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Which DNS Registrars allow me to add AAAA glue for my Domain Name Servers?
To be able to be fully IPv6 enabled, and not having to rely on IPv4, one will need to have AAAA glue for your domain and its parents.
IPv6 Glue for the roots is there, and glue for several TLD's already exist.
This page lists which registrars can add AAAA for your own DNS nameservers into the TLD zone, therefor making your domain reachable over IPv6 without a need for IPv4.
For updates and/or experiences, don't hesitate
to forward information to info@sixxs.net.
Thanks to the many people who already did so
for helping keeping this information up to date!
Top Level Domains supporting IPv6 Glue
The following 42 domains are known to be IPv6 glue-enabled: .at  , .au  , .ba  , .be  , .biz, .ca  , .ch  , .cl  , .cn  , .com, .cx  , .cz  , .de  , .dk  , .edu, .es  , .eu  , .fm  , .fr  , .gg  , .gs  , .hu  , .ie  , .in  , .info, .je  , .li  , .lt  , .lu  , .me  , .mobi, .name, .net, .nl  , .no  , .nz  , .org, .se  , .travel, .tw  , .uk  , .us  .
For .hu (Hungary) it is enough to add an AAAA record to the nameserver host. They automagically include the glue in
the .hu zone by scanning for AAAA records for any registered nameserver for domains under .hu.
.nz (New Zealand) has a list of .nz registrars which support IPv6 glue.
DNSSEC
This list also includes a flag if the registrar supports DNSSEC.
For easy recognition the ones not supporting DNSSEC are marked in orange in the DNSSEC column as they do support IPv6.
For a full list of .org registrars supporting DNSSEC see PIR's .org Registrar list.
Registrar List
| Name | Zones | DNSSEC | Notes |
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| 1ago.be | .be , .biz, .com, .eu , .fr , .info, .net, .nl , .org | N | Using their DirectAdmin system |
| 1api GmbH | .be , .biz, .ch , .cn , .com, .de , .eu , .fr , .info, .li , .mobi, .name, .net, .travel, .tw , .uk | Y | Webinterface, API (RRP, XML, SOAP) or Mailrobot |
| Andrews & Arnold (AAISP) | .uk | N | Email support with the glue records, similar to normal updates |
| Baremetal | .ca | N | |
| Blacknight | .biz, .com, .eu , .gg , .ie , .info, .je , .me , .mobi, .net, .org, .uk | N | Email support@blacknight.com and request AAAA glue and they can be added |
| BookMyName.com | .be , .biz, .cn , .com, .eu , .fr , .info, .mobi, .name, .net, .org, .tw | N | Using the webinterface |
| DK Hostmaster | .dk | N | |
| DNS Exit | .de , .eu | N | Can fill in IPv6 addresses in the IPv4 (A) address box |
| DomainDiscover.com | .com, .net | N | Email to support |
| Domreg.lt | .com, .eu , .info, .lt , .net, .org | N | AAAA records can be added in the webinterface |
| Dotster | | N | No plans for support in the near future (March 2008) |
| DynDNS.com | .biz, .com, .cx , .gs , .info, .mobi, .name, .net, .org | Y | |
| Dynadot | .com, .net, .org | N | Have it in our feature DB, only a single IPv4 or IPv6 address per nameserver |
| EDUCAUSE | .edu | N | |
| EPAG | .biz, .com, .info, .mobi, .name, .net | N | Mail to support@epag.de |
| Egate | .ca | N | |
| Enom | .com, .net | N | Can add IPv6-only or IPv4-only glue records, but not combined ones |
| FORPSI | .cz | N | Both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses can be entered in the Nameset forms, separation of addresses can be done with semicolon |
| Fasthosts | | N | Unfortunately, the current Fasthosts control panel does not support the use of AAAA IPv6 glue records but we are looking into incorporating this into a future release. However, there is currently no estimated time-scale as to when this would be. |
| GKG.NET Inc. | .biz, .com, .info, .name, .net, .org | Y | AAAA glue creation fully integrated in webinterface. Automated options per PGP-signed email and HTTP API. Fast and clueful support per email |
| Gandi | .com, .es , .fm , .in , .info, .me , .name, .net, .org, .uk , .us | Y | Integrated in normal interface and DNSSEC at Gandi |
| GoDaddy | .biz, .com, .info, .name, .net, .org | Y | One can add IPv6 gluerecords in the Webinterface |
| GodZone Internet Services | .nz | N | |
