ldns-keygen(1)
NAME
ldns-keygen - generate a DNSSEC key pair
SYNOPSIS
ldns-keygen [ OPTION ] DOMAIN
DESCRIPTION
ldns-keygen is used to generate a private/public keypair. When run, it
will create 3 files; a .key file with the public DNSKEY, a .private
file with the private keydata and a .ds with the DS record of the
DNSKEY record.
It prints out the basename for these files: K<name>+<alg>+<id>
OPTIONS
- -a <algorithm>
- Create a key with this algorithm. Specifying 'list' here gives a list of supported algorithms.
- -b <bits>
- Use this many bits for the key length.
- -k When given, generate a key signing key. This just sets the flag
- field to 257 instead of 256 in the DNSKEY RR in the .key file.
- -r device
- Make ldns-keygen use this file to seed the random generator with. This will default to /dev/random.
- -v Show the version and exit
AUTHOR
Written by the ldns team as an example for ldns usage.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <ldns-team@nlnetlabs.nl>.
COPYRIGHT
- Copyright (C) 2005-2008 NLnet Labs. This is free software. There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.