DNSSEC-SIGNKEY linux command manual
DNSSEC-SIGNKEY(8) DNSSEC-SIGNKEY(8)
NAME
dnssec-signkey - DNSSEC key set signing tool
SYNOPSIS
dnssec-signkey [ -a ] [ -c class ] [ -s start-time ] [ -e end-time
] [ -h ] [ -p ] [ -r randomdev ] [ -v level ] keyset key...
DESCRIPTION
dnssec-signkey signs a keyset. Typically the keyset will be for a
child zone, and will have been generated by dnssec-makekeyset. The
child zone's keyset is signed with the zone keys for its parent zone.
The output file is of the form signedkey-nnnn., where nnnn is the zone
name.
OPTIONS
-a Verify all generated signatures.
-c class
Specifies the DNS class of the key sets.
-s start-time
Specify the date and time when the generated SIG records become
valid. This can be either an absolute or relative time. An
absolute start time is indicated by a number in YYYYMMDDHHMMSS
notation; 20000530144500 denotes 14:45:00 UTC on May 30th,
2000. A relative start time is indicated by +N, which is N sec-
onds from the current time. If no start-time is specified, the
current time is used.
-e end-time
Specify the date and time when the generated SIG records
expire. As with start-time, an absolute time is indicated in
YYYYMMDDHHMMSS notation. A time relative to the start time is
indicated with +N, which is N seconds from the start time. A
time relative to the current time is indicated with now+N. If
no end-time is specified, 30 days from the start time is used
as a default.
-h Prints a short summary of the options and arguments to dnssec-
signkey.
-p Use pseudo-random data when signing the zone. This is faster,
but less secure, than using real random data. This option may
be useful when signing large zones or when the entropy source
is limited.
-r randomdev
Specifies the source of randomness. If the operating system
does not provide a /dev/random or equivalent device, the
default source of randomness is keyboard input. randomdev spec-
ifies the name of a character device or file containing random
data to be used instead of the default. The special value key-
board indicates that keyboard input should be used.
-v level
Sets the debugging level.
keyset The file containing the child's keyset.
key The keys used to sign the child's keyset.
EXAMPLE
The DNS administrator for a DNSSEC-aware .com zone would use the fol-
lowing command to sign the keyset file for example.com created by
dnssec-makekeyset with a key generated by dnssec-keygen:
dnssec-signkey keyset-example.com. Kcom.+003+51944
In this example, dnssec-signkey creates the file signedkey-exam-
ple.com., which contains the example.com keys and the signatures by
the .com keys.
SEE ALSO
dnssec-keygen(8), dnssec-makekeyset(8), dnssec-signzone(8).
AUTHOR
Internet Software Consortium
BIND9 June 30, 2000 DNSSEC-SIGNKEY(8)