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.\" Man page generated from reStructuredText.
.
.TH "KNOT.CONF" "5" "@RELEASE_DATE@" "@VERSION@" "Knot DNS"
.SH NAME
knot.conf \- Knot DNS configuration file
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.SH DESCRIPTION
.sp
Configuration files for Knot DNS use simplified YAML format. Simplified means
that not all of the features are supported.
.sp
For the description of configuration items, we have to declare a meaning of
the following symbols:
.INDENT 0.0
.IP \(bu 2
\fIINT\fP – Integer
.IP \(bu 2
\fISTR\fP – Textual string
.IP \(bu 2
\fIHEXSTR\fP – Hexadecimal string (with \fB0x\fP prefix)
.IP \(bu 2
\fIBOOL\fP – Boolean value (\fBon\fP/\fBoff\fP or \fBtrue\fP/\fBfalse\fP)
.IP \(bu 2
\fITIME\fP – Number of seconds, an integer with possible time multiplier suffix
(\fBs\fP ~ 1, \fBm\fP ~ 60, \fBh\fP ~ 3600 or \fBd\fP ~ 24 * 3600)
.IP \(bu 2
\fISIZE\fP – Number of bytes, an integer with possible size multiplier suffix
(\fBB\fP ~ 1, \fBK\fP ~ 1024, \fBM\fP ~ 1024^2 or \fBG\fP ~ 1024^3)
.IP \(bu 2
\fIBASE64\fP – Base64 encoded string
.IP \(bu 2
\fIADDR\fP – IPv4 or IPv6 address
.IP \(bu 2
\fIDNAME\fP – Domain name
.IP \(bu 2
\&... – Multi\-valued item, order of the values is preserved
.IP \(bu 2
[ ] – Optional value
.IP \(bu 2
| – Choice
.UNINDENT
.sp
The configuration consists of several fixed sections and optional module
sections. There are 14 fixed sections (\fBmodule\fP, \fBserver\fP, \fBcontrol\fP,
\fBlog\fP, \fBstatistics\fP, \fBdatabase\fP, \fBkeystore\fP, \fBkey\fP, \fBremote\fP,
\fBacl\fP, \fBsubmission\fP, \fBpolicy\fP, \fBtemplate\fP, \fBzone\fP).
Module sections are prefixed with the \fBmod\-\fP prefix (e.g. \fBmod\-stats\fP).
.sp
Most of the sections (e.g. \fBzone\fP) are sequences of settings blocks. Each
settings block begins with a unique identifier, which can be used as a reference
from other sections (such an identifier must be defined in advance).
.sp
A multi\-valued item can be specified either as a YAML sequence:
.INDENT 0.0
.INDENT 3.5
.sp
.nf
.ft C
address: [10.0.0.1, 10.0.0.2]
.ft P
.fi
.UNINDENT
.UNINDENT
.sp
or as more single\-valued items each on an extra line:
.INDENT 0.0
.INDENT 3.5
.sp
.nf
.ft C
address: 10.0.0.1
address: 10.0.0.2
.ft P
.fi
.UNINDENT
.UNINDENT
.sp
If an item value contains spaces or other special characters, it is necessary
to enclose such a value within double quotes \fB"\fP \fB"\fP\&.
.SH COMMENTS
.sp
A comment begins with a \fB#\fP character and is ignored during processing.
Also each configuration section or sequence block allows a permanent
comment using the \fBcomment\fP item which is stored in the server beside the
configuration.
.SH INCLUDES
.sp
Another configuration file or files, matching a pattern, can be included at
the top level in the current file. If the path is not absolute, then it
is considered to be relative to the current file. The pattern can be
an arbitrary string meeting POSIX \fIglob\fP requirements, e.g. dir/*.conf.
Matching files are processed in sorted order.
.INDENT 0.0
.INDENT 3.5
.sp
.nf
.ft C
include: STR
.ft P
.fi
.UNINDENT
.UNINDENT
.SH MODULE SECTION
.sp
Dynamic modules loading configuration.
.sp
\fBNOTE:\fP
.INDENT 0.0
.INDENT 3.5
If configured with non\-empty \fB\(ga\-\-with\-moduledir=path\(ga\fP parameter, all
shared modules in this directory will be automatically loaded.
.UNINDENT
.UNINDENT
.INDENT 0.0
.INDENT 3.5
.sp
.nf
.ft C
module:
  \- id: STR
    file: STR
.ft P
.fi
.UNINDENT
.UNINDENT
.SS id
.sp
A module identifier in the form of the \fBmod\-\fP prefix and module name suffix.
.SS file
.sp
A path to a shared library file with the module implementation.
.sp
\fBWARNING:\fP
.INDENT 0.0
.INDENT 3.5
If the path is not absolute, the library is searched in the set of
system directories. See \fBman dlopen\fP for more details.
.UNINDENT
.UNINDENT
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP \fB${libdir}/knot/modules\-${version}\fP/module_name.so
(or \fB${path}\fP/module_name.so if configured with \fB\-\-with\-moduledir=path\fP)
.SH SERVER SECTION
.sp
General options related to the server.
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.sp
.nf
.ft C
server:
    identity: [STR]
    version: [STR]
    nsid: [STR|HEXSTR]
    rundir: STR
    user: STR[:STR]
    pidfile: STR
    udp\-workers: INT
    tcp\-workers: INT
    background\-workers: INT
    async\-start: BOOL
    tcp\-idle\-timeout: TIME
    tcp\-io\-timeout: INT
    tcp\-remote\-io\-timeout: INT
    tcp\-max\-clients: INT
    tcp\-reuseport: BOOL
    socket\-affinity: BOOL
    udp\-max\-payload: SIZE
    udp\-max\-payload\-ipv4: SIZE
    udp\-max\-payload\-ipv6: SIZE
    edns\-client\-subnet: BOOL
    answer\-rotation: BOOL
    listen: ADDR[@INT] ...
    listen\-xdp: STR[@INT] | ADDR[@INT] ...
.ft P
.fi
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.sp
\fBCAUTION:\fP
.INDENT 0.0
.INDENT 3.5
When you change configuration parameters dynamically or via configuration file
reload, some parameters in the Server section require restarting the Knot server
so that the changes take effect. See below for the details.
.UNINDENT
.UNINDENT
.SS identity
.sp
An identity of the server returned in the response to the query for TXT
record \fBid.server.\fP or \fBhostname.bind.\fP in the CHAOS class (\fI\%RFC 4892\fP).
Set to an empty value to disable.
