DNS overview
SiteLock DNS is a global platform for domain name system management and fast DNS resolution with features like smart routing, load balancing and failover, DDoS protection, DNSSEC, and IPv6 support. You can retrieve and manage the DNS settings through the API to update records and speed up DNS propagation.
| Smart routing, load balancing, and DNSSEC key rotation are only available for users of Premium DNS. Users of Standard DNS are offered DNSSEC without the key rotation capability. |
If you’d like to have vanity nameservers that reflect your organization, work with your account manager to set up custom nameservers.
The API endpoint is:
https://api.sitelock.com/v1/partnerRetrieving DNS settings
The getDomainDNSInfo method retrieves all DNS information that SiteLock holds for a given site. This includes provisioning status, configuration status, nameservers, and all DNS records.
Managing DNS records
The manageDomainDNS method adds, updates, and deletes DNS records for a given site.
If you’re setting nameservers for your users after provisioning the add-on, you may want to skip the configuration step in the user dashboard. The status of the DNS service can be configured using the API or by the end user within the SiteLock Dashboard DNS Configuration Wizard.
The action element in the call determines what kind of task will be performed, whether adding a DNS record, updating or deleting it, or changing the status of the DNS service.
You can import or export a domain’s DNS records in the BIND zone file format.
Enabling DNSSEC
DNSSEC creates a secure domain name system and brings an additional layer of trust to DNS resolution by adding cryptographic signatures to existing DNS records. Cryptographically signed DNS records help verify that a requested DNS record comes from its authoritative nameserver and wasn’t altered in transit. See DNSSEC for more information.
Changing the DNS tier
When you move from Standard DNS to Premium DNS or vice versa, SiteLock migrates all DNS records for the domain from the original subscription to the new subscription. Any DNS record changes after the subscription change is initiated will only take place on the new subscription. You’ll have 7 days to update the nameservers for the domain.