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Security

DNSSEC

Cryptographically signs your DNS records so resolvers can detect tampering. Underused — but increasingly expected for finance, gov, and email.

Authority
IETF
Version
RFC 4033–4035
Jurisdiction
Global
Source
iana.org
Last reviewed
2026-04-28
Last verified
pending

What it is

Domain Name System Security Extensions. A chain of cryptographic signatures from the root zone down to your domain that lets resolvers detect cache poisoning, MITM, and registrar-level hijacks.

Why it matters

DNSSEC + DANE is the only way to fully secure SMTP-in-transit without trusting the public CA system. .gov mandates it; major banks deploy it.

Who it applies to

High-trust domains — gov, finance, healthcare, email at scale.

How WQI scores it

Web Quality Index considers this standard satisfied when the supporting factor passes.

# Factor Status
22 DNSSEC validation planned

0 of 1 supporting factors are currently collected. Sites where the remaining 1 haven't been measured will show as partial or unknown on this standard until the data lands.

Related standards

See also
CAA , MTA-STS , DANE-SMTP

Other references