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP FQDN hostname
.SS version
.sp
A version of the server software returned in the response to the query
for TXT record \fBversion.server.\fP or \fBversion.bind.\fP in the CHAOS
class (\fI\%RFC 4892\fP). Set to an empty value to disable.
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP server version
.SS nsid
.sp
A DNS name server identifier (\fI\%RFC 5001\fP). Set to an empty value to disable.
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP FQDN hostname
.SS rundir
.sp
A path for storing run\-time data (PID file, unix sockets, etc.).
.sp
Depending on the usage of this parameter, its change may require restart of the Knot
server to take effect.
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP \fB${localstatedir}/run/knot\fP (configured with \fB\-\-with\-rundir=path\fP)
.SS user
.sp
A system user with an optional system group (\fBuser:group\fP) under which the
server is run after starting and binding to interfaces. Linux capabilities
are employed if supported.
.sp
Change of this parameter requires restart of the Knot server to take effect.
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP root:root
.SS pidfile
.sp
A PID file location.
.sp
Change of this parameter requires restart of the Knot server to take effect.
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP \fI\%rundir\fP/knot.pid
.SS udp\-workers
.sp
A number of UDP workers (threads) used to process incoming queries
over UDP.
.sp
Change of this parameter requires restart of the Knot server to take effect.
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP equal to the number of online CPUs
.SS tcp\-workers
.sp
A number of TCP workers (threads) used to process incoming queries
over TCP.
.sp
Change of this parameter requires restart of the Knot server to take effect.
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP equal to the number of online CPUs, default value is at least 10
.SS background\-workers
.sp
A number of workers (threads) used to execute background operations (zone
loading, zone updates, etc.).
.sp
Change of this parameter requires restart of the Knot server to take effect.
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP equal to the number of online CPUs, default value is at most 10
.SS async\-start
.sp
If enabled, server doesn\(aqt wait for the zones to be loaded and starts
responding immediately with SERVFAIL answers until the zone loads.
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP off
.SS tcp\-idle\-timeout
.sp
Maximum idle time (in seconds) between requests on an inbound TCP connection.
It means if there is no activity on an inbound TCP connection during this limit,
the connection is closed by the server.
.sp
\fIMinimum:\fP 1 s
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP 10 s
.SS tcp\-io\-timeout
.sp
Maximum time (in milliseconds) to receive or send one DNS message over an inbound
TCP connection. It means this limit applies to normal DNS queries and replies,
incoming DDNS, and outgoing zone transfers. The timeout is measured since some
data is already available for processing.
Set to 0 for infinity.
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP 500 ms
.sp
\fBCAUTION:\fP
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.INDENT 3.5
In order to reduce the risk of Slow Loris attacks, it\(aqs recommended setting
this limit as low as possible on public servers.
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.SS tcp\-remote\-io\-timeout
.sp
Maximum time (in milliseconds) to receive or send one DNS message over an outbound
TCP connection which has already been established to a configured remote server.
It means this limit applies to incoming zone transfers, sending NOTIFY,
DDNS forwarding, and DS check or push. This timeout includes the time needed
for a network round\-trip and for a query processing by the remote.
Set to 0 for infinity.
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP 5000 ms
.SS tcp\-reuseport
.sp
If enabled, each TCP worker listens on its own socket and the OS kernel
socket load balancing is emloyed using SO_REUSEPORT (or SO_REUSEPORT_LB
on FreeBSD). Due to the lack of one shared socket, the server can offer
higher response rate processing over TCP. However, in the case of
time\-consuming requests (e.g. zone transfers of a TLD zone), enabled reuseport
may result in delayed or not being responded client requests. So it is
advisable to use this option on secondary servers.
.sp
Change of this parameter requires restart of the Knot server to take effect.
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP off
.SS socket\-affinity
.sp
If enabled and if SO_REUSEPORT is available on Linux, all configured network
sockets are bound to UDP and TCP workers in order to increase the networking performance.
This mode isn\(aqt recommended for setups where the number of network card queues
is lower than the number of UDP or TCP workers.
.sp
Change of this parameter requires restart of the Knot server to take effect.
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP off
.SS tcp\-max\-clients
.sp
A maximum number of TCP clients connected in parallel, set this below the file
descriptor limit to avoid resource exhaustion.
.sp
\fBNOTE:\fP
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.INDENT 3.5
It is advisable to adjust the maximum number of open files per process in your
operating system configuration.
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.sp
\fIDefault:\fP one half of the file descriptor limit for the server process
.SS udp\-max\-payload
.sp
Maximum EDNS0 UDP payload size default for both IPv4 and IPv6.
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP 1232
.SS udp\-max\-payload\-ipv4
.sp
Maximum EDNS0 UDP payload size for IPv4.
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP 1232
.SS udp\-max\-payload\-ipv6
.sp
Maximum EDNS0 UDP payload size for IPv6.
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP 1232
.SS edns\-client\-subnet
.sp
Enable or disable EDNS Client Subnet support. If enabled, responses to queries
containing the EDNS Client Subnet option
always contain a valid EDNS Client Subnet option according to \fI\%RFC 7871\fP\&.
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP off
.SS answer\-rotation
.sp
Enable or disable sorted\-rrset rotation in the answer section of normal replies.
The rotation shift is simply determined by a query ID.
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP off
.SS listen
.sp
One or more IP addresses where the server listens for incoming queries.
Optional port specification (default is 53) can be appended to each address
using \fB@\fP separator. Use \fB0.0.0.0\fP for all configured IPv4 addresses or
\fB::\fP for all configured IPv6 addresses. Non\-local address binding is
automatically enabled if supported by the operating system.
.sp
Change of this parameter requires restart of the Knot server to take effect.
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP not set
.SS listen\-xdp
.sp
One or more network device names (e.g. \fBens786f0\fP) on which the Mode XDP
is enabled. Alternatively, an IP address can be used instead of a device name,
but the server will still listen on all addresses belonging to the same interface!
Optional port specification (default is 53) can be appended to each device name
or address using \fB@\fP separator.
.sp
Change of this parameter requires restart of the Knot server to take effect.
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP not set
.sp
\fBCAUTION:\fP
.INDENT 0.0
.INDENT 3.5
Since XDP workers only process regular DNS traffic over UDP, it is strongly
recommended to also \fI\%listen\fP on the addresses which are
intended to offer the DNS service, at least to fulfil the DNS requirement for
working TCP.
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.SH CONTROL SECTION
.sp
Configuration of the server control interface.
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.INDENT 3.5
.sp
.nf
.ft C
control:
    listen: STR
    timeout: TIME
.ft P
.fi
.UNINDENT
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.SS listen
.sp
A UNIX socket path where the server listens for control commands.
