stackexchange-dnscontrol/documentation/language-reference/domain-modifiers/CAA_BUILDER.md

---
name: CAA_BUILDER
parameters:
  - label
  - iodef
  - iodef_critical
  - issue
  - issue_critical
  - issuewild
  - issuewild_critical
parameters_object: true
parameter_types:
  label: string?
  iodef: string
  iodef_critical: boolean?
  issue: string[]
  issue_critical: boolean?
  issuewild: string[]
  issuewild_critical: boolean?
---

DNSControl contains a `CAA_BUILDER` which can be used to simply create
[`CAA()`](../domain-modifiers/CAA.md) records for your domains. Instead of creating each [`CAA()`](../domain-modifiers/CAA.md) record
individually, you can simply configure your report mail address, the
authorized certificate authorities and the builder cares about the rest.

## Example

### Simple example

{% code title="dnsconfig.js" %}
```javascript
CAA_BUILDER({
  label: "@",
  iodef: "mailto:test@example.com",
  iodef_critical: true,
  issue: [
    "letsencrypt.org",
    "comodoca.com",
  ],
  issuewild: "none",
})
```
{% endcode %}

`CAA_BUILDER()` builds multiple records:

{% code title="dnsconfig.js" %}
```javascript
CAA("@", "iodef", "mailto:test@example.com", CAA_CRITICAL)
CAA("@", "issue", "letsencrypt.org")
CAA("@", "issue", "comodoca.com")
CAA("@", "issuewild", ";")
```
{% endcode %}

which in turns yield the following records:

```text
@ 300 IN CAA 128 iodef "mailto:test@example.com"
@ 300 IN CAA 0 issue "letsencrypt.org"
@ 300 IN CAA 0 issue "comodoca.com"
@ 300 IN CAA 0 issuewild ";"
```

### Example with CAA_CRITICAL flag on all records

The same example can be enriched with CAA_CRITICAL on all records:

{% code title="dnsconfig.js" %}
```javascript
CAA_BUILDER({
  label: "@",
  iodef: "mailto:test@example.com",
  iodef_critical: true,
  issue: [
    "letsencrypt.org",
    "comodoca.com",
  ],
  issue_critical: true,
  issuewild: "none",
  issuewild_critical: true,
})
```
{% endcode %}

`CAA_BUILDER()` then builds (the same) multiple records - all with CAA_CRITICAL flag set:

{% code title="dnsconfig.js" %}
```javascript
CAA("@", "iodef", "mailto:test@example.com", CAA_CRITICAL)
CAA("@", "issue", "letsencrypt.org", CAA_CRITICAL)
CAA("@", "issue", "comodoca.com", CAA_CRITICAL)
CAA("@", "issuewild", ";", CAA_CRITICAL)
```
{% endcode %}

which in turns yield the following records:

```text
@ 300 IN CAA 128 iodef "mailto:test@example.com"
@ 300 IN CAA 128 issue "letsencrypt.org"
@ 300 IN CAA 128 issue "comodoca.com"
@ 300 IN CAA 128 issuewild ";"
```


### Parameters

* `label:` The label of the CAA record. (Optional. Default: `"@"`)
* `iodef:` Report all violation to configured mail address.
* `iodef_critical:` This can be `true` or `false`. If enabled and CA does not support this record, then certificate issue will be refused. (Optional. Default: `false`)
* `issue:` An array of CAs which are allowed to issue certificates. (Use `"none"` to refuse all CAs)
* `issue_critical:` This can be `true` or `false`. If enabled and CA does not support this record, then certificate issue will be refused. (Optional. Default: `false`)
* `issuewild:` An array of CAs which are allowed to issue wildcard certificates. (Can be simply `"none"` to refuse issuing wildcard certificates for all CAs)
* `issuewild_critical:` This can be `true` or `false`. If enabled and CA does not support this record, then certificate issue will be refused. (Optional. Default: `false`)