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.IX Title "Net::DNS::Header 3pm"
.TH Net::DNS::Header 3pm 2024-05-08 "perl v5.38.2" "User Contributed Perl Documentation"
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.SH NAME
Net::DNS::Header \- DNS packet header
.SH SYNOPSIS
.IX Header "SYNOPSIS"
.Vb 1
\&    use Net::DNS;
\&
\&    $packet = Net::DNS::Packet\->new();
\&    $header = $packet\->header;
.Ve
.SH DESCRIPTION
.IX Header "DESCRIPTION"
\&\f(CW\*(C`Net::DNS::Header\*(C'\fR represents the header portion of a DNS packet.
.SH METHODS
.IX Header "METHODS"
.ie n .SS $packet\->header
.el .SS \f(CW$packet\fP\->header
.IX Subsection "$packet->header"
.Vb 2
\&    $packet = Net::DNS::Packet\->new();
\&    $header = $packet\->header;
.Ve
.PP
Net::DNS::Header objects emanate from the Net::DNS::Packet \fBheader()\fR
method, and contain an opaque reference to the parent Packet object.
.PP
Header objects may be assigned to suitably scoped lexical variables.
They should never be stored in global variables or persistent data
structures.
.SS string
.IX Subsection "string"
.Vb 1
\&    print $packet\->header\->string;
.Ve
.PP
Returns a string representation of the packet header.
.SS print
.IX Subsection "print"
.Vb 1
\&    $packet\->header\->print;
.Ve
.PP
Prints the string representation of the packet header.
.SS id
.IX Subsection "id"
.Vb 2
\&    print "query id = ", $packet\->header\->id, "\en";
\&    $packet\->header\->id(1234);
.Ve
.PP
Gets or sets the query identification number.
.PP
A random value is assigned if the argument value is undefined.
.SS opcode
.IX Subsection "opcode"
.Vb 2
\&    print "query opcode = ", $packet\->header\->opcode, "\en";
\&    $packet\->header\->opcode("UPDATE");
.Ve
.PP
Gets or sets the query opcode (the purpose of the query).
.SS rcode
.IX Subsection "rcode"
.Vb 2
\&    print "query response code = ", $packet\->header\->rcode, "\en";
\&    $packet\->header\->rcode("SERVFAIL");
.Ve
.PP
Gets or sets the query response code (the status of the query).
.SS qr
.IX Subsection "qr"
.Vb 2
\&    print "query response flag = ", $packet\->header\->qr, "\en";
\&    $packet\->header\->qr(0);
.Ve
.PP
Gets or sets the query response flag.
.SS aa
.IX Subsection "aa"
.Vb 2
\&    print "response is ", $packet\->header\->aa ? "" : "non\-", "authoritative\en";
\&    $packet\->header\->aa(0);
.Ve
.PP
Gets or sets the authoritative answer flag.
.SS tc
.IX Subsection "tc"
.Vb 2
\&    print "packet is ", $packet\->header\->tc ? "" : "not ", "truncated\en";
\&    $packet\->header\->tc(0);
.Ve
.PP
Gets or sets the truncated packet flag.
.SS rd
.IX Subsection "rd"
.Vb 2
\&    print "recursion was ", $packet\->header\->rd ? "" : "not ", "desired\en";
\&    $packet\->header\->rd(0);
.Ve
.PP
Gets or sets the recursion desired flag.
.SS ra
.IX Subsection "ra"
.Vb 2
\&    print "recursion is ", $packet\->header\->ra ? "" : "not ", "available\en";
\&    $packet\->header\->ra(0);
.Ve
.PP
Gets or sets the recursion available flag.
.SS z
.IX Subsection "z"
Unassigned bit, should always be zero.
.SS ad
.IX Subsection "ad"
.Vb 1
\&    print "The response has ", $packet\->header\->ad ? "" : "not", "been verified\en";
.Ve
.PP
Relevant in DNSSEC context.
