a well known service description
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Purpose
a well known service description
WKS is one of the DNS resource record (RR) types defined by RFC 1035.
Related record types
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Used for DNS resolution and zone configuration.
In the DNS management panel of your registrar or DNS provider (for example Cloudflare or Route53).
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Updated 2026-08-18
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