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See the COPYRIGHT file distributed with this work for additional +.. information regarding copyright ownership. + +.. highlight: console + +.. iscman:: dnssec-keygen +.. program:: dnssec-keygen +.. _man_dnssec-keygen: + +dnssec-keygen: DNSSEC key generation tool +----------------------------------------- + +Synopsis +~~~~~~~~ + +:program:`dnssec-keygen` [**-3**] [**-A** date/offset] [**-a** algorithm] [**-b** keysize] [**-C**] [**-c** class] [**-D** date/offset] [**-d** bits] [**-D** sync date/offset] [**-E** engine] [**-f** flag] [**-G**] [**-g** generator] [**-h**] [**-I** date/offset] [**-i** interval] [**-K** directory] [**-k** policy] [**-L** ttl] [**-l** file] [**-n** nametype] [**-P** date/offset] [**-P** sync date/offset] [**-p** protocol] [**-q**] [**-R** date/offset] [**-S** key] [**-s** strength] [**-T** rrtype] [**-t** type] [**-V**] [**-v** level] {name} + +Description +~~~~~~~~~~~ + +:program:`dnssec-keygen` generates keys for DNSSEC (Secure DNS), as defined in +:rfc:`2535` and :rfc:`4034`. It can also generate keys for use with TSIG +(Transaction Signatures) as defined in :rfc:`2845`, or TKEY (Transaction +Key) as defined in :rfc:`2930`. + +The ``name`` of the key is specified on the command line. For DNSSEC +keys, this must match the name of the zone for which the key is being +generated. + +Options +~~~~~~~ + +.. option:: -3 + + This option uses an NSEC3-capable algorithm to generate a DNSSEC key. If this + option is used with an algorithm that has both NSEC and NSEC3 + versions, then the NSEC3 version is selected; for example, + ``dnssec-keygen -3 -a RSASHA1`` specifies the NSEC3RSASHA1 algorithm. + +.. option:: -a algorithm + + This option selects the cryptographic algorithm. For DNSSEC keys, the value of + ``algorithm`` must be one of RSASHA1, NSEC3RSASHA1, RSASHA256, + RSASHA512, ECDSAP256SHA256, ECDSAP384SHA384, ED25519, or ED448. For + TKEY, the value must be DH (Diffie-Hellman); specifying this value + automatically sets the :option:`-T KEY <-T>` option as well. + + These values are case-insensitive. In some cases, abbreviations are + supported, such as ECDSA256 for ECDSAP256SHA256 and ECDSA384 for + ECDSAP384SHA384. If RSASHA1 is specified along with the :option:`-3` + option, NSEC3RSASHA1 is used instead. + + This parameter *must* be specified except when using the :option:`-S` + option, which copies the algorithm from the predecessor key. + + In prior releases, HMAC algorithms could be generated for use as TSIG + keys, but that feature was removed in BIND 9.13.0. Use + :iscman:`tsig-keygen` to generate TSIG keys. + +.. option:: -b keysize + + This option specifies the number of bits in the key. The choice of key size + depends on the algorithm used: RSA keys must be between 1024 and 4096 + bits; Diffie-Hellman keys must be between 128 and 4096 bits. Elliptic + curve algorithms do not need this parameter. + + If the key size is not specified, some algorithms have pre-defined + defaults. For example, RSA keys for use as DNSSEC zone-signing keys + have a default size of 1024 bits; RSA keys for use as key-signing + keys (KSKs, generated with :option:`-f KSK <-f>`) default to 2048 bits. + +.. option:: -C + + This option enables compatibility mode, which generates an old-style key, without any timing + metadata. By default, :program:`dnssec-keygen` includes the key's + creation date in the metadata stored with the private key; other + dates may be set there as well, including publication date, activation date, + etc. Keys that include this data may be incompatible with older + versions of BIND; the :option:`-C` option suppresses them. + +.. option:: -c class + + This option indicates that the DNS record containing the key should have the + specified class. If not specified, class IN is used. + +.. option:: -d bits + + This option specifies the key size in bits. For the algorithms RSASHA1, NSEC3RSASA1, RSASHA256, and + RSASHA512 the key size must be between 1024 and 4096 bits; DH size is between 128 + and 4096 bits. This option is ignored for algorithms ECDSAP256SHA256, + ECDSAP384SHA384, ED25519, and ED448. + +.. option:: -E engine + + This option specifies the cryptographic hardware to use, when applicable. + + When BIND 9 is built with OpenSSL, this needs to be set to the OpenSSL + engine