diff --git a/daemon/remote.c b/daemon/remote.c
index 183f6d4dc..728610f3c 100644
--- a/daemon/remote.c
+++ b/daemon/remote.c
@@ -2015,7 +2015,7 @@ print_root_fwds(RES* ssl, struct iter_forwards* fwds, uint8_t* root)
 
 /** parse args into delegpt */
 static struct delegpt*
-parse_delegpt(RES* ssl, char* args, uint8_t* nm, int allow_names)
+parse_delegpt(RES* ssl, char* args, uint8_t* nm)
 {
 	/* parse args and add in */
 	char* p = args;
@@ -2037,40 +2037,35 @@ parse_delegpt(RES* ssl, char* args, uint8_t* nm, int allow_names)
 		}
 		/* parse address */
 		if(!authextstrtoaddr(todo, &addr, &addrlen, &auth_name)) {
-			if(allow_names) {
-				uint8_t* n = NULL;
-				size_t ln;
-				int lb;
-				if(!parse_arg_name(ssl, todo, &n, &ln, &lb)) {
-					(void)ssl_printf(ssl, "error cannot "
-						"parse IP address or name "
-						"'%s'\n", todo);
-					delegpt_free_mlc(dp);
-					return NULL;
-				}
-				if(!delegpt_add_ns_mlc(dp, n, 0)) {
-					(void)ssl_printf(ssl, "error out of memory\n");
-					free(n);
-					delegpt_free_mlc(dp);
-					return NULL;
-				}
-				free(n);
-
-			} else {
+			uint8_t* dname= NULL;
+			int port;
+			dname = authextstrtodname(todo, &port, &auth_name);
+			if(!dname) {
 				(void)ssl_printf(ssl, "error cannot parse"
-					" IP address '%s'\n", todo);
+					" '%s'\n", todo);
+				delegpt_free_mlc(dp);
+				return NULL;
+			}
+#if ! defined(HAVE_SSL_SET1_HOST) && ! defined(HAVE_X509_VERIFY_PARAM_SET1_HOST)
+			if(auth_name)
+				log_err("no name verification functionality in "
+				"ssl library, ignored name for %s", todo);
+#endif
+			if(!delegpt_add_ns_mlc(dp, dname, 0, auth_name, port)) {
+				(void)ssl_printf(ssl, "error out of memory\n");
+				free(dname);
 				delegpt_free_mlc(dp);
 				return NULL;
 			}
 		} else {
 #if ! defined(HAVE_SSL_SET1_HOST) && ! defined(HAVE_X509_VERIFY_PARAM_SET1_HOST)
 			if(auth_name)
-			  log_err("no name verification functionality in "
+				log_err("no name verification functionality in "
 				"ssl library, ignored name for %s", todo);
 #endif
 			/* add address */
 			if(!delegpt_add_addr_mlc(dp, &addr, addrlen, 0, 0,
-				auth_name)) {
+				auth_name, -1)) {
 				(void)ssl_printf(ssl, "error out of memory\n");
 				delegpt_free_mlc(dp);
 				return NULL;
@@ -2103,7 +2098,7 @@ do_forward(RES* ssl, struct worker* worker, char* args)
 		forwards_delete_zone(fwd, LDNS_RR_CLASS_IN, root);
 	} else {
 		struct delegpt* dp;
-		if(!(dp = parse_delegpt(ssl, args, root, 0)))
+		if(!(dp = parse_delegpt(ssl, args, root)))
 			return;
 		if(!forwards_add_zone(fwd, LDNS_RR_CLASS_IN, dp)) {
 			(void)ssl_printf(ssl, "error out of memory\n");
@@ -2149,7 +2144,7 @@ parse_fs_args(RES* ssl, char* args, uint8_t** nm, struct delegpt** dp,
 
