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c10c16dec587a0662068f6e2991c29ed3a9db943Richard Lowe>Table of Contents</B
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c10c16dec587a0662068f6e2991c29ed3a9db943Richard Lowe>1. <A
c10c16dec587a0662068f6e2991c29ed3a9db943Richard LoweHREF="Bv9ARM.ch01.html"
a9478106a12424322498e53cf7cd75bd8a4d6004Yuri Pankov>Introduction</A
c10c16dec587a0662068f6e2991c29ed3a9db943Richard Lowe></DT
a9478106a12424322498e53cf7cd75bd8a4d6004Yuri Pankov><DD
c10c16dec587a0662068f6e2991c29ed3a9db943Richard Lowe><DL
c10c16dec587a0662068f6e2991c29ed3a9db943Richard Lowe><DT
c10c16dec587a0662068f6e2991c29ed3a9db943Richard Lowe>1.1. <A
a9478106a12424322498e53cf7cd75bd8a4d6004Yuri PankovHREF="Bv9ARM.ch01.html#AEN13"
c10c16dec587a0662068f6e2991c29ed3a9db943Richard Lowe>Scope of Document</A
a9478106a12424322498e53cf7cd75bd8a4d6004Yuri Pankov></DT
><DT
>1.2. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch01.html#AEN20"
>Organization of This Document</A
></DT
><DT
>1.3. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch01.html#AEN40"
>Conventions Used in This Document</A
></DT
><DT
>1.4. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch01.html#AEN105"
>The Domain Name System (<SPAN
CLASS="acronym"
>DNS</SPAN
>)</A
></DT
><DD
><DL
><DT
>1.4.1. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch01.html#AEN112"
>DNS Fundamentals</A
></DT
><DT
>1.4.2. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch01.html#AEN119"
>Domains and Domain Names</A
></DT
><DT
>1.4.3. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch01.html#AEN143"
>Zones</A
></DT
><DT
>1.4.4. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch01.html#AEN166"
>Authoritative Name Servers</A
></DT
><DT
>1.4.5. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch01.html#AEN195"
>Caching Name Servers</A
></DT
><DT
>1.4.6. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch01.html#AEN213"
>Name Servers in Multiple Roles</A
></DT
></DL
></DD
></DL
></DD
><DT
>2. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch02.html"
><SPAN
CLASS="acronym"
>BIND</SPAN
> Resource Requirements</A
></DT
><DD
><DL
><DT
>2.1. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch02.html#AEN223"
>Hardware requirements</A
></DT
><DT
>2.2. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch02.html#AEN231"
>CPU Requirements</A
></DT
><DT
>2.3. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch02.html#AEN235"
>Memory Requirements</A
></DT
><DT
>2.4. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch02.html#AEN240"
>Nameserver Intensive Environment Issues</A
></DT
><DT
>2.5. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch02.html#AEN243"
>Supported Operating Systems</A
></DT
></DL
></DD
><DT
>3. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch03.html"
>Nameserver Configuration</A
></DT
><DD
><DL
><DT
>3.1. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch03.html#sample_configuration"
>Sample Configurations</A
></DT
><DD
><DL
><DT
>3.1.1. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch03.html#AEN271"
>A Caching-only Nameserver</A
></DT
><DT
>3.1.2. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch03.html#AEN275"
>An Authoritative-only Nameserver</A
></DT
></DL
></DD
><DT
>3.2. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch03.html#AEN281"
>Load Balancing</A
></DT
><DT
>3.3. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch03.html#notify"
>Notify</A
></DT
><DT
>3.4. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch03.html#AEN369"
>Nameserver Operations</A
></DT
><DD
><DL
><DT
>3.4.1. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch03.html#AEN371"
>Tools for Use With the Nameserver Daemon</A
></DT
><DT
>3.4.2. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch03.html#AEN650"
>Signals</A
></DT
></DL
></DD
></DL
></DD
><DT
>4. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch04.html"
>Advanced Concepts</A
></DT
><DD
><DL
><DT
>4.1. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#dynamic_update"
>Dynamic Update</A
></DT
><DD
><DL
><DT
>4.1.1. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#journal"
>The journal file</A
></DT
></DL
></DD
><DT
>4.2. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#incremental_zone_transfers"
>Incremental Zone Transfers (IXFR)</A
></DT
><DT
>4.3. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#AEN714"
>Split DNS</A
></DT
><DT
>4.4. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#tsig"
>TSIG</A
></DT
><DD
><DL
><DT
>4.4.1. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#AEN805"
>Generate Shared Keys for Each Pair of Hosts</A
></DT
><DT
>4.4.2. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#AEN826"
>Copying the Shared Secret to Both Machines</A
></DT
><DT
>4.4.3. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#AEN829"
>Informing the Servers of the Key's Existence</A
></DT
><DT
>4.4.4. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#AEN841"
>Instructing the Server to Use the Key</A
></DT
><DT
>4.4.5. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#AEN857"
