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How to create a CAA record on Google Cloud DNS for Entrust Email Validation Method

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How to create a CAA record on Google Cloud DNS for Entrust Email Validation ?

Requirements :

  1. Google Cloud account ready and activated.
  2. Your own fully functional FQDN

Step by step to add a CAA record on Google Cloud DNS:

1. Login to your Google Cloud

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2. On the Google Cloud Platform, go to Network Services and then select Cloud DNS to open the Cloud DNS administration page.

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3. The Google Cloud DNS configuration site will be opened. You will see your current zone record inside this page. For example below is entrustzonelab.

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4. Click on your Zone name, the detail settings information for your zone record will be opened.

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5. Click on Add Record Set. Type the below entries to the record:

DNS Name : Your domain name. Example: .entrustzonelab.com.
Resource Record Type : CAA
Certificate Authority Authorization: 0 contactemail “your email address”
Example : 0 contactemail “[email protected]

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Click on Create button to save the entry and at this point your CAA record has been created inside your zone file.

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