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<info>

<date>2014-02-20</date>

</info>

<refentryinfo>

<corpname>ISC</corpname>

<corpauthor>Internet Systems Consortium, Inc.</corpauthor>

</refentryinfo>

<refmeta>

<refentrytitle><application>dnssec-importkey</application></refentrytitle>

<manvolnum>8</manvolnum>

<refmiscinfo>BIND9</refmiscinfo>

</refmeta>

<refnamediv>

<refname><application>dnssec-importkey</application></refname>

<refpurpose>Import DNSKEY records from external systems so they can be managed.</refpurpose>

</refnamediv>

<docinfo>

<copyright>

<year>2013</year>

<year>2014</year>

<holder>Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC")</holder>

</copyright>

</docinfo>

<refsynopsisdiv>

<cmdsynopsis sepchar=" ">

<command>dnssec-importkey</command>

<arg choice="opt" rep="norepeat"><option>-K <replaceable class="parameter">directory</replaceable></option></arg>

<arg choice="opt" rep="norepeat"><option>-L <replaceable class="parameter">ttl</replaceable></option></arg>

<arg choice="opt" rep="norepeat"><option>-P <replaceable class="parameter">date/offset</replaceable></option></arg>

<arg choice="opt" rep="norepeat"><option>-D <replaceable class="parameter">date/offset</replaceable></option></arg>

<arg choice="opt" rep="norepeat"><option>-h</option></arg>

<arg choice="opt" rep="norepeat"><option>-v <replaceable class="parameter">level</replaceable></option></arg>

<arg choice="opt" rep="norepeat"><option>-V</option></arg>

<arg choice="req" rep="norepeat"><option>keyfile</option></arg>

</cmdsynopsis>

<cmdsynopsis sepchar=" ">

<command>dnssec-importkey</command>

<arg choice="req" rep="norepeat"><option>-f <replaceable class="parameter">filename</replaceable></option></arg>

<arg choice="opt" rep="norepeat"><option>-K <replaceable class="parameter">directory</replaceable></option></arg>

<arg choice="opt" rep="norepeat"><option>-L <replaceable class="parameter">ttl</replaceable></option></arg>

<arg choice="opt" rep="norepeat"><option>-P <replaceable class="parameter">date/offset</replaceable></option></arg>

<arg choice="opt" rep="norepeat"><option>-D <replaceable class="parameter">date/offset</replaceable></option></arg>

<arg choice="opt" rep="norepeat"><option>-h</option></arg>

<arg choice="opt" rep="norepeat"><option>-v <replaceable class="parameter">level</replaceable></option></arg>

<arg choice="opt" rep="norepeat"><option>-V</option></arg>

<arg choice="opt" rep="norepeat"><option>dnsname</option></arg>

</cmdsynopsis>

</refsynopsisdiv>

<refsection><info><title>DESCRIPTION</title></info>

<para><command>dnssec-importkey</command>

reads a public DNSKEY record and generates a pair of

.key/.private files. The DNSKEY record may be read from an

existing .key file, in which case a corresponding .private file

will be generated, or it may be read from any other file or

from the standard input, in which case both .key and .private

files will be generated.

</para>

<para>

The newly-created .private file does <emphasis>not</emphasis>

contain private key data, and cannot be used for signing.

However, having a .private file makes it possible to set

publication (<option>-P</option>) and deletion

(<option>-D</option>) times for the key, which means the

public key can be added to and removed from the DNSKEY RRset

on schedule even if the true private key is stored offline.

</para>

</refsection>

<refsection><info><title>OPTIONS</title></info>

<variablelist>

<varlistentry>

<term>-f <replaceable class="parameter">filename</replaceable></term>

<listitem>

<para>

Zone file mode: instead of a public keyfile name, the argument

is the DNS domain name of a zone master file, which can be read

from <option>file</option>. If the domain name is the same as

<option>file</option>, then it may be omitted.

</para>

<para>

If <option>file</option> is set to <literal>"-"</literal>, then

the zone data is read from the standard input.

</para>

</listitem>

</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>

<term>-K <replaceable class="parameter">directory</replaceable></term>

<listitem>

<para>

Sets the directory in which the key files are to reside.

</para>

</listitem>

</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>

<term>-L <replaceable class="parameter">ttl</replaceable></term>

<listitem>

<para>

Sets the default TTL to use for this key when it is converted

into a DNSKEY RR. If the key is imported into a zone,

this is the TTL that will be used for it, unless there was

already a DNSKEY RRset in place, in which case the existing TTL

would take precedence. Setting the default TTL to

<literal>0</literal> or <literal>none</literal> removes it.

</para>

</listitem>

</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>

<term>-h</term>

<listitem>

<para>

Emit usage message and exit.

</para>

</listitem>

</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>

<term>-v <replaceable class="parameter">level</replaceable></term>

<listitem>

<para>

Sets the debugging level.

</para>

</listitem>

</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>

<term>-V</term>

<listitem>

<para>

Prints version information.

</para>

</listitem>

</varlistentry>

</variablelist>

</refsection>

<refsection><info><title>TIMING OPTIONS</title></info>

<para>

Dates can be expressed in the format YYYYMMDD or YYYYMMDDHHMMSS.

If the argument begins with a '+' or '-', it is interpreted as

an offset from the present time. For convenience, if such an offset

is followed by one of the suffixes 'y', 'mo', 'w', 'd', 'h', or 'mi',

then the offset is computed in years (defined as 365 24-hour days,

ignoring leap years), months (defined as 30 24-hour days), weeks,

days, hours, or minutes, respectively. Without a suffix, the offset

is computed in seconds. To explicitly prevent a date from being

set, use 'none' or 'never'.

</para>

<variablelist>

<varlistentry>

<term>-P <replaceable class="parameter">date/offset</replaceable></term>

<listitem>

<para>

Sets the date on which a key is to be published to the zone.

After that date, the key will be included in the zone but will

not be used to sign it.

</para>

</listitem>

</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>

<term>-D <replaceable class="parameter">date/offset</replaceable></term>

<listitem>

<para>

Sets the date on which the key is to be deleted. After that

date, the key will no longer be included in the zone. (It

may remain in the key repository, however.)

</para>

</listitem>

</varlistentry>

</variablelist>

</refsection>

<refsection><info><title>FILES</title></info>

<para>

A keyfile can be designed by the key identification

<filename>Knnnn.+aaa+iiiii</filename> or the full file name

<filename>Knnnn.+aaa+iiiii.key</filename> as generated by

<refentrytitle>dnssec-keygen</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum>.

</para>

</refsection>

<refsection><info><title>SEE ALSO</title></info>

<para><citerefentry>

<refentrytitle>dnssec-keygen</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum>

</citerefentry>,

<citerefentry>

<refentrytitle>dnssec-signzone</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum>

</citerefentry>,

<citetitle>BIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual</citetitle>,

<citetitle>RFC 5011</citetitle>.

</para>

</refsection>

</refentry>