 	/* parse dp */
 	if(dp) {
-		if(!(*dp = parse_delegpt(ssl, args, *nm, 1))) {
+		if(!(*dp = parse_delegpt(ssl, args, *nm))) {
 			free(*nm);
 			return 0;
 		}
diff --git a/doc/unbound.conf.5.in b/doc/unbound.conf.5.in
index c0878dad1..04f8fa16c 100644
--- a/doc/unbound.conf.5.in
+++ b/doc/unbound.conf.5.in
@@ -1842,13 +1842,19 @@ Name of the stub zone. This is the full domain name of the zone.
 .TP
 .B stub\-host: \fI<domain name>
 Name of stub zone nameserver. Is itself resolved before it is used.
+To use a nondefault port for DNS communication append '@' with the port number.
+If tls is enabled, then you can append a '#' and a name, then it'll check the
+tls authentication certificates with that name.  If you combine the '@'
+and '#', the '@' comes first.  If only '#' is used the default port is the
+configured tls\-port.
 .TP
 .B stub\-addr: \fI<IP address>
 IP address of stub zone nameserver. Can be IP 4 or IP 6.
 To use a nondefault port for DNS communication append '@' with the port number.
-If tls is enabled, then you can append a '#' and a name, then it'll check
-the tls authentication certificates with that name.  If you combine
-the '@' and '#', the '@' comes first.
+If tls is enabled, then you can append a '#' and a name, then it'll check the
+tls authentication certificates with that name.  If you combine the '@'
+and '#', the '@' comes first.  If only '#' is used the default port is the
+configured tls\-port.
 .TP
 .B stub\-prime: \fI<yes or no>
 This option is by default no.  If enabled it performs NS set priming,
@@ -1899,13 +1905,19 @@ Name of the forward zone. This is the full domain name of the zone.
 .TP
 .B forward\-host: \fI<domain name>
 Name of server to forward to. Is itself resolved before it is used.
+To use a nondefault port for DNS communication append '@' with the port number.
+If tls is enabled, then you can append a '#' and a name, then it'll check the
+tls authentication certificates with that name.  If you combine the '@'
+and '#', the '@' comes first.  If only '#' is used the default port is the
+configured tls\-port.
 .TP
 .B forward\-addr: \fI<IP address>
 IP address of server to forward to. Can be IP 4 or IP 6.
 To use a nondefault port for DNS communication append '@' with the port number.
-If tls is enabled, then you can append a '#' and a name, then it'll check
-the tls authentication certificates with that name.  If you combine
-the '@' and '#', the '@' comes first.
+If tls is enabled, then you can append a '#' and a name, then it'll check the
+tls authentication certificates with that name.  If you combine the '@'
+and '#', the '@' comes first.  If only '#' is used the default port is the
+configured tls\-port.
 .IP
 At high verbosity it logs the TLS certificate, with TLS enabled.
 If you leave out the '#' and auth name from the forward\-addr, any
diff --git a/iterator/iter_delegpt.c b/iterator/iter_delegpt.c
index bdac42b0d..80148e810 100644
--- a/iterator/iter_delegpt.c
+++ b/iterator/iter_delegpt.c
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ struct delegpt* delegpt_copy(struct delegpt* dp, struct regional* region)
 	copy->ssl_upstream = dp->ssl_upstream;
 	copy->tcp_upstream = dp->tcp_upstream;
 	for(ns = dp->nslist; ns; ns = ns->next) {
-		if(!delegpt_add_ns(copy, region, ns->name, ns->lame))
+		if(!delegpt_add_ns(copy, region, ns->name, ns->lame,
+			ns->tls_auth_name, ns->port))
 			return NULL;
 		copy->nslist->resolved = ns->resolved;
 		copy->nslist->got4 = ns->got4;
@@ -84,8 +85,8 @@ struct delegpt* delegpt_copy(struct delegpt* dp, struct regional* region)
 		copy->nslist->done_pside6 = ns->done_pside6;
 	}
 	for(a = dp->target_list; a; a = a->next_target) {
-		if(!delegpt_add_addr(copy, region, &a->addr, a->addrlen, 
-			a->bogus, a->lame, a->tls_auth_name, NULL))
+		if(!delegpt_add_addr(copy, region, &a->addr, a->addrlen,
+			a->bogus, a->lame, a->tls_auth_name, -1, NULL))
 			return NULL;
 	}
 	return copy;
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@ delegpt_set_name(struct delegpt* dp, struct regional* region, uint8_t* name)
 
 int 
 delegpt_add_ns(struct delegpt* dp, struct regional* region, uint8_t* name,
-	uint8_t lame)
+	uint8_t lame, char* tls_auth_name, int port)
 {
 	struct delegpt_ns* ns;
 	size_t len;
@@ -126,6 +127,14 @@ delegpt_add_ns(struct delegpt* dp, struct regional* region, uint8_t* name,
 	ns->lame = lame;
 	ns->done_pside4 = 0;
 	ns->done_pside6 = 0;
+	ns->port = port;
+	if(tls_auth_name) {
+		ns->tls_auth_name = regional_strdup(region, tls_auth_name);
+		if(!ns->tls_auth_name)
+			return 0;
+	} else {
+		ns->tls_auth_name = NULL;
+	}
 	return ns->name != 0;
 }
 
