dnssec-importkey(8)

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NAME

     dnssec-importkey - import DNSKEY records from external
     systems so they can be managed

SYNOPSIS

     dnssec-importkey [-K directory] [-L ttl] [-P date/offset]
                      [-D date/offset] [-h] [-v level] [-V]
                      {keyfile}

     dnssec-importkey {-f filename} [-K directory] [-L ttl]
                      [-P date/offset] [-D date/offset] [-h]
                      [-v level] [-V] [dnsname]

DESCRIPTION

     dnssec-importkey reads a public DNSKEY record and generates
     a pair of .key/.private files. The DNSKEY record may be read
     from an existing .key file, in which case a corresponding
     .private file will be generated, or it may be read from any
     other file or from the standard input, in which case both
     .key and .private files will be generated.

     The newly-created .private file does not contain private key
     data, and cannot be used for signing. However, having a
     .private file makes it possible to set publication (-P) and
     deletion (-D) times for the key, which means the public key
     can be added to and removed from the DNSKEY RRset on
     schedule even if the true private key is stored offline.

OPTIONS

     -f filename
         Zone file mode: instead of a public keyfile name, the
         argument is the DNS domain name of a zone master file,
         which can be read from file. If the domain name is the
         same as file, then it may be omitted.

         If file is set to "-", then the zone data is read from
         the standard input.

     -K directory
         Sets the directory in which the key files are to reside.

     -L ttl
         Sets the default TTL to use for this key when it is
         converted into a DNSKEY RR. If the key is imported into
         a zone, this is the TTL that will be used for it, unless
         there was already a DNSKEY RRset in place, in which case
         the existing TTL would take precedence. Setting the
         default TTL to 0 or none removes it.

     -h
         Emit usage message and exit.

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     -v level
         Sets the debugging level.

     -V
         Prints version information.

TIMING OPTIONS

     Dates can be expressed in the format YYYYMMDD or
     YYYYMMDDHHMMSS. If the argument begins with a '+' or '-', it
     is interpreted as an offset from the present time. For
     convenience, if such an offset is followed by one of the
     suffixes 'y', 'mo', 'w', 'd', 'h', or 'mi', then the offset
     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 explicitly prevent a date
     from being set, use 'none' or 'never'.

     -P date/offset
         Sets the date on which a key is to be published to the
         zone. After that date, the key will be included in the
         zone but will not be used to sign it.

     -D date/offset
         Sets the date on which the key is to be deleted. After
         that date, the key will no longer be included in the
         zone. (It may remain in the key repository, however.)

FILES

     A keyfile can be designed by the key identification
     Knnnn.+aaa+iiiii or the full file name Knnnn.+aaa+iiiii.key
     as generated by dnssec-keygen(8).

SEE ALSO

     dnssec-keygen(8), dnssec-signzone(8), BIND 9 Administrator
     Reference Manual, RFC 5011.

AUTHOR

     Internet Systems Consortium, Inc.

COPYRIGHT

     Copyright 8c9 2013-2016 Internet Systems Consortium, Inc.
     ("ISC")

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