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It can also generate keys for use with + TSIG (Transaction Signatures), as defined in RFC 2845. + </p> +</div> +<div class="refsect1" lang="en"> +<a name="id2604504"></a><h2>OPTIONS</h2> +<div class="variablelist"><dl> +<dt><span class="term">-a <em class="replaceable"><code>algorithm</code></em></span></dt> +<dd> +<p> + Selects the cryptographic algorithm. The value of + <code class="option">algorithm</code> must be one of RSAMD5 (RSA) or RSASHA1, + DSA, NSEC3RSASHA1, NSEC3DSA, DH (Diffie Hellman), or HMAC-MD5. + These values are case insensitive. + </p> +<p> + Note 1: that for DNSSEC, RSASHA1 is a mandatory to implement + algorithm, and DSA is recommended. For TSIG, HMAC-MD5 is + mandatory. + </p> +<p> + Note 2: HMAC-MD5 and DH automatically set the -k flag. + </p> +</dd> +<dt><span class="term">-b <em class="replaceable"><code>keysize</code></em></span></dt> +<dd><p> + Specifies the number of bits in the key. The choice of key + size depends on the algorithm used. RSAMD5 / RSASHA1 keys must be + between + 512 and 2048 bits. Diffie Hellman keys must be between + 128 and 4096 bits. DSA keys must be between 512 and 1024 + bits and an exact multiple of 64. HMAC-MD5 keys must be + between 1 and 512 bits. + </p></dd> +<dt><span class="term">-n <em class="replaceable"><code>nametype</code></em></span></dt> +<dd><p> + Specifies the owner type of the key. The value of + <code class="option">nametype</code> must either be ZONE (for a DNSSEC + zone key (KEY/DNSKEY)), HOST or ENTITY (for a key associated with + a host (KEY)), + USER (for a key associated with a user(KEY)) or OTHER (DNSKEY). + These values are case insensitive. Defaults to ZONE for DNSKEY + generation. + </p></dd> +<dt><span class="term">-c <em class="replaceable"><code>class</code></em></span></dt> +<dd><p> + Indicates that the DNS record containing the key should have + the specified class. If not specified, class IN is used. + </p></dd> +<dt><span class="term">-e</span></dt> +<dd><p> + If generating an RSAMD5/RSASHA1 key, use a large exponent. + </p></dd> +<dt><span class="term">-f <em class="replaceable"><code>flag</code></em></span></dt> +<dd><p> + Set the specified flag in the flag field of the KEY/DNSKEY record. + The only recognized flag is KSK (Key Signing Key) DNSKEY. + </p></dd> +<dt><span class="term">-g <em class="replaceable"><code>generator</code></em></span></dt> +<dd><p> + If generating a Diffie Hellman key, use this generator. + Allowed values are 2 and 5. If no generator + is specified, a known prime from RFC 2539 will be used + if possible; otherwise the default is 2. + </p></dd> +<dt><span class="term">-h</span></dt> +<dd><p> + Prints a short summary of the options and arguments to + <span><strong class="command">dnssec-keygen</strong></span>. + </p></dd> +<dt><span class="term">-k</span></dt> +<dd><p> + Generate KEY records rather than DNSKEY records. + </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">-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>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>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> +</dl></div> +</div> +<div class="refsect1" lang="en"> +<a name="id2604848"></a><h2>GENERATED KEYS</h2> +<p> + When <span><strong class="command">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 type="disc"> +<li><p><code class="filename">nnnn</code> is the key name. + </p></li> +<li><p><code class="filename">aaa</code> is the numeric representation + of the + algorithm. + </p></li> +<li><p><code class="filename">iiiii</code> is the key identifier (or + footprint). + </p></li> +</ul></div> +<p><span><strong class="command">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 encryption algorithms such as + HMAC-MD5, even though the public and private key are equivalent. + </p> +</div> +<div class="refsect1" lang="en"> +<a name="id2607208"></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><strong class="command">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="refsect1" lang="en"> +<a name="id2607333"></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 4033</em>. + </p> +</div> +<div class="refsect1" lang="en"> +<a name="id2607364"></a><h2>AUTHOR</h2> +<p><span class="corpauthor">Internet Systems Consortium</span> + </p> +</div> +</div> +<div class="navfooter"> +<hr> +<table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"> +<tr> +<td width="40%" align="left"> +<a accesskey="p" href="man.dnssec-keyfromlabel.html">Prev</a> </td> +<td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="Bv9ARM.ch10.html">Up</a></td> +<td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="man.dnssec-signzone.html">Next</a> +</td> +</tr> +<tr> +<td width="40%" align="left" valign="top"> +<span class="application">dnssec-keyfromlabel</span> </td> +<td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="Bv9ARM.html">Home</a></td> +<td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> <span class="application">dnssec-signzone</span> +</td> +</tr> +</table> +</div> +</body> +</html> |