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title: DNSSEC · Cloudflare Learning Paths
description: DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC) adds an extra layer of authentication to DNS, ensuring requests are not routed to a spoofed domain.
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DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC) adds an extra layer of authentication to DNS, ensuring requests are not routed to a spoofed domain.

For additional background on DNSSEC, visit the [Cloudflare Learning Center](https://www.cloudflare.com/learning/dns/dns-security/).

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## Setup

Your DNSSEC setup can be different depending on where you registered your domain name:

### Cloudflare Registrar

Cloudflare Registrar offers one-click DNSSEC activation for free to all customers:

1. Log in to the [Cloudflare dashboard](https://dash.cloudflare.com/login), and select your account.
2. Select **Domain Registration** > **Manage Domains**.
3. Find the domain that you want to activate DNSSEC and select **Manage**.
4. Select **Configuration** > **Enable DNSSEC**. If DNSSEC was previously activated, select **Disable DNSSEC** to disable it.

Cloudflare publishes delegation signer (DS) records in the form of [CDS and CDNSKEY records](https://www.cloudflare.com/dns/dnssec/how-dnssec-works/) for a domain delegated to Cloudflare. Cloudflare Registrar scans those records at regular intervals, gathers those details and sends them to your domain's registry.

This process can take one to two days after you first enable DNSSEC.

### Other registrars

First, activate DNSSEC in the Cloudflare dashboard:

1. Log in to the [Cloudflare dashboard](https://dash.cloudflare.com) and select your account and domain.
2. Go to **DNS** > **Settings**.
3. For **DNSSEC**, click **Enable DNSSEC**.
4. In the dialog, you have access to several necessary values to help you create a **DS** record at your registrar. Once you close the dialog, you can access this information by clicking **DS record** on the **DNSSEC** card.

Add the **DS** record to your registrar. If Algorithm 13 - Cloudflare's preferred cipher choice - is not listed by your registrar, it may also be called *ECDSA Curve P-256 with SHA-256*.

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## Verify DNSSEC

When DNSSEC has been successfully applied to your domain, Cloudflare shows you a confirmed status. Go to [**DNS** > **Settings**](https://dash.cloudflare.com/?to=/:account/:zone/dns/settings) in the Cloudflare dashboard, and scroll down to **DNSSEC**.

You can also confirm this by reviewing the [WHOIS information](https://lookup.icann.org/) for your domain. Domains with DNSSEC will read `signedDelegation` in the DNSSEC field.