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP \fI\%rundir\fP/knot.sock
.SS timeout
.sp
Maximum time (in seconds) the control socket operations can take.
Set to 0 for infinity.
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP 5
.SH LOGGING SECTION
.sp
Server can be configured to log to the standard output, standard error
output, syslog (or systemd journal if systemd is enabled) or into an arbitrary
file.
.sp
There are 6 logging severity levels:
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.IP \(bu 2
\fBcritical\fP – Non\-recoverable error resulting in server shutdown.
.IP \(bu 2
\fBerror\fP – Recoverable error, action should be taken.
.IP \(bu 2
\fBwarning\fP – Warning that might require user action.
.IP \(bu 2
\fBnotice\fP – Server notice or hint.
.IP \(bu 2
\fBinfo\fP – Informational message.
.IP \(bu 2
\fBdebug\fP – Debug or detailed message.
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.sp
In the case of a missing log section, \fBwarning\fP or more serious messages
will be logged to both standard error output and syslog. The \fBinfo\fP and
\fBnotice\fP messages will be logged to standard output.
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.sp
.nf
.ft C
log:
  \- target: stdout | stderr | syslog | STR
    server: critical | error | warning | notice | info | debug
    control: critical | error | warning | notice | info | debug
    zone: critical | error | warning | notice | info | debug
    any: critical | error | warning | notice | info | debug
.ft P
.fi
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.SS target
.sp
A logging output.
.sp
Possible values:
.INDENT 0.0
.IP \(bu 2
\fBstdout\fP – Standard output.
.IP \(bu 2
\fBstderr\fP – Standard error output.
.IP \(bu 2
\fBsyslog\fP – Syslog or systemd journal.
.IP \(bu 2
\fIfile_name\fP – A specific file.
.UNINDENT
.sp
With \fBsyslog\fP target, syslog service is used. However, if Knot DNS has been compiled
with systemd support and operating system has been booted with systemd, systemd journal
is used for logging instead of syslog.
.SS server
.sp
Minimum severity level for messages related to general operation of the server to be
logged.
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP not set
.SS control
.sp
Minimum severity level for messages related to server control to be logged.
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP not set
.SS zone
.sp
Minimum severity level for messages related to zones to be logged.
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP not set
.SS any
.sp
Minimum severity level for all message types to be logged.
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP not set
.SH STATISTICS SECTION
.sp
Periodic server statistics dumping.
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.INDENT 3.5
.sp
.nf
.ft C
statistics:
    timer: TIME
    file: STR
    append: BOOL
.ft P
.fi
.UNINDENT
.UNINDENT
.SS timer
.sp
A period after which all available statistics metrics will by written to the
\fI\%file\fP\&.
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP not set
.SS file
.sp
A file path of statistics output in the YAML format.
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP \fI\%rundir\fP/stats.yaml
.SS append
.sp
If enabled, the output will be appended to the \fI\%file\fP
instead of file replacement.
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP off
.SH DATABASE SECTION
.sp
Configuration of databases for zone contents, DNSSEC metadata, or event timers.
.INDENT 0.0
.INDENT 3.5
.sp
.nf
.ft C
database:
    storage: STR
    journal\-db: STR
    journal\-db\-mode: robust | asynchronous
    journal\-db\-max\-size: SIZE
    kasp\-db: STR
    kasp\-db\-max\-size: SIZE
    timer\-db: STR
    timer\-db\-max\-size: SIZE
    catalog\-db: str
    catalog\-db\-max\-size: SIZE
.ft P
.fi
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.SS storage
.sp
A data directory for storing journal, KASP, and timer databases.
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP \fB${localstatedir}/lib/knot\fP (configured with \fB\-\-with\-storage=path\fP)
.SS journal\-db
.sp
An explicit specification of the persistent journal database directory.
Non\-absolute path (i.e. not starting with \fB/\fP) is relative to
\fI\%storage\fP\&.
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP \fI\%storage\fP/journal
.SS journal\-db\-mode
.sp
Specifies journal LMDB backend configuration, which influences performance
and durability.
.sp
Possible values:
.INDENT 0.0
.IP \(bu 2
\fBrobust\fP – The journal database disk sychronization ensures database
durability but is generally slower.
.IP \(bu 2
\fBasynchronous\fP – The journal database disk synchronization is optimized for
better performance at the expense of lower database durability in the case of
a crash. This mode is recommended on secondary servers with many zones.
.UNINDENT
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP robust
.SS journal\-db\-max\-size
.sp
The hard limit for the journal database maximum size. There is no cleanup logic
in journal to recover from reaching this limit. Journal simply starts refusing
changes across all zones. Decreasing this value has no effect if it is lower
than the actual database file size.
.sp
It is recommended to limit \fI\%journal\-max\-usage\fP
per\-zone instead of \fI\%journal\-db\-max\-size\fP
in most cases. Please keep this value larger than the sum of all zones\(aq
journal usage limits. See more details regarding
journal behaviour\&.
.sp
\fBNOTE:\fP
.INDENT 0.0
.INDENT 3.5
This value also influences server\(aqs usage of virtual memory.
.UNINDENT
.UNINDENT
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP 20 GiB (512 MiB for 32\-bit)
.SS kasp\-db
.sp
An explicit specification of the KASP database directory.
Non\-absolute path (i.e. not starting with \fB/\fP) is relative to
\fI\%storage\fP\&.
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP \fI\%storage\fP/keys
.SS kasp\-db\-max\-size
.sp
The hard limit for the KASP database maximum size.
.sp
\fBNOTE:\fP
.INDENT 0.0
.INDENT 3.5
This value also influences server\(aqs usage of virtual memory.
.UNINDENT
.UNINDENT
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP 500 MiB
.SS timer\-db
.sp
An explicit specification of the persistent timer database directory.
Non\-absolute path (i.e. not starting with \fB/\fP) is relative to
\fI\%storage\fP\&.
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP \fI\%storage\fP/timers
.SS timer\-db\-max\-size
.sp
The hard limit for the timer database maximum size.
.sp
\fBNOTE:\fP
.INDENT 0.0
.INDENT 3.5
This value also influences server\(aqs usage of virtual memory.
.UNINDENT
.UNINDENT
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP 100 MiB
.SS catalog\-db
.sp
An explicit specification of the zone catalog database directory.
Only useful if catalog\-zones are enabled.
Non\-absolute path (i.e. not starting with \fB/\fP) is relative to
\fI\%storage\fP\&.