identifier that drives the cryptographic accelerator or + hardware service module (usually ``pkcs11``). + +.. option:: -f flag + + This option sets the specified flag in the flag field of the KEY/DNSKEY record. + The only recognized flags are KSK (Key-Signing Key) and REVOKE. + +.. option:: -G + + This option generates a key, but does not publish it or sign with it. This option is + incompatible with :option:`-P` and :option:`-A`. + +.. option:: -g generator + + This option indicates the generator to use if generating a Diffie-Hellman key. Allowed + values are 2 and 5. If no generator is specified, a known prime from + :rfc:`2539` is used if possible; otherwise the default is 2. + +.. option:: -h + + This option prints a short summary of the options and arguments to + :program:`dnssec-keygen`. + +.. option:: -K directory + + This option sets the directory in which the key files are to be written. + +.. option:: -k policy + + This option creates keys for a specific ``dnssec-policy``. If a policy uses multiple keys, + :program:`dnssec-keygen` generates multiple keys. This also + creates a ".state" file to keep track of the key state. + + This option creates keys according to the ``dnssec-policy`` configuration, hence + it cannot be used at the same time as many of the other options that + :program:`dnssec-keygen` provides. + +.. option:: -L ttl + + This option sets the default TTL to use for this key when it is converted into a + DNSKEY RR. This is the TTL used when the key is imported into a zone, + unless there was already a DNSKEY RRset in + place, in which case the existing TTL takes precedence. If this + value is not set and there is no existing DNSKEY RRset, the TTL + defaults to the SOA TTL. Setting the default TTL to ``0`` or ``none`` + is the same as leaving it unset. + +.. option:: -l file + + This option provides a configuration file that contains a ``dnssec-policy`` statement + (matching the policy set with :option:`-k`). + +.. option:: -n nametype + + This option specifies the owner type of the key. The value of ``nametype`` 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. The default is ZONE for DNSKEY generation. + +.. option:: -p protocol + + This option sets the protocol value for the generated key, for use with + :option:`-T KEY <-T>`. 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. + +.. option:: -q + + This option sets quiet mode, which suppresses unnecessary output, including progress + indication. Without this option, when :program:`dnssec-keygen` is run + interactively to generate an RSA or DSA key pair, it prints a + string of symbols to ``stderr`` 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; and a space ( ) means that the + number has passed all the tests and is a satisfactory key. + +.. option:: -S key + + This option creates a new key which is an explicit successor to an existing key. + The name, algorithm, size, and type of the key are set to match + the existing key. The activation date of the new key is set to + the inactivation date of the existing one. The publication date is + set to the activation date minus the prepublication interval, + which defaults to 30 days. + +.. option:: -s strength + + This option specifies the strength value of the key. The strength is a number + between 0 and 15, and currently has no defined purpose in DNSSEC. + +.. option:: -T rrtype + + This option specifies the resource record type to use for the key. ``rrtype`` + 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). + +.. option:: -t type + + This option indicates the type of the key for use with :option:`-T KEY <-T>`. ``type`` + must be one of AUTHCONF, NOAUTHCONF, NOAUTH, or NOCONF. The default + is AUTHCONF. AUTH refers to the ability to authenticate data, and + CONF to the ability to encrypt data. + +.. option:: -V + + This option prints version information. + +.. option:: -v level + + This option sets the debugging level. + +Timing Options +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +Dates can be expressed in the format YYYYMMDD or YYYYMMDDHHMMSS +(which is the format used inside key files), +or 'Day Mon DD HH:MM:SS YYYY' (as printed by ``dnssec-settime -p``), +or UNIX epoch time (as printed by ``dnssec-settime -up``), +or the literal ``now``. + +The argument can be followed by ``+`` or ``-`` and an offset from the +given time. The literal ``now`` can be omitted before an offset. The +offset can be followed by one of the suffixes ``y``, ``mo``, ``w``, +``d``, ``h``, or ``mi``, so that it 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 unset a date, use ``none``, ``never``, or ``unset``. + +.. option:: -P date/offset + + This option sets the date on which a key is to be published to the zone. After + that date, the key is included in the zone but is not used + to sign it. If not set, and if the :option:`-G` option has not been used, the + default is the current date. + + .. program:: dnssec-keygen -P + .. option:: sync date/offset + + This option sets the date on which CDS and CDNSKEY records that match this key + are to be published to the zone. + +.. program:: dnssec-keygen + +.. option:: -A date/offset + + This option sets the date on which the key is to be activated. After that date, + the key is included in the zone and used to sign it. If not set, + and if the :option:`-G` option has not been used, the default is the current date. If set, + and :option:`-P` is not set, the publication date is set to the + activation date minus the prepublication interval. + +.. option:: -R date/offset + + This option sets the date on which the key is to be revoked. After that date, the + key is flagged as revoked. It is included in the zone and + is used to sign it. + +.. option:: -I date/offset + + This option sets the date on which the key is to be retired. After that date, the + key is still included in the zone, but it is not used to + sign it. + + +.. option:: -D date/offset + + This option sets the date on which the key is to be deleted. After that date, the + key is no longer included in the zone. (However, it may remain in the key + repository.) + + .. program:: dnssec-keygen -D + .. option:: sync date/offset + + This option sets the date on which the CDS and CDNSKEY records that match this + key are to be deleted. + +.. program:: dnssec-keygen + +.. option:: -i interval + + This option 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 is not, the publication date defaults to this much time + before the activation date; conversely, if the publication date is + specified but not the activation date, activation is set to + this much time after publication. + + 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. + + As with date offsets, if the argument is followed by one of the + suffixes ``y``, ``mo``, ``w``, ``d``, ``h``, or ``mi``, the interval is + measured in years, months, weeks, days, hours, or minutes, + respectively. Without a suffix, the interval is measured in seconds. + +Generated Keys +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +When :program:`dnssec-keygen` completes successfully, it prints a string of the +form ``Knnnn.+aaa+iiiii`` to the standard output. This is an +identification string for the key it has generated. + +- ``nnnn`` is the key name. + +- ``aaa`` is the numeric representation of the algorithm. + +- ``iiiii`` is the key identifier (or footprint). + +:program:`dnssec-keygen` creates two files, with names based on the printed +string. ``Knnnn.+aaa+iiiii.key`` contains the public key, and +``Knnnn.+aaa+iiiii.private`` contains the private key. + +The ``.key`` file contains a DNSKEY or KEY record. When a zone is being +signed by :iscman:`named` or :option:`dnssec-signzone -S`, DNSKEY records are +included automatically. In other cases, the ``.key`` file can be +inserted into a zone file manually or with an ``$INCLUDE`` statement. + +The ``.private`` file contains algorithm-specific fields. For obvious +security reasons, this file does not have general read permission. + +Example +~~~~~~~ + +To generate an ECDSAP256SHA256 zone-signing key for the zone +``example.com``, issue the command: + +``dnssec-keygen -a ECDSAP256SHA256 example.com`` + +The command prints a string of the form: + +``Kexample.com.+013+26160`` + +In this example, :program:`dnssec-keygen` creates the files +``Kexample.com.+013+26160.key`` and ``Kexample.com.+013+26160.private``. + +To generate a matching key-signing key, issue the command: + +``dnssec-keygen -a ECDSAP256SHA256 -f KSK example.com`` + +See Also +~~~~~~~~ + +:iscman:`dnssec-signzone(8) <dnssec-signzone>`, BIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual, :rfc:`2539`, +:rfc:`2845`, :rfc:`4034`. |