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6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper<h2>Name</h2>
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper<p><span class="application">dnssec-keygen</span> &#8212; DNSSEC key generation tool</p>
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6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper<h2>Synopsis</h2>
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper<div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command">dnssec-keygen</code> [<code class="option">-a <em class="replaceable"><code>algorithm</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-b <em class="replaceable"><code>keysize</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-n <em class="replaceable"><code>nametype</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-3</code>] [<code class="option">-A <em class="replaceable"><code>date/offset</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-C</code>] [<code class="option">-c <em class="replaceable"><code>class</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-D <em class="replaceable"><code>date/offset</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-D sync <em class="replaceable"><code>date/offset</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-E <em class="replaceable"><code>engine</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-f <em class="replaceable"><code>flag</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-G</code>] [<code class="option">-g <em class="replaceable"><code>generator</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-h</code>] [<code class="option">-I <em class="replaceable"><code>date/offset</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-i <em class="replaceable"><code>interval</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-K <em class="replaceable"><code>directory</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-k</code>] [<code class="option">-L <em class="replaceable"><code>ttl</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-P <em class="replaceable"><code>date/offset</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-P sync <em class="replaceable"><code>date/offset</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-p <em class="replaceable"><code>protocol</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-q</code>] [<code class="option">-R <em class="replaceable"><code>date/offset</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-r <em class="replaceable"><code>randomdev</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-S <em class="replaceable"><code>key</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-s <em class="replaceable"><code>strength</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-t <em class="replaceable"><code>type</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-V</code>] [<code class="option">-v <em class="replaceable"><code>level</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-z</code>] {name}</p></div>
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6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper<a name="id-1.14.12.7"></a><h2>DESCRIPTION</h2>
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper<p><span class="command"><strong>dnssec-keygen</strong></span>
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper generates keys for DNSSEC (Secure DNS), as defined in RFC 2535
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper and RFC 4034. It can also generate keys for use with
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper TSIG (Transaction Signatures) as defined in RFC 2845, or TKEY
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper (Transaction Key) as defined in RFC 2930.
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper </p>
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper<p>
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper The <code class="option">name</code> of the key is specified on the command
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper line. For DNSSEC keys, this must match the name of the zone for
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper which the key is being generated.
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper </p>
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6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper<a name="id-1.14.12.8"></a><h2>OPTIONS</h2>
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper<div class="variablelist"><dl class="variablelist">
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper<dt><span class="term">-a <em class="replaceable"><code>algorithm</code></em></span></dt>
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper<dd>
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper<p>
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper Selects the cryptographic algorithm. For DNSSEC keys, the value
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper of <code class="option">algorithm</code> must be one of RSAMD5, RSASHA1,
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper DSA, NSEC3RSASHA1, NSEC3DSA, RSASHA256, RSASHA512, ECCGOST,
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper ECDSAP256SHA256 or ECDSAP384SHA384.
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper For TSIG/TKEY, the value must
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper be DH (Diffie Hellman), HMAC-MD5, HMAC-SHA1, HMAC-SHA224,
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper HMAC-SHA256, HMAC-SHA384, or HMAC-SHA512. These values are
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper case insensitive.
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper </p>
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper<p>
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper If no algorithm is specified, then RSASHA1 will be used by
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper default, unless the <code class="option">-3</code> option is specified,
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper in which case NSEC3RSASHA1 will be used instead. (If
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper <code class="option">-3</code> is used and an algorithm is specified,
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper that algorithm will be checked for compatibility with NSEC3.)
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper </p>
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper<p>
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper Note 1: that for DNSSEC, RSASHA1 is a mandatory to implement
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper algorithm, and DSA is recommended. For TSIG, HMAC-MD5 is
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper mandatory.
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper </p>
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper<p>
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper Note 2: DH, HMAC-MD5, and HMAC-SHA1 through HMAC-SHA512
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper automatically set the -T KEY option.
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper </p>
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper</dd>
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper<dt><span class="term">-b <em class="replaceable"><code>keysize</code></em></span></dt>
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper<dd>
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper<p>
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper Specifies the number of bits in the key. The choice of key
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper size depends on the algorithm used. RSA keys must be
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper between 512 and 2048 bits. Diffie Hellman keys must be between
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper 128 and 4096 bits. DSA keys must be between 512 and 1024
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper bits and an exact multiple of 64. HMAC keys must be
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper between 1 and 512 bits. Elliptic curve algorithms don't need
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper this parameter.
