ldns-verifyzone(1) General Commands Manual ldns-verifyzone(1)

NAME
       ldns-verify-zone - read a DNSSEC signed zone and verify it.

SYNOPSIS
       ldns-verify-zone ZONEFILE


DESCRIPTION
       ldns-verify-zone reads a DNS zone file and verifies it.

       RRSIG  resource  records are checked against the DNSKEY set at the zone
       apex.

       Each name is checked for an NSEC(3), if appropriate.


OPTIONS
       -h     Show usage and exit


       -a     Apex only, check only the zone apex


       -e period
              Signatures may not expire within this period.  Default no period
              is used.


       -i period
              Signatures  must  have  been  valid at least this long.  Default
              signatures should just be valid now.


       -k file
              A file that contains a trusted DNSKEY or DS rr.  This option may
              be given more than once.

              Alternatively,  if  -k  is  not  specified,  and a default trust
              anchor (/var/lib/unbound/root.key) exists and contains  a  valid
              DNSKEY or DS record, it will be used as the trust anchor.

       -p [0-100]
              Only check this percentage of the zone.  Which names to check is
              determined randomly.  Defaults to 100.


       -S     Chase signature(s) to a known key.  The network may be  accessed
              to validate the zone's DNSKEYs. (implies -k)


       -t YYYYMMDDhhmmss | [+|-]offset
              Set  the  validation time either by an absolute time value or as
              an offset in seconds from the current time.


       -v     Show the version and exit


       -V number
              Set the verbosity level (default 3):

               0: Be silent
               1: Print result, and any errors
               2: Same as 1 for now
               3: Print result, any errors, and the names that are
                  being checked
               4: Same as 3 for now
               5: Print the zone after it has been read, the result,
                  any errors, and the names that are being checked


       periods are given in ISO 8601 duration format:
              P[n]Y[n]M[n]DT[n]H[n]M[n]S

       If no file is given standard input is read.


FILES
       /var/lib/unbound/root.key
              The file from which trusted keys are loaded for signature  chas‐
              ing, when no -k option is given.


SEE ALSO
       unbound-anchor(8)


AUTHOR
       Written by the ldns team as an example for ldns usage.


REPORTING BUGS
       Report bugs to .


COPYRIGHT
       Copyright  (C) 2008 NLnet Labs. This is free software. There is NO war‐
       ranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR  A  PARTICULAR  PUR‐
       POSE.



                                  27 May 2008               ldns-verifyzone(1)