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fd2597f75693a2279fdf588bd40dfe2407c42028Tinderbox User<dt><span class="chapter"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch01.html">1. Introduction</a></span></dt>
fd2597f75693a2279fdf588bd40dfe2407c42028Tinderbox User<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch01.html#id2546078">Scope of Document</a></span></dt>
1bc5499c2a0fc5d2b11849e97cdd6305a64eb242Evan Hunt<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch01.html#id2544253">Organization of This Document</a></span></dt>
fd2597f75693a2279fdf588bd40dfe2407c42028Tinderbox User<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch01.html#id2545349">Conventions Used in This Document</a></span></dt>
0a7ed88633a680bb881868b75ded4d09a7bbbc50Automatic Updater<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch01.html#id2546349">The Domain Name System (<span class="acronym">DNS</span>)</a></span></dt>
1bc5499c2a0fc5d2b11849e97cdd6305a64eb242Evan Hunt<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch01.html#id2546371">DNS Fundamentals</a></span></dt>
fd2597f75693a2279fdf588bd40dfe2407c42028Tinderbox User<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch01.html#id2546405">Domains and Domain Names</a></span></dt>
1bc5499c2a0fc5d2b11849e97cdd6305a64eb242Evan Hunt<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch01.html#id2549015">Zones</a></span></dt>
fd2597f75693a2279fdf588bd40dfe2407c42028Tinderbox User<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch01.html#id2549092">Authoritative Name Servers</a></span></dt>
1bc5499c2a0fc5d2b11849e97cdd6305a64eb242Evan Hunt<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch01.html#id2549196">Caching Name Servers</a></span></dt>
1bc5499c2a0fc5d2b11849e97cdd6305a64eb242Evan Hunt<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch01.html#id2549326">Name Servers in Multiple Roles</a></span></dt>
fd2597f75693a2279fdf588bd40dfe2407c42028Tinderbox User<dt><span class="chapter"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch02.html">2. <span class="acronym">BIND</span> Resource Requirements</a></span></dt>
fd2597f75693a2279fdf588bd40dfe2407c42028Tinderbox User<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch02.html#id2549429">Hardware requirements</a></span></dt>
6f1205897504b8f50b1785975482c995888dd630Tinderbox User<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch02.html#id2549456">CPU Requirements</a></span></dt>
fd2597f75693a2279fdf588bd40dfe2407c42028Tinderbox User<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch02.html#id2549468">Memory Requirements</a></span></dt>
6f1205897504b8f50b1785975482c995888dd630Tinderbox User<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch02.html#id2549495">Name Server Intensive Environment Issues</a></span></dt>
fd2597f75693a2279fdf588bd40dfe2407c42028Tinderbox User<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch02.html#id2549506">Supported Operating Systems</a></span></dt>
6ea2385360e9e2167e65f9286447da9eea189457Tinderbox User<dt><span class="chapter"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch03.html">3. Name Server Configuration</a></span></dt>
6ea2385360e9e2167e65f9286447da9eea189457Tinderbox User<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch03.html#sample_configuration">Sample Configurations</a></span></dt>
fd2597f75693a2279fdf588bd40dfe2407c42028Tinderbox User<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch03.html#id2549538">A Caching-only Name Server</a></span></dt>
6ea2385360e9e2167e65f9286447da9eea189457Tinderbox User<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch03.html#id2549554">An Authoritative-only Name Server</a></span></dt>
6ea2385360e9e2167e65f9286447da9eea189457Tinderbox User<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch03.html#id2549576">Load Balancing</a></span></dt>
6ea2385360e9e2167e65f9286447da9eea189457Tinderbox User<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch03.html#id2550068">Name Server Operations</a></span></dt>
6ea2385360e9e2167e65f9286447da9eea189457Tinderbox User<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch03.html#id2550073">Tools for Use With the Name Server Daemon</a></span></dt>
6ea2385360e9e2167e65f9286447da9eea189457Tinderbox User<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch03.html#id2551642">Signals</a></span></dt>
fd2597f75693a2279fdf588bd40dfe2407c42028Tinderbox User<dt><span class="chapter"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch04.html">4. Advanced DNS Features</a></span></dt>
1bc5499c2a0fc5d2b11849e97cdd6305a64eb242Evan Hunt<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#notify">Notify</a></span></dt>
1bc5499c2a0fc5d2b11849e97cdd6305a64eb242Evan Hunt<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#dynamic_update">Dynamic Update</a></span></dt>
fd2597f75693a2279fdf588bd40dfe2407c42028Tinderbox User<dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#journal">The journal file</a></span></dt></dl></dd>
12bfbed87cfffa65ac300b72c5665ab38a355c2fAutomatic Updater<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#incremental_zone_transfers">Incremental Zone Transfers (IXFR)</a></span></dt>
fd2597f75693a2279fdf588bd40dfe2407c42028Tinderbox User<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#id2552100">Split DNS</a></span></dt>
12bfbed87cfffa65ac300b72c5665ab38a355c2fAutomatic Updater<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#tsig">TSIG</a></span></dt>
fd2597f75693a2279fdf588bd40dfe2407c42028Tinderbox User<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#id2552619">Generate Shared Keys for Each Pair of Hosts</a></span></dt>
1bc5499c2a0fc5d2b11849e97cdd6305a64eb242Evan Hunt<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#id2552693">Copying the Shared Secret to Both Machines</a></span></dt>