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper </p>
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper<p>
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper The key size does not need to be specified if using a default
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper algorithm. The default key size is 1024 bits for zone signing
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper keys (ZSKs) and 2048 bits for key signing keys (KSKs,
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper generated with <code class="option">-f KSK</code>). However, if an
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper algorithm is explicitly specified with the <code class="option">-a</code>,
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper then there is no default key size, and the <code class="option">-b</code>
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper must be used.
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper </p>
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper</dd>
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper<dt><span class="term">-n <em class="replaceable"><code>nametype</code></em></span></dt>
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper<dd><p>
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper Specifies the owner type of the key. The value of
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper <code class="option">nametype</code> must either be ZONE (for a DNSSEC
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper zone key (KEY/DNSKEY)), HOST or ENTITY (for a key associated with
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper a host (KEY)),
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper USER (for a key associated with a user(KEY)) or OTHER (DNSKEY).
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper These values are case insensitive. Defaults to ZONE for DNSKEY
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper generation.
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper </p></dd>
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper<dt><span class="term">-3</span></dt>
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper<dd><p>
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper Use an NSEC3-capable algorithm to generate a DNSSEC key.
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper If this option is used and no algorithm is explicitly
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper set on the command line, NSEC3RSASHA1 will be used by
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper default. Note that RSASHA256, RSASHA512, ECCGOST,
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper ECDSAP256SHA256 and ECDSAP384SHA384 algorithms
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper are NSEC3-capable.
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper </p></dd>
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper<dt><span class="term">-C</span></dt>
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper<dd><p>
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper Compatibility mode: generates an old-style key, without
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper any metadata. By default, <span class="command"><strong>dnssec-keygen</strong></span>
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper will include the key's creation date in the metadata stored
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper with the private key, and other dates may be set there as well
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper (publication date, activation date, etc). Keys that include
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper this data may be incompatible with older versions of BIND; the
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper <code class="option">-C</code> option suppresses them.
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper </p></dd>
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper<dt><span class="term">-c <em class="replaceable"><code>class</code></em></span></dt>
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper<dd><p>
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper Indicates that the DNS record containing the key should have
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper the specified class. If not specified, class IN is used.
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper </p></dd>
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper<dt><span class="term">-E <em class="replaceable"><code>engine</code></em></span></dt>
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper<dd>
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper<p>
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper Specifies the cryptographic hardware to use, when applicable.
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper </p>
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper<p>
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper When BIND is built with OpenSSL PKCS#11 support, this defaults
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper to the string "pkcs11", which identifies an OpenSSL engine
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper that can drive a cryptographic accelerator or hardware service
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper module. When BIND is built with native PKCS#11 cryptography
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper (--enable-native-pkcs11), it defaults to the path of the PKCS#11
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper provider library specified via "--with-pkcs11".
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper </p>
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper</dd>
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper<dt><span class="term">-f <em class="replaceable"><code>flag</code></em></span></dt>
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper<dd><p>
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper Set the specified flag in the flag field of the KEY/DNSKEY record.
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper The only recognized flags are KSK (Key Signing Key) and REVOKE.
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper </p></dd>
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper<dt><span class="term">-G</span></dt>
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper<dd><p>
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper Generate a key, but do not publish it or sign with it. This
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper option is incompatible with -P and -A.
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper </p></dd>
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper<dt><span class="term">-g <em class="replaceable"><code>generator</code></em></span></dt>
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper<dd><p>
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper If generating a Diffie Hellman key, use this generator.
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper Allowed values are 2 and 5. If no generator
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper is specified, a known prime from RFC 2539 will be used
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper if possible; otherwise the default is 2.
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper </p></dd>
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper<dt><span class="term">-h</span></dt>
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper<dd><p>
6406210b71fd4a97800f32f3613eea9b6a6a12ceMark de Reeper Prints a short summary of the options and arguments to
<span class="command"><strong>dnssec-keygen</strong></span>.
</p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">-K <em class="replaceable"><code>directory</code></em></span></dt>
<dd><p>
Sets the directory in which the key files are to be written.
