like this should be added on DigitalOcean. +1