Adding a Delegation Signer (DS) Record

Description

Adds a Delegation Signer (DS) Record for a Domain Registration Order.

Note

Currently, Expert Web World supports DS Record only for the following domain name extensions:

  • .COM

  • .IN

  • .ME

  • .NET

  • .ORG

Parameters

Name Data Type Required / Optional Description
auth-userid Integer Required Authentication Parameter
api-key String Required Authentication Parameter
order-id Integer Required Order ID associated with the domain name for which you want to add the DS record
attr-name Map[name] Required Mapping key of the details needed to add a DS Record. Refer the description of attr-value.
attr-value Map[value] Required

Mapping value of the details needed to add a DS Record. This together with attr-name shall contain the details.

  • To add a DS Record for a Domain Registration Order:

    • keytag: Contains the tag value of the DNSKEY Resource Record that validates this signature. An integer value in the range 0 to 65536.

    • algorithm: The cryptographic algorithm that is used to generate the signature. An integer value in the range 0 to 255.

    • digesttype: The algorithm type used to construct the Digest. Applicable values are 1, 2 & 3 for .COM / .NET and 1 & 2 for other domain name extensions.

    • digest: An alpha-numeric string generated by applying the Digest Type algorithm to a message. It needs to be a 40-character string for Digest Type value 1 and a 64-character string for Digest Type values 2 and 3.

HTTP Method

POST

Example Test URL Request

https://test.httpapi.com/api/domains/add-dnssec.xml?auth-userid=0&api-key=key&order-id=0&attr-name1=keytag&attr-value1=123&attr-name2=algorithm&attr-value2=3&attr-name3=digesttype&attr-value3=1&attr-name4=digest&attr-value4=49FD46E6C4B45C55D4AC49FD46E6C4B45C55D111

Response

Returns a hash map containing the below details:

  • Domain Name (description)

  • Order ID of the Domain Registration Order (entityid)

  • Action Type (actiontype)

  • Description of the Add DS Record Action (actiontypedesc)

  • Action ID of the Add DS Record Action (eaqid)

  • Add DS Record Action Status (actionstatus)

  • Description of the Add DS Record Action Status (actionstatusdesc)

In case of any errors, a status key with value as ERROR along with an error message will be returned.