@@ -159,9 +168,9 @@ delegpt_find_addr(struct delegpt* dp, struct sockaddr_storage* addr,
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-int 
-delegpt_add_target(struct delegpt* dp, struct regional* region, 
-	uint8_t* name, size_t namelen, struct sockaddr_storage* addr, 
+int
+delegpt_add_target(struct delegpt* dp, struct regional* region,
+	uint8_t* name, size_t namelen, struct sockaddr_storage* addr,
 	socklen_t addrlen, uint8_t bogus, uint8_t lame, int* additions)
 {
 	struct delegpt_ns* ns = delegpt_find_ns(dp, name, namelen);
@@ -177,17 +186,22 @@ delegpt_add_target(struct delegpt* dp, struct regional* region,
 		if(ns->got4 && ns->got6)
 			ns->resolved = 1;
 	}
-	return delegpt_add_addr(dp, region, addr, addrlen, bogus, lame, NULL,
-		additions);
+	log_assert(ns->port>0);
+	return delegpt_add_addr(dp, region, addr, addrlen, bogus, lame,
+		ns->tls_auth_name, ns->port, additions);
 }
 
-int 
-delegpt_add_addr(struct delegpt* dp, struct regional* region, 
-	struct sockaddr_storage* addr, socklen_t addrlen, uint8_t bogus, 
-	uint8_t lame, char* tls_auth_name, int* additions)
+int
+delegpt_add_addr(struct delegpt* dp, struct regional* region,
+	struct sockaddr_storage* addr, socklen_t addrlen, uint8_t bogus,
+	uint8_t lame, char* tls_auth_name, int port, int* additions)
 {
 	struct delegpt_addr* a;
 	log_assert(!dp->dp_type_mlc);
+	if(port != -1) {
+		log_assert(port>0);
+		sockaddr_store_port(addr, addrlen, port);
+	}
 	/* check for duplicates */
 	if((a = delegpt_find_addr(dp, addr, addrlen))) {
 		if(bogus)
@@ -412,7 +426,8 @@ delegpt_rrset_add_ns(struct delegpt* dp, struct regional* region,
 			(size_t)sldns_read_uint16(nsdata->rr_data[i]))
 			continue; /* bad format */
 		/* add rdata of NS (= wirefmt dname), skip rdatalen bytes */
-		if(!delegpt_add_ns(dp, region, nsdata->rr_data[i]+2, lame))
+		if(!delegpt_add_ns(dp, region, nsdata->rr_data[i]+2, lame,
+			NULL, UNBOUND_DNS_PORT))
 			return 0;
 	}
 	return 1;
@@ -429,7 +444,6 @@ delegpt_add_rrset_A(struct delegpt* dp, struct regional* region,
 	log_assert(!dp->dp_type_mlc);
         memset(&sa, 0, len);
         sa.sin_family = AF_INET;
-        sa.sin_port = (in_port_t)htons(UNBOUND_DNS_PORT);
         for(i=0; i<d->count; i++) {
                 if(d->rr_len[i] != 2 + INET_SIZE)
                         continue;
@@ -453,7 +467,6 @@ delegpt_add_rrset_AAAA(struct delegpt* dp, struct regional* region,
 	log_assert(!dp->dp_type_mlc);
         memset(&sa, 0, len);
         sa.sin6_family = AF_INET6;
-        sa.sin6_port = (in_port_t)htons(UNBOUND_DNS_PORT);
         for(i=0; i<d->count; i++) {
                 if(d->rr_len[i] != 2 + INET6_SIZE) /* rdatalen + len of IP6 */
                         continue;
@@ -555,6 +568,7 @@ void delegpt_free_mlc(struct delegpt* dp)
 	while(n) {
 		nn = n->next;
 		free(n->name);
+		free(n->tls_auth_name);
 		free(n);
 		n = nn;
 	}
@@ -577,7 +591,8 @@ int delegpt_set_name_mlc(struct delegpt* dp, uint8_t* name)
 	return (dp->name != NULL);
 }
 
