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RRSIG lookup

Find all DNSSEC resource record signatures for a domain name with this online DNS RRSIG checker. For example, try cloudflare.com or archive.org to view their RRSIG records.

How to lookup RRSIG records

RRSIG records can be configured by the owner of a domain name. They are used to store information in the DNS, which can be looked up by anyone. Each record type has a different purpose.

RRSIG records are configured in DNS. But how can you look up these RRSIG records? That depends on the operating system you are using. Windows, Linux and Mac all have a different way of finding RRSIG records. The sections below contain instructions for each operating system.

Example output of a RRSIG lookup query

How to lookup RRSIG records on Windows

The RRSIG record type cannot be looked up in Windows. Neither nslookup, nor Powershell's Resolve-DnsName has support for it. You can either install WSL and follow the Linux instructions below, or use an online RRSIG lookup tool like the one on the top of this page.

How to lookup RRSIG records on Mac OS

To check the RRSIG records for a certain domain name on a Mac, follow these steps:

  1. Open a terminal by entering [command] + [space] → 'terminal.app' → [enter].Open a terminal on a Mac
  2. Type dig example.com rrsig and hit [enter] to get the RRSIG records for example.com.RRSIG lookup on a Mac
  3. The RRSIG records are listed below the ANSWER SECTION heading.

How to lookup RRSIG records on Linux

To check the RRSIG records for a certain domain name on Linux, follow these steps:

  1. Open a terminal by entering [Super] → 'terminal' → [enter].Open a terminal in Linux
  2. Type dig example.com rrsig and hit [enter] to get the RRSIG records for example.com.RRSIG lookup in Linux
  3. The RRSIG records are listed below the ANSWER SECTION heading.

How to find RRSIG records

To check the RRSIG records of a domain, follow these steps:

  1. Open the RRSIG lookup tool.Open the RRSIG lookup tool
  2. Enter the domain name and hit [enter].Example DNS RRSIG records
  3. The tool will query the RRSIG records and shown them at the top of the page.

How to lookup other record types

There are other types of DNS records then just RRSIG. The most commonly used DNS record types are A, AAAA, CNAME, NS, TXT, MX and SOA. If you'd like to look up all records of these record types, you can do so with nslookup. Click any of the record types below to find DNS records for that specific record type.