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP \fI\%storage\fP/catalog
.SS catalog\-db\-max\-size
.sp
The hard limit for the catalog database maximum size.
.sp
\fBNOTE:\fP
.INDENT 0.0
.INDENT 3.5
This value also influences server\(aqs usage of virtual memory.
.UNINDENT
.UNINDENT
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP 20 GiB (512 MiB for 32\-bit)
.SH KEYSTORE SECTION
.sp
DNSSEC keystore configuration.
.INDENT 0.0
.INDENT 3.5
.sp
.nf
.ft C
keystore:
  \- id: STR
    backend: pem | pkcs11
    config: STR
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.fi
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.SS id
.sp
A keystore identifier.
.SS backend
.sp
A key storage backend type.
.sp
Possible values:
.INDENT 0.0
.IP \(bu 2
\fBpem\fP – PEM files.
.IP \(bu 2
\fBpkcs11\fP – PKCS #11 storage.
.UNINDENT
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP pem
.SS config
.sp
A backend specific configuration. A directory with PEM files (the path can
be specified as a relative path to \fI\%kasp\-db\fP) or
a configuration string for PKCS #11 storage (\fI<pkcs11\-url> <module\-path>\fP).
.sp
\fBNOTE:\fP
.INDENT 0.0
.INDENT 3.5
Example configuration string for PKCS #11:
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.INDENT 3.5
.sp
.nf
.ft C
"pkcs11:token=knot;pin\-value=1234 /usr/lib64/pkcs11/libsofthsm2.so"
.ft P
.fi
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.UNINDENT
.UNINDENT
.UNINDENT
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP \fI\%kasp\-db\fP/keys
.SH KEY SECTION
.sp
Shared TSIG keys used to authenticate communication with the server.
.INDENT 0.0
.INDENT 3.5
.sp
.nf
.ft C
key:
  \- id: DNAME
    algorithm: hmac\-md5 | hmac\-sha1 | hmac\-sha224 | hmac\-sha256 | hmac\-sha384 | hmac\-sha512
    secret: BASE64
.ft P
.fi
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.SS id
.sp
A key name identifier.
.sp
\fBNOTE:\fP
.INDENT 0.0
.INDENT 3.5
This value MUST be exactly the same as the name of the TSIG key on the
opposite primary/secondary server(s).
.UNINDENT
.UNINDENT
.SS algorithm
.sp
A TSIG key algorithm. See
\fI\%TSIG Algorithm Numbers\fP\&.
.sp
Possible values:
.INDENT 0.0
.IP \(bu 2
\fBhmac\-md5\fP
.IP \(bu 2
\fBhmac\-sha1\fP
.IP \(bu 2
\fBhmac\-sha224\fP
.IP \(bu 2
\fBhmac\-sha256\fP
.IP \(bu 2
\fBhmac\-sha384\fP
.IP \(bu 2
\fBhmac\-sha512\fP
.UNINDENT
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP not set
.SS secret
.sp
Shared key secret.
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP not set
.SH REMOTE SECTION
.sp
Definitions of remote servers for outgoing connections (source of a zone
transfer, target for a notification, etc.).
.INDENT 0.0
.INDENT 3.5
.sp
.nf
.ft C
remote:
  \- id: STR
    address: ADDR[@INT] ...
    via: ADDR[@INT] ...
    key: key_id
    block\-notify\-after\-transfer: BOOL
.ft P
.fi
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.UNINDENT
.SS id
.sp
A remote identifier.
.SS address
.sp
An ordered list of destination IP addresses which are used for communication
with the remote server. The addresses are tried in sequence until the
remote is reached. Optional destination port (default is 53)
can be appended to the address using \fB@\fP separator.
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP not set
.sp
\fBNOTE:\fP
.INDENT 0.0
.INDENT 3.5
If the remote is contacted and it refuses to perform requested action,
no more addresses will be tried for this remote.
.UNINDENT
.UNINDENT
.SS via
.sp
An ordered list of source IP addresses. The first address with the same family
as the destination address is used. Optional source port (default is random)
can be appended to the address using \fB@\fP separator.
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP not set
.SS key
.sp
A \fI\%reference\fP to the TSIG key which is used to authenticate
the communication with the remote server.
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP not set
.SS block\-notify\-after\-transfer
.sp
When incoming AXFR/IXFR from this remote (as a primary server), suppress
sending NOTIFY messages to all configured secondary servers.
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP off
.SH ACL SECTION
.sp
Access control list rule definitions. The ACLs are used to match incoming
connections to allow or deny requested operation (zone transfer request, DDNS
update, etc.).
.INDENT 0.0
.INDENT 3.5
.sp
.nf
.ft C
acl:
  \- id: STR
    address: ADDR[/INT] | ADDR\-ADDR ...
    key: key_id ...
    remote: remote_id ...
    action: notify | transfer | update ...
    deny: BOOL
    update\-type: STR ...
    update\-owner: key | zone | name
    update\-owner\-match: sub\-or\-equal | equal | sub
    update\-owner\-name: STR ...
.ft P
.fi
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.UNINDENT
.SS id
.sp
An ACL rule identifier.
.SS address
.sp
An ordered list of IP addresses, network subnets, or network ranges. The query\(aqs
source address must match one of them. Empty value means that address match is not
required.
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP not set
.SS key
.sp
An ordered list of \fI\%reference\fPs to TSIG keys. The query must
match one of them. Empty value means that transaction authentication is not used.
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP not set
.SS remote
.sp
An ordered list of \fI\%references\fP to remotes. The query must
match one of the remotes. Specifically, one of the remote\(aqs addresses and remote\(aqs
TSIG key if configured must match.
.sp
\fBNOTE:\fP
.INDENT 0.0
.INDENT 3.5
This option cannot be specified along with the \fI\%address\fP or
\fI\%key\fP option at one ACL item.
.UNINDENT
.UNINDENT
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP not set
.SS action
.sp
An ordered list of allowed (or denied) actions.
.sp
Possible values:
.INDENT 0.0
.IP \(bu 2
\fBnotify\fP – Allow incoming notify.
.IP \(bu 2
\fBtransfer\fP – Allow zone transfer.
.IP \(bu 2
\fBupdate\fP – Allow zone updates.
.UNINDENT
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP not set
.SS deny
.sp
If enabled, instead of allowing, deny the specified \fI\%action\fP,
\fI\%address\fP, \fI\%key\fP, or combination if these
items. If no action is specified, deny all actions.
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP off
.SS update\-type
.sp
A list of allowed types of Resource Records in a zone update. Every record in an update
must match one of the specified types.