-int delegpt_add_ns_mlc(struct delegpt* dp, uint8_t* name, uint8_t lame)
+int delegpt_add_ns_mlc(struct delegpt* dp, uint8_t* name, uint8_t lame,
+	char* tls_auth_name, int port)
 {
 	struct delegpt_ns* ns;
 	size_t len;
@@ -604,14 +619,30 @@ int delegpt_add_ns_mlc(struct delegpt* dp, uint8_t* name, uint8_t lame)
 	ns->lame = (uint8_t)lame;
 	ns->done_pside4 = 0;
 	ns->done_pside6 = 0;
+	ns->port = port;
+	if(tls_auth_name) {
+		ns->tls_auth_name = strdup(tls_auth_name);
+		if(!ns->tls_auth_name) {
+			free(ns->name);
+			free(ns);
+			return 0;
+		}
+	} else {
+		ns->tls_auth_name = NULL;
+	}
 	return 1;
 }
 
 int delegpt_add_addr_mlc(struct delegpt* dp, struct sockaddr_storage* addr,
-	socklen_t addrlen, uint8_t bogus, uint8_t lame, char* tls_auth_name)
+	socklen_t addrlen, uint8_t bogus, uint8_t lame, char* tls_auth_name,
+	int port)
 {
 	struct delegpt_addr* a;
 	log_assert(dp->dp_type_mlc);
+	if(port != -1) {
+		log_assert(port>0);
+		sockaddr_store_port(addr, addrlen, port);
+	}
 	/* check for duplicates */
 	if((a = delegpt_find_addr(dp, addr, addrlen))) {
 		if(bogus)
@@ -664,7 +695,9 @@ int delegpt_add_target_mlc(struct delegpt* dp, uint8_t* name, size_t namelen,
 		if(ns->got4 && ns->got6)
 			ns->resolved = 1;
 	}
-	return delegpt_add_addr_mlc(dp, addr, addrlen, bogus, lame, NULL);
+	log_assert(ns->port>0);
+	return delegpt_add_addr_mlc(dp, addr, addrlen, bogus, lame,
+		ns->tls_auth_name, ns->port);
 }
 
 size_t delegpt_get_mem(struct delegpt* dp)
diff --git a/iterator/iter_delegpt.h b/iterator/iter_delegpt.h
index 9c8cfb281..17db15a23 100644
--- a/iterator/iter_delegpt.h
+++ b/iterator/iter_delegpt.h
@@ -126,6 +126,11 @@ struct delegpt_ns {
 	 * Also enabled if a parent-side cache entry exists, or a parent-side
 	 * negative-cache entry exists. */
 	uint8_t done_pside6;
+	/** the TLS authentication name, (if not NULL) to use. */
+	char* tls_auth_name;
+	/** the port to use; it should mosty be the default 53 but configured
+	 *  upstreams can provide nondefault ports. */
+	int port;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -191,10 +196,12 @@ int delegpt_set_name(struct delegpt* dp, struct regional* regional,
  * @param regional: where to allocate the info.
  * @param name: domain name in wire format.
  * @param lame: name is lame, disprefer it.
+ * @param tls_auth_name: TLS authentication name (or NULL).
+ * @param port: port to use for resolved addresses.
  * @return false on error.
  */
-int delegpt_add_ns(struct delegpt* dp, struct regional* regional, 
-	uint8_t* name, uint8_t lame);
+int delegpt_add_ns(struct delegpt* dp, struct regional* regional,
+	uint8_t* name, uint8_t lame, char* tls_auth_name, int port);
 
 /**
  * Add NS rrset; calls add_ns repeatedly.
@@ -271,12 +278,14 @@ int delegpt_add_rrset(struct delegpt* dp, struct regional* regional,
  * @param bogus: if address is bogus.
  * @param lame: if address is lame.
  * @param tls_auth_name: TLS authentication name (or NULL).
+ * @param port: the port to use; if -1 the port is taken from addr.
  * @param additions: will be set to 1 if a new address is added
  * @return false on error.
  */
-int delegpt_add_addr(struct delegpt* dp, struct regional* regional, 
+int delegpt_add_addr(struct delegpt* dp, struct regional* regional,
 	struct sockaddr_storage* addr, socklen_t addrlen,
-	uint8_t bogus, uint8_t lame, char* tls_auth_name, int* additions);
+	uint8_t bogus, uint8_t lame, char* tls_auth_name, int port,
+	int* additions);
 