fd2597f75693a2279fdf588bd40dfe2407c42028Tinderbox User<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#id2552704">Informing the Servers of the Key's Existence</a></span></dt>
fd2597f75693a2279fdf588bd40dfe2407c42028Tinderbox User<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#id2552743">Instructing the Server to Use the Key</a></span></dt>
7e71f05d8643aca84914437c900cb716444507e4Tinderbox User<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#id2552801">TSIG Key Based Access Control</a></span></dt>
fd2597f75693a2279fdf588bd40dfe2407c42028Tinderbox User<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#id2552845">Errors</a></span></dt>
1bc5499c2a0fc5d2b11849e97cdd6305a64eb242Evan Hunt<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#id2552859">TKEY</a></span></dt>
1bc5499c2a0fc5d2b11849e97cdd6305a64eb242Evan Hunt<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#id2552977">SIG(0)</a></span></dt>
fd2597f75693a2279fdf588bd40dfe2407c42028Tinderbox User<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#DNSSEC">DNSSEC</a></span></dt>
1bc5499c2a0fc5d2b11849e97cdd6305a64eb242Evan Hunt<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#id2553113">Generating Keys</a></span></dt>
1bc5499c2a0fc5d2b11849e97cdd6305a64eb242Evan Hunt<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#id2553251">Signing the Zone</a></span></dt>
1bc5499c2a0fc5d2b11849e97cdd6305a64eb242Evan Hunt<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#id2553330">Configuring Servers</a></span></dt>
1bc5499c2a0fc5d2b11849e97cdd6305a64eb242Evan Hunt<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#id2553404">IPv6 Support in <span class="acronym">BIND</span> 9</a></span></dt>
cd32f419a8a5432fbb139f56ee73cbf68b9350ccTinderbox User<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#id2553534">Address Lookups Using AAAA Records</a></span></dt>
0a7ed88633a680bb881868b75ded4d09a7bbbc50Automatic Updater<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#id2553556">Address to Name Lookups Using Nibble Format</a></span></dt>
1bc5499c2a0fc5d2b11849e97cdd6305a64eb242Evan Hunt<dt><span class="chapter"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch05.html">5. The <span class="acronym">BIND</span> 9 Lightweight Resolver</a></span></dt>
7e71f05d8643aca84914437c900cb716444507e4Tinderbox User<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch05.html#id2553657">The Lightweight Resolver Library</a></span></dt>
1bc5499c2a0fc5d2b11849e97cdd6305a64eb242Evan Hunt<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch05.html#lwresd">Running a Resolver Daemon</a></span></dt>
1bc5499c2a0fc5d2b11849e97cdd6305a64eb242Evan Hunt<dt><span class="chapter"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html">6. <span class="acronym">BIND</span> 9 Configuration Reference</a></span></dt>
1bc5499c2a0fc5d2b11849e97cdd6305a64eb242Evan Hunt<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#configuration_file_elements">Configuration File Elements</a></span></dt>
c2258eedf2d9d0207b45b90014f8fde5413b41a3Tinderbox User<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#address_match_lists">Address Match Lists</a></span></dt>
1bc5499c2a0fc5d2b11849e97cdd6305a64eb242Evan Hunt<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#id2555141">Comment Syntax</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#Configuration_File_Grammar">Configuration File Grammar</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#id2555685"><span><strong class="command">acl</strong></span> Statement Grammar</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#acl"><span><strong class="command">acl</strong></span> Statement Definition and
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#id2555875"><span><strong class="command">controls</strong></span> Statement Grammar</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#controls_statement_definition_and_usage"><span><strong class="command">controls</strong></span> Statement Definition and
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#id2556235"><span><strong class="command">include</strong></span> Statement Grammar</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#id2556318"><span><strong class="command">include</strong></span> Statement Definition and
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#id2556342"><span><strong class="command">key</strong></span> Statement Grammar</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#id2556363"><span><strong class="command">key</strong></span> Statement Definition and Usage</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#id2556454"><span><strong class="command">logging</strong></span> Statement Grammar</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#id2556648"><span><strong class="command">logging</strong></span> Statement Definition and
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#id2557998"><span><strong class="command">lwres</strong></span> Statement Grammar</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#id2558072"><span><strong class="command">lwres</strong></span> Statement Definition and Usage</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#id2558136"><span><strong class="command">masters</strong></span> Statement Grammar</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#id2558248"><span><strong class="command">masters</strong></span> Statement Definition and
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#id2558263"><span><strong class="command">options</strong></span> Statement Grammar</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#options"><span><strong class="command">options</strong></span> Statement Definition and