</p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">-k</span></dt>
<dd><p>
Deprecated in favor of -T KEY.
</p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">-L <em class="replaceable"><code>ttl</code></em></span></dt>
<dd><p>
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. If this value is not set and there
is no existing DNSKEY RRset, the TTL will default to the
SOA TTL. Setting the default TTL to <code class="literal">0</code>
or <code class="literal">none</code> is the same as leaving it unset.
</p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">-p <em class="replaceable"><code>protocol</code></em></span></dt>
<dd><p>
Sets the protocol value for the generated key. The protocol
is a number between 0 and 255. The default is 3 (DNSSEC).
Other possible values for this argument are listed in
RFC 2535 and its successors.
</p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">-q</span></dt>
<dd><p>
Quiet mode: Suppresses unnecessary output, including
progress indication. Without this option, when
<span class="command"><strong>dnssec-keygen</strong></span> is run interactively
to generate an RSA or DSA key pair, it will print a string
of symbols to <code class="filename">stderr</code> indicating the
progress of the key generation. A '.' indicates that a
random number has been found which passed an initial
sieve test; '+' means a number has passed a single
round of the Miller-Rabin primality test; a space
means that the number has passed all the tests and is
a satisfactory key.
</p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">-r <em class="replaceable"><code>randomdev</code></em></span></dt>
<dd><p>
Specifies the source of randomness. If the operating
system does not provide a <code class="filename">/dev/random</code>
or equivalent device, the default source of randomness
is keyboard input. <code class="filename">randomdev</code>
specifies
the name of a character device or file containing random
data to be used instead of the default. The special value
<code class="filename">keyboard</code> indicates that keyboard
input should be used.
</p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">-S <em class="replaceable"><code>key</code></em></span></dt>
<dd><p>
Create a new key which is an explicit successor to an
existing key. The name, algorithm, size, and type of the
key will be set to match the existing key. The activation
date of the new key will be set to the inactivation date of
the existing one. The publication date will be set to the
activation date minus the prepublication interval, which
defaults to 30 days.
</p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">-s <em class="replaceable"><code>strength</code></em></span></dt>
<dd><p>
Specifies the strength value of the key. The strength is
a number between 0 and 15, and currently has no defined
purpose in DNSSEC.
</p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">-T <em class="replaceable"><code>rrtype</code></em></span></dt>
<dd>
<p>
Specifies the resource record type to use for the key.
<code class="option">rrtype</code> must be either DNSKEY or KEY. The
default is DNSKEY when using a DNSSEC algorithm, but it can be
overridden to KEY for use with SIG(0).
</p>
<p>
</p>
<p>
Using any TSIG algorithm (HMAC-* or DH) forces this option
to KEY.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><span class="term">-t <em class="replaceable"><code>type</code></em></span></dt>
<dd><p>
Indicates the use of the key. <code class="option">type</code> must be
one of AUTHCONF, NOAUTHCONF, NOAUTH, or NOCONF. The default
is AUTHCONF. AUTH refers to the ability to authenticate
data, and CONF the ability to encrypt data.
</p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">-v <em class="replaceable"><code>level</code></em></span></dt>
<dd><p>
Sets the debugging level.
</p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">-V</span></dt>
<dd><p>
Prints version information.
</p></dd>
</dl></div>
</div>
<div class="refsection">
<a name="id-1.14.12.9"></a><h2>TIMING OPTIONS</h2>
<p>
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'.
</p>
<div class="variablelist"><dl class="variablelist">
<dt><span class="term">-P <em class="replaceable"><code>date/offset</code></em></span></dt>
<dd><p>
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. If not set, and if the -G option has
not been used, the default is "now".
</p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">-P sync <em class="replaceable"><code>date/offset</code></em></span></dt>
<dd><p>
Sets the date on which CDS and CDNSKEY records that match this
key are to be published to the zone.
</p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">-A <em class="replaceable"><code>date/offset</code></em></span></dt>
<dd><p>
Sets the date on which the key is to be activated. After that
date, the key will be included in the zone and used to sign
it. If not set, and if the -G option has not been used, the
default is "now". If set, if and -P is not set, then
the publication date will be set to the activation date
minus the prepublication interval.