 /** 
  * Find NS record in name list of delegation point.
@@ -404,22 +413,27 @@ int delegpt_set_name_mlc(struct delegpt* dp, uint8_t* name);
  * @param dp: must have been created with delegpt_create_mlc. 
  * @param name: the name to add.
  * @param lame: the name is lame, disprefer.
+ * @param tls_auth_name: TLS authentication name (or NULL).
+ * @param port: port to use for resolved addresses.
  * @return false on error.
  */
-int delegpt_add_ns_mlc(struct delegpt* dp, uint8_t* name, uint8_t lame);
+int delegpt_add_ns_mlc(struct delegpt* dp, uint8_t* name, uint8_t lame,
+	char* tls_auth_name, int port);
 
 /**
  * add an address to a malloced delegation point.
- * @param dp: must have been created with delegpt_create_mlc. 
+ * @param dp: must have been created with delegpt_create_mlc.
  * @param addr: the address.
  * @param addrlen: the length of addr.
  * @param bogus: if address is bogus.
  * @param lame: if address is lame.
  * @param tls_auth_name: TLS authentication name (or NULL).
+ * @param port: the port to use; if -1 the port is taken from addr.
  * @return false on error.
  */
 int delegpt_add_addr_mlc(struct delegpt* dp, struct sockaddr_storage* addr,
-	socklen_t addrlen, uint8_t bogus, uint8_t lame, char* tls_auth_name);
+	socklen_t addrlen, uint8_t bogus, uint8_t lame, char* tls_auth_name,
+	int port);
 
 /**
  * Add target address to the delegation point.
diff --git a/iterator/iter_fwd.c b/iterator/iter_fwd.c
index 128007a04..151372912 100644
--- a/iterator/iter_fwd.c
+++ b/iterator/iter_fwd.c
@@ -200,21 +200,27 @@ read_fwds_name(struct config_stub* s)
 }
 
 /** set fwd host names */
-static int 
+static int
 read_fwds_host(struct config_stub* s, struct delegpt* dp)
 {
 	struct config_strlist* p;
 	uint8_t* dname;
-	size_t dname_len;
+	char* tls_auth_name;
+	int port;
 	for(p = s->hosts; p; p = p->next) {
 		log_assert(p->str);
-		dname = sldns_str2wire_dname(p->str, &dname_len);
+		dname = authextstrtodname(p->str, &port, &tls_auth_name);
 		if(!dname) {
 			log_err("cannot parse forward %s server name: '%s'", 
 				s->name, p->str);
 			return 0;
 		}
-		if(!delegpt_add_ns_mlc(dp, dname, 0)) {
+#if ! defined(HAVE_SSL_SET1_HOST) && ! defined(HAVE_X509_VERIFY_PARAM_SET1_HOST)
+		if(tls_auth_name)
+			log_err("no name verification functionality in "
+				"ssl library, ignored name for %s", p->str);
+#endif
+		if(!delegpt_add_ns_mlc(dp, dname, 0, tls_auth_name, port)) {
 			free(dname);
 			log_err("out of memory");
 			return 0;
@@ -245,7 +251,7 @@ read_fwds_addr(struct config_stub* s, struct delegpt* dp)
 				"ssl library, ignored name for %s", p->str);
 #endif
 		if(!delegpt_add_addr_mlc(dp, &addr, addrlen, 0, 0,
-			tls_auth_name)) {
+			tls_auth_name, -1)) {
 			log_err("out of memory");
 			return 0;
 		}
diff --git a/iterator/iter_hints.c b/iterator/iter_hints.c
index 5819cfb17..9b1a200bb 100644
--- a/iterator/iter_hints.c
+++ b/iterator/iter_hints.c
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ ah(struct delegpt* dp, const char* sv, const char* ip)
 		log_err("could not parse %s", sv);
 		return 0;
 	}
-	if(!delegpt_add_ns_mlc(dp, dname, 0) ||
+	if(!delegpt_add_ns_mlc(dp, dname, 0, NULL, UNBOUND_DNS_PORT) ||
 	   !extstrtoaddr(ip, &addr, &addrlen) ||
 	   !delegpt_add_target_mlc(dp, dname, dname_len,
 		&addr, addrlen, 0, 0)) {
@@ -213,21 +213,27 @@ read_stubs_name(struct config_stub* s)
 }
 