>TSIG Key Based Access Control</A
></DT
><DT
>4.4.6. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#AEN870"
>Errors</A
></DT
></DL
></DD
><DT
>4.5. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#AEN874"
>TKEY</A
></DT
><DT
>4.6. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#AEN889"
>SIG(0)</A
></DT
><DT
>4.7. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#DNSSEC"
>DNSSEC</A
></DT
><DD
><DL
><DT
>4.7.1. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#AEN906"
>Generating Keys</A
></DT
><DT
>4.7.2. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#AEN926"
>Creating a Keyset</A
></DT
><DT
>4.7.3. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#AEN938"
>Signing the Child's Keyset</A
></DT
><DT
>4.7.4. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#AEN951"
>Signing the Zone</A
></DT
><DT
>4.7.5. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#AEN967"
>Configuring Servers</A
></DT
></DL
></DD
><DT
>4.8. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#AEN974"
>IPv6 Support in <SPAN
CLASS="acronym"
>BIND</SPAN
> 9</A
></DT
><DD
><DL
><DT
>4.8.1. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#AEN990"
>Address Lookups Using AAAA Records</A
></DT
><DT
>4.8.2. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#AEN995"
>Address Lookups Using A6 Records</A
></DT
><DT
>4.8.3. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#AEN1016"
>Address to Name Lookups Using Nibble Format</A
></DT
><DT
>4.8.4. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#AEN1023"
>Address to Name Lookups Using Bitstring Format</A
></DT
><DT
>4.8.5. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#AEN1030"
>Using DNAME for Delegation of IPv6 Reverse Addresses</A
></DT
></DL
></DD
></DL
></DD
><DT
>5. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch05.html"
>The <SPAN
CLASS="acronym"
>BIND</SPAN
> 9 Lightweight Resolver</A
></DT
><DD
><DL
><DT
>5.1. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch05.html#AEN1050"
>The Lightweight Resolver Library</A
></DT
><DT
>5.2. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch05.html#lwresd"
>Running a Resolver Daemon</A
></DT
></DL
></DD
><DT
>6. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch06.html"
><SPAN
CLASS="acronym"
>BIND</SPAN
> 9 Configuration Reference</A
></DT
><DD
><DL
><DT
>6.1. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#configuration_file_elements"
>Configuration File Elements</A
></DT
><DD
><DL
><DT
>6.1.1. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#address_match_lists"
>Address Match Lists</A
></DT
><DT
>6.1.2. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#AEN1292"
>Comment Syntax</A
></DT
></DL
></DD
><DT
>6.2. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#Configuration_File_Grammar"
>Configuration File Grammar</A
></DT
><DD
><DL
><DT
>6.2.1. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#AEN1399"
><B
CLASS="command"
>acl</B
> Statement Grammar</A
></DT
><DT
>6.2.2. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#acl"
><B
CLASS="command"
>acl</B
> Statement Definition and
Usage</A
></DT
><DT
>6.2.3. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#AEN1441"
><B
CLASS="command"
>controls</B
> Statement Grammar</A
></DT
><DT
>6.2.4. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#controls_statement_definition_and_usage"
><B
CLASS="command"
>controls</B
> Statement Definition and
Usage</A
></DT
><DT
>6.2.5. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#AEN1504"
><B
CLASS="command"
>include</B
> Statement Grammar</A
></DT
><DT
>6.2.6. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#AEN1509"
><B
CLASS="command"
>include</B
> Statement Definition and Usage</A
></DT
><DT
>6.2.7. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#AEN1516"
><B
CLASS="command"
>key</B
> Statement Grammar</A
></DT
><DT
>6.2.8. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#AEN1523"
><B
CLASS="command"
>key</B
> Statement Definition and Usage</A
></DT
><DT
>6.2.9. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#AEN1535"
><B
CLASS="command"
>logging</B
> Statement Grammar</A
></DT
><DT
>6.2.10. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#AEN1575"
><B
CLASS="command"
>logging</B
> Statement Definition and Usage</A
></DT
><DT
>6.2.11. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#AEN1805"
><B
CLASS="command"
>lwres</B
> Statement Grammar</A
></DT
><DT
>6.2.12. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#AEN1829"
><B
CLASS="command"
>lwres</B
> Statement Definition and Usage</A
></DT
><DT
>6.2.13. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#AEN1848"
><B
CLASS="command"
>options</B
> Statement Grammar</A
></DT
><DT
>6.2.14. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#AEN2062"
><B
CLASS="command"
>options</B
> Statement Definition and Usage</A
></DT
><DT
>6.2.15. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#server_statement_grammar"
><B
CLASS="command"
>server</B
> Statement Grammar</A
></DT
><DT
>6.2.16. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#server_statement_definition_and_usage"
><B
CLASS="command"
