r = dns_resource_key_match_rr(t->key, rr, NULL);
if (r < 0)
return r;
- if (r == 0)
- continue;
+ if (r == 0) {
+ /* Hmm, so this SOA RR doesn't match our original question. In this case, maybe this is
+ * a negative reply, and we need the a SOA RR's TTL in order to cache a negative entry?
+ * If so, we need to validate it, too. */
+
+ r = dns_answer_match_key(t->answer, t->key, NULL);
+ if (r < 0)
+ return r;
+ if (r > 0) /* positive reply, we won't need the SOA and hence don't need to validate
+ * it. */
+ continue;
+ }
r = dnssec_has_rrsig(t->answer, rr->key);
if (r < 0)