 /** set stub host names */
-static int 
+static int
 read_stubs_host(struct config_stub* s, struct delegpt* dp)
 {
 	struct config_strlist* p;
-	size_t dname_len;
 	uint8_t* dname;
+	char* tls_auth_name;
+	int port;
 	for(p = s->hosts; p; p = p->next) {
 		log_assert(p->str);
-		dname = sldns_str2wire_dname(p->str, &dname_len);
+		dname = authextstrtodname(p->str, &port, &tls_auth_name);
 		if(!dname) {
 			log_err("cannot parse stub %s nameserver name: '%s'", 
 				s->name, p->str);
 			return 0;
 		}
-		if(!delegpt_add_ns_mlc(dp, dname, 0)) {
+#if ! defined(HAVE_SSL_SET1_HOST) && ! defined(HAVE_X509_VERIFY_PARAM_SET1_HOST)
+		if(tls_auth_name)
+			log_err("no name verification functionality in "
+				"ssl library, ignored name for %s", p->str);
+#endif
+		if(!delegpt_add_ns_mlc(dp, dname, 0, tls_auth_name, port)) {
 			free(dname);
 			log_err("out of memory");
 			return 0;
@@ -258,7 +264,7 @@ read_stubs_addr(struct config_stub* s, struct delegpt* dp)
 				"ssl library, ignored name for %s", p->str);
 #endif
 		if(!delegpt_add_addr_mlc(dp, &addr, addrlen, 0, 0,
-			auth_name)) {
+			auth_name, -1)) {
 			log_err("out of memory");
 			return 0;
 		}
@@ -338,7 +344,7 @@ read_root_hints(struct iter_hints* hints, char* fname)
 		if(sldns_wirerr_get_type(rr, rr_len, dname_len)
 			== LDNS_RR_TYPE_NS) {
 			if(!delegpt_add_ns_mlc(dp, sldns_wirerr_get_rdata(rr,
-				rr_len, dname_len), 0)) {
+				rr_len, dname_len), 0, NULL, UNBOUND_DNS_PORT)) {
 				log_err("out of memory reading root hints");
 				goto stop_read;
 			}
diff --git a/iterator/iterator.c b/iterator/iterator.c
index 69e7e53dd..55845158d 100644
--- a/iterator/iterator.c
+++ b/iterator/iterator.c
@@ -1988,12 +1988,13 @@ processLastResort(struct module_qstate* qstate, struct iter_qstate* iq,
 			iq->chase_flags &= ~BIT_RD; /* go to authorities */
 			for(ns = p->nslist; ns; ns=ns->next) {
 				(void)delegpt_add_ns(iq->dp, qstate->region,
-					ns->name, ns->lame);
+					ns->name, ns->lame, ns->tls_auth_name,
+					ns->port);
 			}
 			for(a = p->target_list; a; a=a->next_target) {
 				(void)delegpt_add_addr(iq->dp, qstate->region,
 					&a->addr, a->addrlen, a->bogus,
-					a->lame, a->tls_auth_name, NULL);
+					a->lame, a->tls_auth_name, -1, NULL);
 			}
 		}
 		iq->dp->has_parent_side_NS = 1;
@@ -3384,21 +3385,22 @@ processTargetResponse(struct module_qstate* qstate, int id,
 			log_err("out of memory adding pside glue");
 	}
 
