How to Enable and Disable DNSSEC

Introduction

This article aims to explain how to enable or disable DNSSEC in V2, depending on whether your domain is hosted at PlanetHoster or not. Indeed, the procedure is completely different in both cases.

Note: The PlanetHoster Glossary contains explanations on multiple topics and can be consulted to clarify certain terms.

Prequisites

Enter the following address in your web browser: https://my.planethoster.com.

Procedure For a Domain Hosted at PlanetHoster

If your domain is hosted at PlanetHoster, you must use your hosting panel.

It is accessible as we will see via the V2 domain management interface. You can also decide to do it directly from your hosting panel. Here, we explain the first approach, the second being explained in full in the article Domain Management in the N0C hosting panel knowledge base.

DNSSEC Activation with PlanetHoster Hosting

1. Open the management interface of the domain in question (if necessary, please refer to the article Managing a Domain).
2. Click on the Open DNS Manager button:

3. In the hosting panel, click on Domains -> Domain management :

4. In the Domain Management window, click on the DNSSEC button.
5. In the DNSSEC Keys Management window, click on the Activate button:

6. For more information, please refer to the DNSSEC Keys Management in the Domain Management article (from N0C knowledge base).

Disabling DNSSEC With PlanetHoster Hosting

Please refer to the Disabling DNSSEC paragraph in the Domain Management article (from N0C knowledge base).

Procedure For a Domain Hosted Elsewhere

If your domain is not hosted at PlanetHoster, you must use the Domain Management interface in V2 to enable or disable the DNSSEC.

DNSSEC Activation

1. Open the management interface of the domain in question (if necessary, please refer to the article Managing a Domain).
2. Click on the button Activate DNSSEC :

3. Fill in the Keytag and Digest fields, do not forget to choose the right values in the Algorithm and Digest Type drop-down lists:

4. Click on the Save button.

Disabling DNSSEC

The Delete DNSSEC button is available to disable it (if it was previously activated, of course). Just click on it: