Linux in a Nutshell, Fourth Edition

Name

dnssec-signzone

Synopsis

                  dnssec-signzone [options] zonefile [key-identifiers]

System administration command. Sign a secure DNS zonefile with the signatures in the specified list of key-identifiers. If signed keysets associated with the zone are found in the current directory, include their signatures in the signed zone file. The dnssec-signzone command writes the signed zone information to a file named db- domainname.signed. This file should be referenced in a zone statement in a named.conf file. For more information on Secure DNS, see DNS and BIND (O’Reilly), or read RFC 2535.

Options

-a

Verify generated signatures.

-c class

Specify the DNS class of the keyset.

-d directory

Search directory for signed key files.

-e end-time

Specify the date and time the records will expire. The end-time may be specified in yyyymmddhhmmss notation, or given as + N seconds from the start-time. The default is 30 days from start-time.

-h

Print help message, then exit.

-i days

When signing a previously signed zone, replace any records due to expire within the specified number of days. The default is one quarter of the number of days between the signature’s start-time and end-time.

-n threads

Specify the number of threads to use when signing the zone file. The default is one for each detected CPU.

-o origin

Specify the zone origin. The name of the zone file is the default origin.

-p

Use pseudo-random data to sign the zone key.

-r device

Specify the device to use as a source of randomness when creating ...