| HEXONET Support GmbH | .be , .biz, .ch , .cn , .com, .de , .eu , .fr , .info, .li , .mobi, .name, .net, .travel, .tw , .uk | N | Webinterface, API (RRP, XML, SOAP) or Mailrobot |
| Hetzner | .at , .de | N | Hetzner Robot FAQ
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| InitialesOnline / Mynameup | .biz, .com, .fr , .info, .net, .org | N | Webinterface or API, except for .fr |
| InterNetX GmbH | .au , .be , .biz, .ch , .cl , .cn , .com, .de , .eu , .fr , .hu , .ie , .info, .li , .lt , .mobi, .name, .net, .nl , .nz , .se , .travel, .travel, .tw , .uk | N | Per email request (acts as registrar for 1&1 Internet AG + Schlund Technologies GmbH) |
| InterNetworX Ltd. & Co. KG | .biz, .com, .de , .info, .net | N | Updates can be made through the website |
| Joker | .com, .de , .info, .net, .org | Y | Webinterface and robot allow registering glue and DS records |
| Key-Systems GmbH | .be , .com, .de , .eu , .name, .net | Y | RRPproxy, ISPProxy, DomainDiscount24 support IPv6 glue records natively in the webinterface and API |
| Loopia | .se | N | Contact through email |
| Melbourne IT | .biz, .com, .info, .net, .travel | N | |
| Metaname | .nz | N | Web Interface supports IPv6 Glue |
| Momentous.ca | .au | N | (aka namescout.com/internet.ca/domainsatcost.ca): They officially do not support IPv6 glue records at the current time. The Austrialian branch (namescout.com.au) can register IPv6 glue for .au when contacting the helpdesk |
| Mythic Beasts | .uk | N | DNSSEC and IPv6 Support |
| NIC.cl | .cl | N | Full IPv6 Glue support (spanish) |
| Name.com | .be , .biz, .ch , .com, .de , .eu , .fr , .info, .li , .mobi, .name, .net, .org, .travel, .uk | Y | Full IPv6 Support |
| Namecheap | .com, .info, .net, .org | N | Per support ticket, only IPv6, not mixed IPv4+IPv6 |
| Network Solutions | .com, .org | Y | Send requests for IPv6 Glue to ipv6req@networksolutions.com (might take a few weeks for you to get a response, but it works) |
| Nominet | .uk | Y | IPv6 glue records can be set by our registrars in the same way as when using IPv4, though it is not yet very common and many registrars may not be aware of this |
| NorID | .no | N | Full IPv6 Support through standard interfaces |
| Nucleus | .be | N | Adds AAAA glue quickly when mailing support@ |
| RESTENA Foundation | .lu | N | List IPv6 address the same way IPv4 address can be provided on the registration/update form |
| Regfish | .au , .be , .biz, .ch , .cl , .cn , .com, .de , .eu , .fr , .hu , .ie , .info, .li , .lt , .mobi, .name, .net, .nl , .nz , .se , .travel, .tw , .uk | N | |
| SWITCH | .ch , .li | Y | |
| SimpleName | .nz | N | |
| SpeedPartner GmbH | .com, .de , .net | N | Regular AAAA-records are possible through the webinterface. IPv6-gluerecords are available on request per Mail or Robot. |
| TPP Internet | .au , .nz | N | |
| Tiger Technologies | .biz, .com, .info, .net, .org | N | Web interface has full IPv6 support |
| Tucows/OpenSRS | .com | N | AAAA glue creation fully integrated in webinterface. Unknown which TLDs support it, listed above are confirmed by users |
| UTIC (NIC.ba) | .ba | N | Email to the UTIC staff with the details |
| United Domains | .org | N | |
| Xtra | .nz | N | |
What are Glue Records?
Glue though is present at the nameservers that delegate to your zone. These so called "Glue records" have to
be published by the TLD operator.
Note that it is of course easy to have AAAA records for your own zone, as you control the records in your zone.
In case of example.com with a nameserver ns1.example.com with IPv4 address 192.0.2.42
and an IPv6 address 2001:db8::53, the registrar for .com will have:
$ORIGIN com.
@ SOA ...
@ NS ns1.com.
@ NS ns2.com.
example NS ns1.example.com.
ns1.example A 192.0.2.42
ns1.example AAAA 2001:db8::53
Because of those two records, the nameservers for .com can tell that queries for *.example.com can be answered by
ns1.example.com which can be contacted at 192.0.2.42 and 2001:db8::53. If those records where not there there would
be no way to find the IPv4 or IPv6 address for example.com.
Disclaimer: Listing on this page is not a recommendation or endorsement.
SixXS itself uses Joker but we also heard great things about GKG.NET.
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