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><H1
><A
NAME="AEN1"
></A
><SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>dnssec-keygen</SPAN
></H1
><DIV
CLASS="REFNAMEDIV"
><A
NAME="AEN9"
></A
><H2
>Name</H2
><SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>dnssec-keygen</SPAN
> -- DNSSEC key generation tool</DIV
><DIV
CLASS="REFSYNOPSISDIV"
><A
NAME="AEN13"
></A
><H2
>Synopsis</H2
><P
><B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>dnssec-keygen</B
> {-a <VAR
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
>algorithm</VAR
>} {-b <VAR
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
>keysize</VAR
>} {-n <VAR
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
>nametype</VAR
>} [<VAR
CLASS="OPTION"
>-c <VAR
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
>class</VAR
></VAR
>] [<VAR
CLASS="OPTION"
>-e</VAR
>] [<VAR
CLASS="OPTION"
>-f <VAR
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
>flag</VAR
></VAR
>] [<VAR
CLASS="OPTION"
>-g <VAR
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
>generator</VAR
></VAR
>] [<VAR
CLASS="OPTION"
>-h</VAR
>] [<VAR
CLASS="OPTION"
>-k</VAR
>] [<VAR
CLASS="OPTION"
>-p <VAR
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
>protocol</VAR
></VAR
>] [<VAR
CLASS="OPTION"
>-r <VAR
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
>randomdev</VAR
></VAR
>] [<VAR
CLASS="OPTION"
>-s <VAR
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
>strength</VAR
></VAR
>] [<VAR
CLASS="OPTION"
>-t <VAR
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
>type</VAR
></VAR
>] [<VAR
CLASS="OPTION"
>-v <VAR
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
>level</VAR
></VAR
>] {name}</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT1"
><A
NAME="AEN53"
></A
><H2
>DESCRIPTION</H2
><P
> <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>dnssec-keygen</B
> generates keys for DNSSEC
(Secure DNS), as defined in RFC 2535 and RFC <TBA\>. It can also generate
keys for use with TSIG (Transaction Signatures), as
defined in RFC 2845.
</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT1"
><A
NAME="AEN57"
></A
><H2
>OPTIONS</H2
><P
></P
><DIV
CLASS="VARIABLELIST"
><DL
><DT
>-a <VAR
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
>algorithm</VAR
></DT
><DD
><P
> Selects the cryptographic algorithm. The value of
<VAR
CLASS="OPTION"
>algorithm</VAR
> must be one of RSAMD5 (RSA) or RSASHA1,
DSA, 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
>-b <VAR
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
>keysize</VAR
></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
>-n <VAR
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
>nametype</VAR
></DT
><DD
><P
> Specifies the owner type of the key. The value of
<VAR
CLASS="OPTION"
>nametype</VAR
> 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.
</P
></DD
><DT
>-c <VAR
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
>class</VAR
></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
>-e</DT
><DD
><P
> If generating an RSAMD5/RSASHA1 key, use a large exponent.
</P
></DD
><DT
>-f <VAR
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
>flag</VAR
></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
>-g <VAR
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
>generator</VAR
></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
>-h</DT
><DD
><P
> Prints a short summary of the options and arguments to
<B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>dnssec-keygen</B
>.
</P
></DD
><DT
>-k</DT
><DD
><P
> Generate KEY records rather than DNSKEY records.
</P
></DD
><DT
>-p <VAR
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
>protocol</VAR
></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
>-r <VAR
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
>randomdev</VAR
></DT
><DD
><P
> Specifies the source of randomness. If the operating
system does not provide a <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>/dev/random</TT
>
or equivalent device, the default source of randomness
is keyboard input. <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>randomdev</TT
> specifies
the name of a character device or file containing random
data to be used instead of the default. The special value
<TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>keyboard</TT
> indicates that keyboard
input should be used.
</P
></DD
><DT
>-s <VAR
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
>strength</VAR
></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
>-t <VAR
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
>type</VAR
></DT
><DD
><P
> Indicates the use of the key. <VAR
CLASS="OPTION"
>type</VAR
> 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
>-v <VAR
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
>level</VAR
></DT
><DD
><P
> Sets the debugging level.
</P
></DD
></DL
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT1"
><A
NAME="AEN136"
></A
><H2
>GENERATED KEYS</H2
><P
> When <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>dnssec-keygen</B
> completes successfully,
it prints a string of the form <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>Knnnn.+aaa+iiiii</TT
>
to the standard output. This is an identification string for
the key it has generated. These strings can be used as arguments
to <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>dnssec-makekeyset</B
>.
</P
><P
></P
><UL
><LI
><P
> <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>nnnn</TT
> is the key name.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
> <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>aaa</TT
> is the numeric representation of the
algorithm.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
> <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>iiiii</TT
> is the key identifier (or footprint).
</P
></LI
></UL
><P
> <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>dnssec-keygen</B
> creates two file, with names based
on the printed string. <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>Knnnn.+aaa+iiiii.key</TT
>
contains the public key, and
<TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>Knnnn.+aaa+iiiii.private</TT
> contains the private
key.
</P
><P
> The <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>.key</TT
> file contains a DNS KEY record that
can be inserted into a zone file (directly or with a $INCLUDE
statement).
</P
><P
> The <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>.private</TT
> file contains algorithm specific
fields. For obvious security reasons, this file does not have
general read permission.
</P
><P
> Both <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>.key</TT
> and <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>.private</TT
>
files are generated for symmetric encryption algorithm such as
HMAC-MD5, even though the public and private key are equivalent.
</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT1"
><A
NAME="AEN163"
></A
><H2
>EXAMPLE</H2
><P
> To generate a 768-bit DSA key for the domain
<KBD
CLASS="USERINPUT"
>example.com</KBD
>, the following command would be
issued:
</P
><P
> <KBD
CLASS="USERINPUT"
>dnssec-keygen -a DSA -b 768 -n ZONE example.com</KBD
>
</P
><P
> The command would print a string of the form:
</P
><P
> <KBD
CLASS="USERINPUT"
>Kexample.com.+003+26160</KBD
>
</P
><P
> In this example, <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>dnssec-keygen</B
> creates
the files <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>Kexample.com.+003+26160.key</TT
> and
<TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>Kexample.com.+003+26160.private</TT
>
</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT1"
><A
NAME="AEN176"
></A
><H2
>SEE ALSO</H2
><P
> <SPAN
CLASS="CITEREFENTRY"
><SPAN
CLASS="REFENTRYTITLE"
>dnssec-signzone</SPAN
>(8)</SPAN
>,
<I
CLASS="CITETITLE"
>BIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual</I
>,
<I
CLASS="CITETITLE"
>RFC 2535</I
>,
<I
CLASS="CITETITLE"
>RFC 2845</I
>,
<I
CLASS="CITETITLE"
>RFC 2539</I
>.
</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT1"
><A
NAME="AEN186"
></A
><H2
>AUTHOR</H2
><P
> Internet Systems Consortium
</P
></DIV
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