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP not set
.SS update\-owner
.sp
This option restricts possible owners of Resource Records in a zone update by comparing
them to either the \fI\%TSIG key\fP identity, the current zone name, or to a list of
domain names given by the \fI\%update\-owner\-name\fP option.
The comparison method is given by the \fI\%update\-owner\-match\fP option.
.sp
Possible values:
.INDENT 0.0
.IP \(bu 2
\fBkey\fP — The owner of each updated RR must match the identity of the TSIG key if used.
.IP \(bu 2
\fBname\fP — The owner of each updated RR must match at least one name in the
\fI\%update\-owner\-name\fP list.
.IP \(bu 2
\fBzone\fP — The owner of each updated RR must match the current zone name.
.UNINDENT
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP not set
.SS update\-owner\-match
.sp
This option defines how the owners of Resource Records in an update are matched to the domain name(s)
set by the \fI\%update\-owner\fP option.
.sp
Possible values:
.INDENT 0.0
.IP \(bu 2
\fBsub\-or\-equal\fP — The owner of each Resource Record in an update must either be equal to
or be a subdomain of at least one domain set by \fI\%update\-owner\fP\&.
.IP \(bu 2
\fBequal\fP — The owner of each updated RR must be equal to at least one domain set by
\fI\%update\-owner\fP\&.
.IP \(bu 2
\fBsub\fP — The owner of each updated RR must be a subdomain of, but MUST NOT be equal to at least
one domain set by \fI\%update\-owner\fP\&.
.UNINDENT
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP sub\-or\-equal
.SS update\-owner\-name
.sp
A list of allowed owners of RRs in a zone update used with \fI\%update\-owner\fP
set to \fBname\fP\&. Every listed owner name which is not FQDN (i.e. it doesn\(aqt end
in a dot) is considered as if it was appended with the target zone name.
Such a relative owner name specification allows better ACL rule reusability across
multiple zones.
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP not set
.SH SUBMISSION SECTION
.sp
Parameters of KSK submission checks.
.INDENT 0.0
.INDENT 3.5
.sp
.nf
.ft C
submission:
  \- id: STR
    parent: remote_id ...
    check\-interval: TIME
    timeout: TIME
.ft P
.fi
.UNINDENT
.UNINDENT
.SS id
.sp
A submission identifier.
.SS parent
.sp
A list of \fI\%references\fP to parent\(aqs DNS servers to be checked for
presence of corresponding DS records in the case of KSK submission. All of them must
have a corresponding DS for the rollover to continue. If none is specified, the
rollover must be pushed forward manually.
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP not set
.sp
\fBTIP:\fP
.INDENT 0.0
.INDENT 3.5
A DNSSEC\-validating resolver can be set as a parent.
.UNINDENT
.UNINDENT
.SS check\-interval
.sp
Interval for periodic checks of DS presence on parent\(aqs DNS servers, in the
case of the KSK submission.
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP 1 hour
.SS timeout
.sp
After this time period (in seconds) the KSK submission is automatically considered
successful, even if all the checks were negative or no parents are configured.
Set to 0 for infinity.
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP 0
.SH POLICY SECTION
.sp
DNSSEC policy configuration.
.INDENT 0.0
.INDENT 3.5
.sp
.nf
.ft C
policy:
  \- id: STR
    keystore: STR
    manual: BOOL
    single\-type\-signing: BOOL
    algorithm: rsasha1 | rsasha1\-nsec3\-sha1 | rsasha256 | rsasha512 | ecdsap256sha256 | ecdsap384sha384 | ed25519 | ed448
    ksk\-size: SIZE
    zsk\-size: SIZE
    ksk\-shared: BOOL
    dnskey\-ttl: TIME
    zone\-max\-ttl: TIME
    ksk\-lifetime: TIME
    zsk\-lifetime: TIME
    propagation\-delay: TIME
    rrsig\-lifetime: TIME
    rrsig\-refresh: TIME
    rrsig\-pre\-refresh: TIME
    reproducible\-signing: BOOL
    nsec3: BOOL
    nsec3\-iterations: INT
    nsec3\-opt\-out: BOOL
    nsec3\-salt\-length: INT
    nsec3\-salt\-lifetime: TIME
    signing\-threads: INT
    ksk\-submission: submission_id
    ds\-push: remote_id
    cds\-cdnskey\-publish: none | delete\-dnssec | rollover | always | double\-ds
    offline\-ksk: BOOL
.ft P
.fi
.UNINDENT
.UNINDENT
.SS id
.sp
A policy identifier.
.SS keystore
.sp
A \fI\%reference\fP to a keystore holding private key material
for zones.
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP an imaginary keystore with all default values
.sp
\fBNOTE:\fP
.INDENT 0.0
.INDENT 3.5
A configured keystore called "default" won\(aqt be used unless explicitly referenced.
.UNINDENT
.UNINDENT
.SS manual
.sp
If enabled, automatic key management is not used.
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP off
.SS single\-type\-signing
.sp
If enabled, Single\-Type Signing Scheme is used in the automatic key management
mode.
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP off (module onlinesign has default on)
.SS algorithm
.sp
An algorithm of signing keys and issued signatures. See
\fI\%DNSSEC Algorithm Numbers\fP\&.
.sp
Possible values:
.INDENT 0.0
.IP \(bu 2
\fBrsasha1\fP
.IP \(bu 2
\fBrsasha1\-nsec3\-sha1\fP
.IP \(bu 2
\fBrsasha256\fP
.IP \(bu 2
\fBrsasha512\fP
.IP \(bu 2
\fBecdsap256sha256\fP
.IP \(bu 2
\fBecdsap384sha384\fP
.IP \(bu 2
\fBed25519\fP
.IP \(bu 2
\fBed448\fP
.UNINDENT
.sp
\fBNOTE:\fP
.INDENT 0.0
.INDENT 3.5
Ed25519 algorithm is only available if compiled with GnuTLS 3.6.0+.
.sp
Ed448 algorithm is only available if compiled with GnuTLS 3.6.12+ and Nettle 3.6+.
.UNINDENT
.UNINDENT
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP ecdsap256sha256
.SS ksk\-size
.sp
A length of newly generated KSK or
CSK keys.
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP 2048 (rsa*), 256 (ecdsap256), 384 (ecdsap384), 256 (ed25519), 456 (ed448)
.SS zsk\-size
.sp
A length of newly generated ZSK keys.
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP see default for \fI\%ksk\-size\fP
.SS ksk\-shared
.sp
If enabled, all zones with this policy assigned will share one KSK.
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP off
.SS dnskey\-ttl
.sp
A TTL value for DNSKEY records added into zone apex.