</p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">-R <em class="replaceable"><code>date/offset</code></em></span></dt>
<dd><p>
Sets the date on which the key is to be revoked. After that
date, the key will be flagged as revoked. It will be included
in the zone and will be used to sign it.
</p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">-I <em class="replaceable"><code>date/offset</code></em></span></dt>
<dd><p>
Sets the date on which the key is to be retired. After that
date, the key will still be included in the zone, but it
will not be used to sign it.
</p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">-D <em class="replaceable"><code>date/offset</code></em></span></dt>
<dd><p>
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.)
</p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">-D sync <em class="replaceable"><code>date/offset</code></em></span></dt>
<dd><p>
Sets the date on which the CDS and CDNSKEY records that match this
key are to be deleted.
</p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">-i <em class="replaceable"><code>interval</code></em></span></dt>
<dd>
<p>
Sets the prepublication interval for a key. If set, then
the publication and activation dates must be separated by at least
this much time. If the activation date is specified but the
publication date isn't, then the publication date will default
to this much time before the activation date; conversely, if
the publication date is specified but activation date isn't,
then activation will be set to this much time after publication.
</p>
<p>
If the key is being created as an explicit successor to another
key, then the default prepublication interval is 30 days;
otherwise it is zero.
</p>
<p>
As with date offsets, if the argument is followed by one of
the suffixes 'y', 'mo', 'w', 'd', 'h', or 'mi', then the
interval is measured in years, months, weeks, days, hours,
or minutes, respectively. Without a suffix, the interval is
measured in seconds.
</p>
</dd>
</dl></div>
</div>
<div class="refsection">
<a name="id-1.14.12.10"></a><h2>GENERATED KEYS</h2>
<p>
When <span class="command"><strong>dnssec-keygen</strong></span> completes
successfully,
it prints a string of the form <code class="filename">Knnnn.+aaa+iiiii</code>
to the standard output. This is an identification string for
the key it has generated.
</p>
<div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; ">
<li class="listitem"><p><code class="filename">nnnn</code> is the key name.
</p></li>
<li class="listitem"><p><code class="filename">aaa</code> is the numeric representation
of the
algorithm.
</p></li>
<li class="listitem"><p><code class="filename">iiiii</code> is the key identifier (or
footprint).
</p></li>
</ul></div>
<p><span class="command"><strong>dnssec-keygen</strong></span>
creates two files, with names based
on the printed string. <code class="filename">Knnnn.+aaa+iiiii.key</code>
contains the public key, and
<code class="filename">Knnnn.+aaa+iiiii.private</code> contains the
private
key.
</p>
<p>
The <code class="filename">.key</code> file contains a DNS KEY record
that
can be inserted into a zone file (directly or with a $INCLUDE
statement).
</p>
<p>
The <code class="filename">.private</code> file contains
algorithm-specific
fields. For obvious security reasons, this file does not have
general read permission.
</p>
<p>
Both <code class="filename">.key</code> and <code class="filename">.private</code>
files are generated for symmetric cryptography algorithms such as
HMAC-MD5, even though the public and private key are equivalent.
</p>
</div>
<div class="refsection">
<a name="id-1.14.12.11"></a><h2>EXAMPLE</h2>
<p>
To generate a 768-bit DSA key for the domain
<strong class="userinput"><code>example.com</code></strong>, the following command would be
issued:
</p>
<p><strong class="userinput"><code>dnssec-keygen -a DSA -b 768 -n ZONE example.com</code></strong>
</p>
<p>
The command would print a string of the form:
</p>
<p><strong class="userinput"><code>Kexample.com.+003+26160</code></strong>
</p>
<p>
In this example, <span class="command"><strong>dnssec-keygen</strong></span> creates
the files <code class="filename">Kexample.com.+003+26160.key</code>
and
<code class="filename">Kexample.com.+003+26160.private</code>.
</p>
</div>
<div class="refsection">
<a name="id-1.14.12.12"></a><h2>SEE ALSO</h2>
<p><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">dnssec-signzone</span>(8)</span>,
<em class="citetitle">BIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual</em>,
<em class="citetitle">RFC 2539</em>,
<em class="citetitle">RFC 2845</em>,
<em class="citetitle">RFC 4034</em>.
</p>
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