-	/* This response is relevant to the current query, so we 
-	 * add (attempt to add, anyway) this target(s) and reactivate 
-	 * the original event. 
-	 * NOTE: we could only look for the AnswerRRset if the 
+	/* This response is relevant to the current query, so we
+	 * add (attempt to add, anyway) this target(s) and reactivate
+	 * the original event.
+	 * NOTE: we could only look for the AnswerRRset if the
 	 * response type was ANSWER. */
 	rrset = reply_find_answer_rrset(&iq->qchase, qstate->return_msg->rep);
 	if(rrset) {
 		int additions = 0;
 		/* if CNAMEs have been followed - add new NS to delegpt. */
 		/* BTW. RFC 1918 says NS should not have got CNAMEs. Robust. */
-		if(!delegpt_find_ns(foriq->dp, rrset->rk.dname, 
+		if(!delegpt_find_ns(foriq->dp, rrset->rk.dname,
 			rrset->rk.dname_len)) {
 			/* if dpns->lame then set newcname ns lame too */
-			if(!delegpt_add_ns(foriq->dp, forq->region, 
-				rrset->rk.dname, dpns->lame))
+			if(!delegpt_add_ns(foriq->dp, forq->region,
+				rrset->rk.dname, dpns->lame, dpns->tls_auth_name,
+				dpns->port))
 				log_err("out of memory adding cnamed-ns");
 		}
 		/* if dpns->lame then set the address(es) lame too */
diff --git a/util/net_help.c b/util/net_help.c
index 428e61bc4..8bef56890 100644
--- a/util/net_help.c
+++ b/util/net_help.c
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
 #include "util/config_file.h"
 #include "sldns/parseutil.h"
 #include "sldns/wire2str.h"
+#include "sldns/str2wire.h"
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #ifdef HAVE_OPENSSL_SSL_H
 #include <openssl/ssl.h>
@@ -479,6 +480,42 @@ int authextstrtoaddr(char* str, struct sockaddr_storage* addr,
 	return ipstrtoaddr(str, port, addr, addrlen);
 }
 
+uint8_t* authextstrtodname(char* str, int* port, char** auth_name)
+{
+	char* s;
+	uint8_t* dname;
+	size_t dname_len;
+	*port = UNBOUND_DNS_PORT;
+	*auth_name = NULL;
+	if((s=strchr(str, '@'))) {
+		char* hash = strchr(s+1, '#');
+		if(hash) {
+			*auth_name = hash+1;
+		} else {
+			*auth_name = NULL;
+		}
+		*port = atoi(s+1);
+		if(*port == 0) {
+			if(!hash && strcmp(s+1,"0")!=0)
+				return 0;
+			if(hash && strncmp(s+1,"0#",2)!=0)
+				return 0;
+		}
+		*s = 0;
+		dname = sldns_str2wire_dname(str, &dname_len);
+		*s = '@';
+	} else if((s=strchr(str, '#'))) {
+		*port = UNBOUND_DNS_OVER_TLS_PORT;
+		*auth_name = s+1;
+		*s = 0;
+		dname = sldns_str2wire_dname(str, &dname_len);
+		*s = '#';
+	} else {
+		dname = sldns_str2wire_dname(str, &dname_len);
+	}
+	return dname;
+}
+
 /** store port number into sockaddr structure */
 void
 sockaddr_store_port(struct sockaddr_storage* addr, socklen_t addrlen, int port)
diff --git a/util/net_help.h b/util/net_help.h
index 79835270c..790036caf 100644
--- a/util/net_help.h
+++ b/util/net_help.h
@@ -210,17 +210,30 @@ int netblockstrtoaddr(const char* ip, int port, struct sockaddr_storage* addr,
 /**
  * Convert address string, with "@port" appendix, to sockaddr.
  * It can also have an "#tls-auth-name" appendix (after the port).
- * The returned tls-auth-name string is a pointer into the input string.
- * Uses DNS port by default.
+ * The returned auth_name string is a pointer into the input string.
+ * Uses DNS port by default; TLS port when a '#tls-auth-name' is configured.
  * @param str: the string
  * @param addr: where to store sockaddr.
  * @param addrlen: length of stored sockaddr is returned.
  * @param auth_name: returned pointer to tls_auth_name, or NULL if none.
  * @return 0 on error.
  */
-int authextstrtoaddr(char* str, struct sockaddr_storage* addr, 
+int authextstrtoaddr(char* str, struct sockaddr_storage* addr,
 	socklen_t* addrlen, char** auth_name);
 
+/**
+ * Convert domain string, with "@port" appendix, to dname.
+ * It can also have an "#tls-auth-name" appendix (after the port).
+ * The return port is the parsed port.
+ * Uses DNS port by default; TLS port when a '#tls-auth-name' is configured.
+ * The returned auth_name string is a pointer into the input string.
+ * @param str: the string
+ * @param port: pointer to be assigned the parsed port value.
+ * @param auth_name: returned pointer to tls_auth_name, or NULL if none.
+ * @return pointer to the dname.
+ */
+uint8_t* authextstrtodname(char* str, int* port, char** auth_name);
+
 /**
  * Store port number into sockaddr structure
  * @param addr: sockaddr structure, ip4 or ip6.