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What are CAA records?

Whether the domain publishes CAA records, which name the certificate authorities allowed to issue certificates for it.

Part of the External Security Check. Free during the preview.

What it checks

Whether the domain publishes CAA records, which name the certificate authorities allowed to issue certificates for it.

A pass means: CAA records restrict which certificate authorities may issue certificates.

Possible findings

No CAA records

Severity: LowConfidence: ConfirmedKind: Recommended hardening

What we found

The domain does not publish CAA records.

Why it matters

Without CAA, any public certificate authority may issue certificates for the domain. CAA narrows that to the authorities you actually use, reducing the impact of mis-issuance.

How to fix it

Add a CAA record naming the certificate authorities you use, for example example.com. CAA 0 issue "letsencrypt.org". Check which authorities issue your current certificates first, so renewals keep working.

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