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#server_statement_grammar"><span><strong class="command">server</strong></span> Statement Grammar</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#server_statement_definition_and_usage"><span><strong class="command">server</strong></span> Statement Definition and
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#id2566421"><span><strong class="command">trusted-keys</strong></span> Statement Grammar</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#id2566470"><span><strong class="command">trusted-keys</strong></span> Statement Definition
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#view_statement_grammar"><span><strong class="command">view</strong></span> Statement Grammar</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#id2566618"><span><strong class="command">view</strong></span> Statement Definition and Usage</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#zone_statement_grammar"><span><strong class="command">zone</strong></span>
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#id2567278"><span><strong class="command">zone</strong></span> Statement Definition and Usage</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#types_of_resource_records_and_when_to_use_them">Types of Resource Records and When to Use Them</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#id2571532">Discussion of MX Records</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#id2572084">Inverse Mapping in IPv4</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#id2572279">Other Zone File Directives</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#id2572468"><span class="acronym">BIND</span> Master File Extension: the <span><strong class="command">$GENERATE</strong></span> Directive</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#zonefile_format">Additional File Formats</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="chapter"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch07.html">7. <span class="acronym">BIND</span> 9 Security Considerations</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch07.html#Access_Control_Lists">Access Control Lists</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch07.html#id2573081"><span><strong class="command">chroot</strong></span> and <span><strong class="command">setuid</strong></span></a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch07.html#id2573225">The <span><strong class="command">chroot</strong></span> Environment</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch07.html#id2573353">Using the <span><strong class="command">setuid</strong></span> Function</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch07.html#dynamic_update_security">Dynamic Update Security</a></span></dt>
<dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch08.html#id2573438">It's not working; how can I figure out what's wrong?</a></span></dt></dl></dd>
<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch08.html#id2573518">Incrementing and Changing the Serial Number</a></span></dt>
<dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch09.html#historical_dns_information">A Brief History of the <span class="acronym">DNS</span> and <span class="acronym">BIND</span></a></span></dt></dl></dd>
<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch09.html#id2573756">General <span class="acronym">DNS</span> Reference Information</a></span></dt>
<dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch09.html#ipv6addresses">IPv6 addresses (AAAA)</a></span></dt></dl></dd>
<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch09.html#bibliography">Bibliography (and Suggested Reading)</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch09.html#id2577060">Other Documents About <span class="acronym">BIND</span></a></span></dt>
<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="man.dig.html">dig</a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - DNS lookup utility</span>
<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="man.host.html">host</a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - DNS lookup utility</span>
<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="man.dnssec-keygen.html"><span class="application">dnssec-keygen</span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - DNSSEC key generation tool</span>
<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="man.dnssec-signzone.html"><span class="application">dnssec-signzone</span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - DNSSEC zone signing tool</span>
<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="man.named-checkconf.html"><span class="application">named-checkconf</span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - named configuration file syntax checking tool</span>
<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="man.named-checkzone.html"><span class="application">named-checkzone</span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - zone file validity checking or converting tool</span>
<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="man.named.html"><span class="application">named</span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Internet domain name server</span>
<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="man.rndc.html"><span class="application">rndc</span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - name server control utility</span>
<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="man.rndc.conf.html"><code class="filename">rndc.conf</code></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - rndc configuration file</span>
<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="man.rndc-confgen.html"><span class="application">rndc-confgen</span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - rndc key generation tool</span>