.sp
\fBNOTE:\fP
.INDENT 0.0
.INDENT 3.5
Has infuence over ZSK key lifetime.
.UNINDENT
.UNINDENT
.sp
\fBWARNING:\fP
.INDENT 0.0
.INDENT 3.5
Ensure all DNSKEYs with updated TTL are propagated before any subsequent
DNSKEY rollover starts.
.UNINDENT
.UNINDENT
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP zone SOA TTL
.SS zone\-max\-ttl
.sp
Declare (override) maximal TTL value among all the records in zone.
.sp
\fBNOTE:\fP
.INDENT 0.0
.INDENT 3.5
It\(aqs generally recommended to override the maximal TTL computation by setting this
explicitly whenever possible. It\(aqs required for DNSSEC Offline KSK and
really reasonable when records are generated dynamically
(e.g. by a module).
.UNINDENT
.UNINDENT
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP computed after zone is loaded
.SS ksk\-lifetime
.sp
A period between KSK activation and the next rollover initiation.
.sp
\fBNOTE:\fP
.INDENT 0.0
.INDENT 3.5
KSK key lifetime is also infuenced by propagation\-delay, dnskey\-ttl,
and KSK submission delay.
.sp
Zero (aka infinity) value causes no KSK rollover as a result.
.sp
This applies for CSK lifetime if single\-type\-signing is enabled.
.UNINDENT
.UNINDENT
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP 0
.SS zsk\-lifetime
.sp
A period between ZSK activation and the next rollover initiation.
.sp
\fBNOTE:\fP
.INDENT 0.0
.INDENT 3.5
More exactly, this period is measured since a ZSK is activated,
and after this, a new ZSK is generated to replace it within
following roll\-over.
.sp
ZSK key lifetime is also infuenced by propagation\-delay and dnskey\-ttl
.sp
Zero (aka infinity) value causes no ZSK rollover as a result.
.UNINDENT
.UNINDENT
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP 30 days
.SS propagation\-delay
.sp
An extra delay added for each key rollover step. This value should be high
enough to cover propagation of data from the primary server to all
secondary servers.
.sp
\fBNOTE:\fP
.INDENT 0.0
.INDENT 3.5
Has infuence over ZSK key lifetime.
.UNINDENT
.UNINDENT
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP 1 hour
.SS rrsig\-lifetime
.sp
A validity period of newly issued signatures.
.sp
\fBNOTE:\fP
.INDENT 0.0
.INDENT 3.5
The RRSIG\(aqs signature inception time is set to 90 minutes in the past. This
time period is not counted to the signature lifetime.
.UNINDENT
.UNINDENT
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP 14 days
.SS rrsig\-refresh
.sp
A period how long at least before a signature expiration the signature will be refreshed,
in order to prevent expired RRSIGs on secondary servers or resolvers\(aq caches.
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP 7 days
.SS rrsig\-pre\-refresh
.sp
A period how long at most before a signature refresh time the signature might be refreshed,
in order to refresh RRSIGs in bigger batches on a frequently updated zone
(avoid re\-sign event too often).
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP 1 hour
.SS reproducible\-signing
.sp
For ECDSA algorithms, generate RRSIG signatures deterministically (\fI\%RFC 6979\fP).
Besides better theoretical cryptographic security, this mode allows significant
speed\-up of loading signed (by the same method) zones. However, the zone signing
is a bit slower.
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP off
.SS nsec3
.sp
Specifies if NSEC3 will be used instead of NSEC.
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP off
.SS nsec3\-iterations
.sp
A number of additional times the hashing is performed.
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP 5
.SS nsec3\-opt\-out
.sp
If set, NSEC3 records won\(aqt be created for insecure delegations.
This speeds up the zone signing and reduces overall zone size.
.sp
\fBWARNING:\fP
.INDENT 0.0
.INDENT 3.5
NSEC3 with the Opt\-Out bit set no longer works as a proof of non\-existence
in this zone.
.UNINDENT
.UNINDENT
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP off
.SS nsec3\-salt\-length
.sp
A length of a salt field in octets, which is appended to the original owner
name before hashing.
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP 8
.SS nsec3\-salt\-lifetime
.sp
A validity period of newly issued salt field.
.sp
Zero value means infinity.
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP 30 days
.SS signing\-threads
.sp
When signing zone or update, use this number of threads for parallel signing.
.sp
Those are extra threads independent of \fI\%Background workers\fP\&.
.sp
\fBNOTE:\fP
.INDENT 0.0
.INDENT 3.5
Some steps of the DNSSEC signing operation are not parallelized.
.UNINDENT
.UNINDENT
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP 1 (no extra threads)
.SS ksk\-submission
.sp
A reference to \fI\%submission\fP section holding parameters of
KSK submission checks.
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP not set
.SS ds\-push
.sp
An optional \fI\%reference\fP to authoritative DNS server of the
parent\(aqs zone. The remote server must be configured to accept DS record
updates via DDNS. Whenever a CDS record in the local zone is changed, the
corresponding DS record is sent as a dynamic update (DDNS) to the parent
DNS server. All previous DS records are deleted within the DDNS message.
It\(aqs possible to manage both child and parent zones by the same Knot DNS server.
.sp
\fBNOTE:\fP
.INDENT 0.0
.INDENT 3.5
This feature requires \fI\%cds\-cdnskey\-publish\fP
not to be set to \fBnone\fP\&.
.UNINDENT
.UNINDENT
.sp
\fBNOTE:\fP
.INDENT 0.0
.INDENT 3.5
Module Onlinesign doesn\(aqt support DS push.
.UNINDENT
.UNINDENT
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP not set
.SS cds\-cdnskey\-publish
.sp
Controls if and how shall the CDS and CDNSKEY be published in the zone.
.sp
Possible values:
.INDENT 0.0
.IP \(bu 2
\fBnone\fP – Never publish any CDS or CDNSKEY records in the zone.
.IP \(bu 2
\fBdelete\-dnssec\fP – Publish special CDS and CDNSKEY records indicating turning off DNSSEC.
.IP \(bu 2
\fBrollover\fP – Publish CDS and CDNSKEY records for ready and not yet active KSK (submission phase of KSK rollover).
.IP \(bu 2
\fBalways\fP – Always publish one CDS and one CDNSKEY records for the current KSK.
.IP \(bu 2
\fBdouble\-ds\fP – Always publish up to two CDS and two CDNSKEY records for ready and/or active KSKs.
