NAME
dnssec-signzone - DNSSEC zone signing tool
SYNOPSIS
ddnnsssseecc-ssiiggnnzzoonnee [-aa] [-cc class] [-dd directory] [-ee end-time]
[-ff output-file] [-gg] [-hh] [-kk key] [-ll domain]
[-ii interval] [-nn nthreads] [-oo origin] [-pp]
[-rr randomdev] [-ss start-time] [-tt] [-vv level] [-zz]
{zonefile} [key...]DESCRIPTION
ddnnsssseecc-ssiiggnnzzoonnee signs a zone. It generates NSEC and RRSIG records and
produces a signed version of the zone. The security status of delegations from the signed zone (that is, whether the child zones are secure or not) is determined by the presence or absence of a keyset file for each child zone. OOPPTTIIOONNSS-a
Verify all generated signatures.-c class
Specifies the DNS class of the zone.-k key
Treat specified key as a key signing key ignoring any key flags. This option may be specified multiple times.-l domain
Generate a DLV set in addition to the key (DNSKEY) and DS sets. The domain is appended to the name of the records.-d directory
Look for keyset files in ddiirreeccttoorryy as the directory-g
Generate DS records for child zones from keyset files. Existing DS records will be removed.-s start-time
Specify the date and time when the generated RRSIG 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 seconds from the currenttime. If no ssttaarrtt-ttiimmee is specified, the current time minus 1 hour
(to allow for clock skew) is used.-e end-time
Specify the date and time when the generated RRSIG records expire.As with ssttaarrtt-ttiimmee, 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 thecurrent time is indicated with now+N. If no eenndd-ttiimmee is specified,
30 days from the start time is used as a default.-f output-file
The name of the output file containing the signed zone. The default is to append .signed to the input filename.-h
Prints a short summary of the options and arguments toddnnsssseecc-ssiiggnnzzoonnee.
-i interval
When a previously-signed zone is passed as input, records may be
resigned. The iinntteerrvvaall option specifies the cycle interval as an offset from the current time (in seconds). If a RRSIG record expires after the cycle interval, it is retained. Otherwise, it is considered to be expiring soon, and it will be replaced. The default cycle interval is one quarter of the difference betweenthe signature end and start times. So if neither eenndd-ttiimmee or
ssttaarrtt-ttiimmee are specified, ddnnsssseecc-ssiiggnnzzoonnee generates signatures that
are valid for 30 days, with a cycle interval of 7.5 days. Therefore, if any existing RRSIG records are due to expire in less than 7.5 days, they would be replaced.-n ncpus
Specifies the number of threads to use. By default, one thread is started for each detected CPU.-o origin
The zone origin. If not specified, the name of the zone file is assumed to be the origin.-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 specifies the name of a character device or file containing random data to be used instead of the default. The special value keyboard indicates that keyboard input should be used.-t
Print statistics at completion.-v level
Sets the debugging level.-z
Ignore KSK flag on key when determining what to sign. zonefile The file containing the zone to be signed. key Specify which keys should be used to sign the zone. If no keys are specified, then the zone will be examined for DNSKEY records at the zone apex. If these are found and there are matching private keys, in the current directory, then these will be used for signing. EEXXAAMMPPLLEE The following command signs the eexxaammppllee..ccoomm zone with the DSA keygenerated by ddnnsssseecc-kkeeyyggeenn (Kexample.com.+003+17247). The zone's keys
must be in the master file (db.example.com). This invocation looks for keyset files, in the current directory, so that DS records can begenerated from them (-gg).
% dnssec-signzone -g -o example.com db.example.com \
Kexample.com.+003+17247 db.example.com.signed%
In the above example, ddnnsssseecc-ssiiggnnzzoonnee creates the file
db.example.com.signed. This file should be referenced in a zone statement in a named.conf file.This example re-signs a previously signed zone with default parameters.
The private keys are assumed to be in the current directory.% cp db.example.com.signed db.example.com
% dnssec-signzone -o example.com db.example.com
db.example.com.signed%
SEE ALSO
ddnnsssseecc-kkeeyyggeenn(8), BIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual, RFC 4033.
AUTHOR Internet Systems Consortium COPYRIGHT Copyright (C) 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008 Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC")Copyright (C) 2000-2003 Internet Software Consortium.
BIND9 June 30, 2000 DNSSEC-SIGNZONE(8)