>server</B
> Statement Definition
and Usage</A
></DT
><DT
>6.2.17. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#AEN2953"
><B
CLASS="command"
>trusted-keys</B
> Statement Grammar</A
></DT
><DT
>6.2.18. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#AEN2969"
><B
CLASS="command"
>trusted-keys</B
> Statement Definition
and Usage</A
></DT
><DT
>6.2.19. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#AEN2977"
><B
CLASS="command"
>view</B
> Statement Grammar</A
></DT
><DT
>6.2.20. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#AEN2991"
><B
CLASS="command"
>view</B
> Statement Definition and Usage</A
></DT
><DT
>6.2.21. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#zone_statement_grammar"
><B
CLASS="command"
>zone</B
>
Statement Grammar</A
></DT
><DT
>6.2.22. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#AEN3138"
><B
CLASS="command"
>zone</B
> Statement Definition and Usage</A
></DT
></DL
></DD
><DT
>6.3. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#AEN3472"
>Zone File</A
></DT
><DD
><DL
><DT
>6.3.1. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#types_of_resource_records_and_when_to_use_them"
>Types of Resource Records and When to Use Them</A
></DT
><DT
>6.3.2. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#AEN3792"
>Discussion of MX Records</A
></DT
><DT
>6.3.3. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#Setting_TTLs"
>Setting TTLs</A
></DT
><DT
>6.3.4. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#AEN3913"
>Inverse Mapping in IPv4</A
></DT
><DT
>6.3.5. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#AEN3940"
>Other Zone File Directives</A
></DT
><DT
>6.3.6. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#AEN3998"
><SPAN
CLASS="acronym"
>BIND</SPAN
> Master File Extension: the <B
CLASS="command"
>$GENERATE</B
> Directive</A
></DT
></DL
></DD
></DL
></DD
><DT
>7. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch07.html"
><SPAN
CLASS="acronym"
>BIND</SPAN
> 9 Security Considerations</A
></DT
><DD
><DL
><DT
>7.1. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch07.html#Access_Control_Lists"
>Access Control Lists</A
></DT
><DT
>7.2. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch07.html#AEN4090"
><B
CLASS="command"
>chroot</B
> and <B
CLASS="command"
>setuid</B
> (for
UNIX servers)</A
></DT
><DD
><DL
><DT
>7.2.1. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch07.html#AEN4113"
>The <B
CLASS="command"
>chroot</B
> Environment</A
></DT
><DT
>7.2.2. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch07.html#AEN4131"
>Using the <B
CLASS="command"
>setuid</B
> Function</A
></DT
></DL
></DD
><DT
>7.3. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch07.html#dynamic_update_security"
>Dynamic Update Security</A
></DT
></DL
></DD
><DT
>8. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch08.html"
>Troubleshooting</A
></DT
><DD
><DL
><DT
>8.1. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch08.html#AEN4152"
>Common Problems</A
></DT
><DD
><DL
><DT
>8.1.1. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch08.html#AEN4154"
>It's not working; how can I figure out what's wrong?</A
></DT
></DL
></DD
><DT
>8.2. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch08.html#AEN4157"
>Incrementing and Changing the Serial Number</A
></DT
><DT
>8.3. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch08.html#AEN4162"
>Where Can I Get Help?</A
></DT
></DL
></DD
><DT
>A. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch09.html"
>Appendices</A
></DT
><DD
><DL
><DT
>A.1. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch09.html#AEN4178"
>Acknowledgements</A
></DT
><DD
><DL
><DT
>A.1.1. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch09.html#AEN4180"
>A Brief History of the <SPAN
CLASS="acronym"
>DNS</SPAN
> and <SPAN
CLASS="acronym"
>BIND</SPAN
></A
></DT
></DL
></DD
><DT
>A.2. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch09.html#historical_dns_information"
>Historical <SPAN
CLASS="acronym"
>DNS</SPAN
> Information</A
></DT
><DD
><DL
><DT
>A.2.1. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch09.html#classes_of_resource_records"
>Classes of Resource Records</A
></DT
></DL
></DD
><DT
>A.3. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch09.html#AEN4219"
>General <SPAN
CLASS="acronym"
>DNS</SPAN
> Reference Information</A
></DT
><DD
><DL
><DT
>A.3.1. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch09.html#ipv6addresses"
>IPv6 addresses (A6)</A
></DT
></DL
></DD
><DT
>A.4. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch09.html#bibliography"
>Bibliography (and Suggested Reading)</A
></DT
><DD
><DL
><DT
>A.4.1. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch09.html#rfcs"
>Request for Comments (RFCs)</A
></DT
><DT
>A.4.2. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch09.html#internet_drafts"
>Internet Drafts</A
></DT
><DT
>A.4.3. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch09.html#AEN4828"
>Other Documents About <SPAN
CLASS="acronym"
>BIND</SPAN
></A
></DT
></DL
></DD
></DL
></DD
></DL
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