DNSSEC-SIGNKEY(8)DNSSEC-SIGNKEY(8)NAMEdnssec-signkey - DNSSEC key set signing tool
SYNOPSISdnssec-signkey [ -a ] [ -c class ] [ -s start-time ] [ -e end-time ]
[ -h ] [ -p ] [ -r randomdev ] [ -v level ] keyset key...
DESCRIPTIONdnssec-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 seconds 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 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.
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DNSSEC-SIGNKEY(8)DNSSEC-SIGNKEY(8)-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
following 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-example.com.,
which contains the example.com keys and the signatures by the .com keys.
SEE ALSOdnssec-keygen(8), dnssec-makekeyset(8), dnssec-signzone(8).
AUTHOR
Internet Software Consortium
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