.PP
(The AD bit is only set on a response where signatures have been
cryptographically verified or the server is authoritative for the data
and is allowed to set the bit by policy.)
.SS cd
.IX Subsection "cd"
.Vb 2
\&    print "checking was ", $packet\->header\->cd ? "not" : "", "desired\en";
\&    $packet\->header\->cd(0);
.Ve
.PP
Gets or sets the checking disabled flag.
.SS "qdcount, zocount"
.IX Subsection "qdcount, zocount"
.Vb 1
\&    print "# of question records: ", $packet\->header\->qdcount, "\en";
.Ve
.PP
Returns the number of records in the question section of the packet.
In dynamic update packets, this field is known as \f(CW\*(C`zocount\*(C'\fR and refers
to the number of RRs in the zone section.
.SS "ancount, prcount"
.IX Subsection "ancount, prcount"
.Vb 1
\&    print "# of answer records: ", $packet\->header\->ancount, "\en";
.Ve
.PP
Returns the number of records in the answer section of the packet
which may, in the case of corrupt packets, differ from the actual
number of records.
In dynamic update packets, this field is known as \f(CW\*(C`prcount\*(C'\fR and refers
to the number of RRs in the prerequisite section.
.SS "nscount, upcount"
.IX Subsection "nscount, upcount"
.Vb 1
\&    print "# of authority records: ", $packet\->header\->nscount, "\en";
.Ve
.PP
Returns the number of records in the authority section of the packet
which may, in the case of corrupt packets, differ from the actual
number of records.
In dynamic update packets, this field is known as \f(CW\*(C`upcount\*(C'\fR and refers
to the number of RRs in the update section.
.SS "arcount, adcount"
.IX Subsection "arcount, adcount"
.Vb 1
\&    print "# of additional records: ", $packet\->header\->arcount, "\en";
.Ve
.PP
Returns the number of records in the additional section of the packet
which may, in the case of corrupt packets, differ from the actual
number of records.
In dynamic update packets, this field is known as \f(CW\*(C`adcount\*(C'\fR.
.SH "EDNS Protocol Extensions"
.IX Header "EDNS Protocol Extensions"
.SS "do, co"
.IX Subsection "do, co"
.Vb 2
\&    print "DNSSEC_OK flag was ", $packet\->header\->do ? "not" : "", "set\en";
\&    $packet\->header\->do(1);
.Ve
.PP
Gets or sets the named EDNS flag.
.SS "Extended rcode"
.IX Subsection "Extended rcode"
EDNS extended rcodes are handled transparently by \f(CW$packet\fR\->header\->\fBrcode()\fR.
.SS "UDP packet size"
.IX Subsection "UDP packet size"
.Vb 1
\&    $udp_max = $packet\->edns\->UDPsize;
.Ve
.PP
EDNS offers a mechanism to advertise the maximum UDP packet size
which can be assembled by the local network stack.
.SS edns
.IX Subsection "edns"
.Vb 5
\&    $header  = $packet\->header;
\&    $version = $header\->edns\->version;
\&    @options = $header\->edns\->options;
\&    $option  = $header\->edns\->option(n);
\&    $udp_max = $packet\->edns\->UDPsize;
.Ve
.PP
Auxiliary function which provides access to the EDNS protocol
extension OPT RR.
.SH COPYRIGHT
.IX Header "COPYRIGHT"
Copyright (c)1997 Michael Fuhr.
.PP
Portions Copyright (c)2002,2003 Chris Reinhardt.
.PP
Portions Copyright (c)2012,2022 Dick Franks.
.PP
All rights reserved.
.SH LICENSE
.IX Header "LICENSE"
Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its
documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted, provided
that the original copyright notices appear in all copies and that both
copyright notice and this permission notice appear in supporting
documentation, and that the name of the author not be used in advertising
or publicity pertaining to distribution of the software without specific
prior written permission.
.PP
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.IX Header "SEE ALSO"
perl Net::DNS Net::DNS::Packet Net::DNS::RR::OPT
RFC1035(4.1.1) <https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1035>