.UNINDENT
.sp
\fBNOTE:\fP
.INDENT 0.0
.INDENT 3.5
If the zone keys are managed manually, the CDS and CDNSKEY rrsets may contain
more records depending on the keys available.
.UNINDENT
.UNINDENT
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP rollover
.SS offline\-ksk
.sp
Specifies if Offline KSK feature is enabled.
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP off
.SH TEMPLATE SECTION
.sp
A template is shareable zone settings, which can simplify configuration by
reducing duplicates. A special default template (with the \fIdefault\fP identifier)
can be used for global zone configuration or as an implicit configuration
if a zone doesn\(aqt have another template specified.
.INDENT 0.0
.INDENT 3.5
.sp
.nf
.ft C
template:
  \- id: STR
    global\-module: STR/STR ...
    # All zone options (excluding \(aqtemplate\(aq item)
.ft P
.fi
.UNINDENT
.UNINDENT
.SS id
.sp
A template identifier.
.SS global\-module
.sp
An ordered list of references to query modules in the form of \fImodule_name\fP or
\fImodule_name/module_id\fP\&. These modules apply to all queries.
.sp
\fBNOTE:\fP
.INDENT 0.0
.INDENT 3.5
This option is only available in the \fIdefault\fP template.
.UNINDENT
.UNINDENT
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP not set
.SH ZONE SECTION
.sp
Definition of zones served by the server.
.INDENT 0.0
.INDENT 3.5
.sp
.nf
.ft C
zone:
  \- domain: DNAME
    template: template_id
    storage: STR
    file: STR
    master: remote_id ...
    ddns\-master: remote_id
    notify: remote_id ...
    acl: acl_id ...
    semantic\-checks: BOOL
    zonefile\-sync: TIME
    zonefile\-load: none | difference | difference\-no\-serial | whole
    journal\-content: none | changes | all
    journal\-max\-usage: SIZE
    journal\-max\-depth: INT
    zone\-max\-size : SIZE
    adjust\-threads: INT
    dnssec\-signing: BOOL
    dnssec\-validation: BOOL
    dnssec\-policy: STR
    serial\-policy: increment | unixtime | dateserial
    refresh\-min\-interval: TIME
    refresh\-max\-interval: TIME
    catalog\-role: none | interpret
    catalog\-template: template_id
    module: STR/STR ...
.ft P
.fi
.UNINDENT
.UNINDENT
.SS domain
.sp
A zone name identifier.
.SS template
.sp
A \fI\%reference\fP to a configuration template.
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP not set or \fIdefault\fP (if the template exists)
.SS storage
.sp
A data directory for storing zone files.
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP \fB${localstatedir}/lib/knot\fP (configured with \fB\-\-with\-storage=path\fP)
.SS file
.sp
A path to the zone file. Non\-absolute path (i.e. not starting with \fB/\fP) is
relative to \fI\%storage\fP\&.
It is also possible to use the following formatters:
.INDENT 0.0
.IP \(bu 2
\fB%c[\fP\fIN\fP\fB]\fP or \fB%c[\fP\fIN\fP\fB\-\fP\fIM\fP\fB]\fP – Means the \fIN\fPth
character or a sequence of characters beginning from the \fIN\fPth and ending
with the \fIM\fPth character of the textual zone name (see \fB%s\fP). The
indexes are counted from 0 from the left. All dots (including the terminal
one) are considered. If the character is not available, the formatter has no effect.
.IP \(bu 2
\fB%l[\fP\fIN\fP\fB]\fP – Means the \fIN\fPth label of the textual zone name
(see \fB%s\fP). The index is counted from 0 from the right (0 ~ TLD).
If the label is not available, the formatter has no effect.
.IP \(bu 2
\fB%s\fP – Means the current zone name in the textual representation.
The zone name doesn\(aqt include the terminating dot (the result for the root
zone is the empty string!).
.IP \(bu 2
\fB%%\fP – Means the \fB%\fP character.
.UNINDENT
.sp
\fBWARNING:\fP
.INDENT 0.0
.INDENT 3.5
Beware of special characters which are escaped or encoded in the \eDDD form
where DDD is corresponding decimal ASCII code.
.UNINDENT
.UNINDENT
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP \fI\%storage\fP/\fB%s\fP\&.zone
.SS master
.sp
An ordered list of \fI\%references\fP to zone primary servers
(formerly known as master servers).
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP not set
.SS ddns\-master
.sp
A \fI\%reference\fP to zone primary master. If not specified,
the first \fI\%master\fP server is used.
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP not set
.SS notify
.sp
An ordered list of \fI\%references\fP to remotes to which notify
message is sent if the zone changes.
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP not set
.SS acl
.sp
An ordered list of \fI\%references\fP to ACL rules which can allow
or disallow zone transfers, updates or incoming notifies.
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP not set
.SS semantic\-checks
.sp
If enabled, extra zone semantic checks are turned on.
.sp
Several checks are enabled by default and cannot be turned off. An error in
mandatory checks causes zone not to be loaded. An error in extra checks is
logged only.
.sp
Mandatory checks:
.INDENT 0.0
.IP \(bu 2
SOA record missing in the zone (\fI\%RFC 1034\fP)
.IP \(bu 2
An extra record together with CNAME record except for RRSIG and DS (\fI\%RFC 1034\fP)
.IP \(bu 2
Multiple CNAME record with the same owner
.IP \(bu 2
DNAME record having a record under it (\fI\%RFC 2672\fP)
.UNINDENT
.sp
Extra checks:
.INDENT 0.0
.IP \(bu 2
Missing NS record at the zone apex
.IP \(bu 2
Missing glue A or AAAA record
.IP \(bu 2
Invalid DNSKEY, DS, or NSEC3PARAM record
.IP \(bu 2
CDS or CDNSKEY inconsistency
.IP \(bu 2
Missing, invalid, or unverifiable RRSIG record
.IP \(bu 2
Invalid NSEC(3) record
.IP \(bu 2
Broken or non\-cyclic NSEC(3) chain
.UNINDENT
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP off
.SS zonefile\-sync
.sp
The time after which the current zone in memory will be synced with a zone file
on the disk (see \fI\%file\fP). The server will serve the latest
zone even after a restart using zone journal, but the zone file on the disk will
only be synced after \fBzonefile\-sync\fP time has expired (or after manual zone
flush). This is applicable when the zone is updated via IXFR, DDNS or automatic
DNSSEC signing. In order to completely disable automatic zone file synchronization,
set the value to \-1. In that case, it is still possible to force a manual zone flush
using the \fB\-f\fP option.
.sp
\fBNOTE:\fP
.INDENT 0.0
.INDENT 3.5
If you are serving large zones with frequent updates where
the immediate sync with a zone file is not desirable, increase the value.
.UNINDENT
.UNINDENT
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP 0 (immediate)
.SS zonefile\-load
.sp
Selects how the zone file contents are applied during zone load.
.sp
Possible values:
.INDENT 0.0
.IP \(bu 2
\fBnone\fP – The zone file is not used at all.
.IP \(bu 2
\fBdifference\fP – If the zone contents are already available during server start or reload,
the difference is computed between them and the contents of the zone file. This difference
is then checked for semantic errors and
applied to the current zone contents.
.IP \(bu 2
\fBdifference\-no\-serial\fP – Same as \fBdifference\fP, but the SOA serial in the zone file is
ignored, the server takes care of incrementing the serial automatically.
.IP \(bu 2
\fBwhole\fP – Zone contents are loaded from the zone file.
.UNINDENT
.sp
When \fBdifference\fP is configured and there are no zone contents yet (cold start of Knot
and no zone contents in journal), it behaves the same way like \fBwhole\fP\&.
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP whole
.SS journal\-content
.sp
Selects how the journal shall be used to store zone and its changes.
.sp
Possible values:
.INDENT 0.0
.IP \(bu 2
\fBnone\fP – The journal is not used at all.
.IP \(bu 2
\fBchanges\fP – Zone changes history is stored in journal.
.IP \(bu 2
\fBall\fP – Zone contents and history is stored in journal.
.UNINDENT
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP changes
.SS journal\-max\-usage
.sp
Policy how much space in journal DB will the zone\(aqs journal occupy.
.sp
\fBNOTE:\fP
.INDENT 0.0
.INDENT 3.5
Journal DB may grow far above the sum of journal\-max\-usage across
all zones, because of DB free space fragmentation.
.UNINDENT
.UNINDENT
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP 100 MiB
.SS journal\-max\-depth
.sp
Maximum history length of journal.
.sp
\fIMinimum:\fP 2
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP 2^64
.SS zone\-max\-size
.sp
Maximum size of the zone. The size is measured as size of the zone records
in wire format without compression. The limit is enforced for incoming zone
transfers and dynamic updates.
.sp
For incremental transfers (IXFR), the effective limit for the total size of
the records in the transfer is twice the configured value. However the final
size of the zone must satisfy the configured value.
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP 2^64
.SS adjust\-threads
.sp
Parallelize internal zone adjusting procedures. This is useful with huge
zones with NSEC3. Speedup observable at server startup and while processing
NSEC3 re\-salt.
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP 1
.SS dnssec\-signing
.sp
If enabled, automatic DNSSEC signing for the zone is turned on.
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP off
.SS dnssec\-validation
.sp
If enabled, the zone contents are validated for being correctly signed
(including NSEC/NSEC3 chain) with DNSSEC signatures every time the zone
is loaded or changed (including AXFR/IXFR).
.sp
When the validation fails, the zone being loaded or update being applied
is cancelled with an error, and either none or previous zone state is published.
.sp
List of DNSSEC checks:
.INDENT 0.0
.IP \(bu 2
Every zone RRSet is correctly signed by at least one present DNSKEY.
.IP \(bu 2
DNSKEY RRSet is signed by KSK.
.IP \(bu 2
NSEC(3) RR exists for each name (unless opt\-out) with correct bitmap.
.IP \(bu 2
Every NSEC(3) RR is linked to the lexicographically next one.
.UNINDENT
.sp
The validation is not affected by \fI\%dnssec\-policy\fP configuration,
except for \fI\%signing\-threads\fP option, which specifies the number
of threads for parallel validation.
.sp
\fBNOTE:\fP
.INDENT 0.0
.INDENT 3.5
Redundant or garbage NSEC3 records are ignored.
.sp
This mode is not compatible with \fI\%dnssec\-signing\fP\&.
.UNINDENT
.UNINDENT
.SS dnssec\-policy
.sp
A \fI\%reference\fP to DNSSEC signing policy.
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP an imaginary policy with all default values
.sp
\fBNOTE:\fP
.INDENT 0.0
.INDENT 3.5
A configured policy called "default" won\(aqt be used unless explicitly referenced.
.UNINDENT
.UNINDENT
.SS serial\-policy
.sp
Specifies how the zone serial is updated after a dynamic update or
automatic DNSSEC signing. If the serial is changed by the dynamic update,
no change is made.
.sp
Possible values:
.INDENT 0.0
.IP \(bu 2
\fBincrement\fP – The serial is incremented according to serial number arithmetic.
.IP \(bu 2
\fBunixtime\fP – The serial is set to the current unix time.
.IP \(bu 2
\fBdateserial\fP – The 10\-digit serial (YYYYMMDDnn) is incremented, the first
8 digits match the current iso\-date.
.UNINDENT
.sp
\fBNOTE:\fP
.INDENT 0.0
.INDENT 3.5
If the resulting serial for \fBunixtime\fP or \fBdateserial\fP is lower or equal
than the current serial (this happens e.g. when migrating from other policy or
frequent updates), the serial is incremented instead.
.sp
To avoid user confusion, use \fBdateserial\fP only if you expect at most
100 updates per day per zone and \fBunixtime\fP only if you expect at most
one update per second per zone.
.UNINDENT
.UNINDENT
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP increment
.SS refresh\-min\-interval
.sp
Forced minimum zone refresh interval to avoid flooding primary server.
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP 2
.SS refresh\-max\-interval
.sp
Forced maximum zone refresh interval.
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP not set
.SS catalog\-role
.sp
Trigger zone catalog feature. Possible values:
.INDENT 0.0
.IP \(bu 2
\fBnone\fP – Not a catalog zone.
.IP \(bu 2
\fBinterpret\fP – A catalog zone which is loaded from a zone file or XFR,
and member zones shall be configured based on its contents.
.UNINDENT
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP none
.SS catalog\-template
.sp
For the catalog\-member zones, the specified configuration template will be applied.
.sp
\fBNOTE:\fP
.INDENT 0.0
.INDENT 3.5
This option must be set if and only if \fI\%catalog\-role\fP is \fIinterpret\fP\&.
.UNINDENT
.UNINDENT
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP not set
.SS module
.sp
An ordered list of references to query modules in the form of \fImodule_name\fP or
\fImodule_name/module_id\fP\&. These modules apply only to the current zone queries.
.sp
\fIDefault:\fP not set
.SH AUTHOR
CZ.NIC Labs <https://www.knot-dns.cz>
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright 2010–2021, CZ.NIC, z.s.p.o.
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