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20 <refentry id="man.dnssec-importkey">
22 <date>February 20, 2014</date>
26 <refentrytitle><application>dnssec-importkey</application></refentrytitle>
27 <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
28 <refmiscinfo>BIND9</refmiscinfo>
32 <refname><application>dnssec-importkey</application></refname>
33 <refpurpose>Import DNSKEY records from external systems so they can be managed.</refpurpose>
40 <holder>Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC")</holder>
46 <command>dnssec-importkey</command>
47 <arg><option>-K <replaceable class="parameter">directory</replaceable></option></arg>
48 <arg><option>-L <replaceable class="parameter">ttl</replaceable></option></arg>
49 <arg><option>-P <replaceable class="parameter">date/offset</replaceable></option></arg>
50 <arg><option>-D <replaceable class="parameter">date/offset</replaceable></option></arg>
51 <arg><option>-h</option></arg>
52 <arg><option>-v <replaceable class="parameter">level</replaceable></option></arg>
53 <arg><option>-V</option></arg>
54 <arg choice="req"><option>keyfile</option></arg>
57 <command>dnssec-importkey</command>
58 <arg choice="req"><option>-f <replaceable class="parameter">filename</replaceable></option></arg>
59 <arg><option>-K <replaceable class="parameter">directory</replaceable></option></arg>
60 <arg><option>-L <replaceable class="parameter">ttl</replaceable></option></arg>
61 <arg><option>-P <replaceable class="parameter">date/offset</replaceable></option></arg>
62 <arg><option>-D <replaceable class="parameter">date/offset</replaceable></option></arg>
63 <arg><option>-h</option></arg>
64 <arg><option>-v <replaceable class="parameter">level</replaceable></option></arg>
65 <arg><option>-V</option></arg>
66 <arg><option>dnsname</option></arg>
71 <title>DESCRIPTION</title>
72 <para><command>dnssec-importkey</command>
73 reads a public DNSKEY record and generates a pair of
74 .key/.private files. The DNSKEY record may be read from an
75 existing .key file, in which case a corresponding .private file
76 will be generated, or it may be read from any other file or
77 from the standard input, in which case both .key and .private
78 files will be generated.
81 The newly-created .private file does <emphasis>not</emphasis>
82 contain private key data, and cannot be used for signing.
83 However, having a .private file makes it possible to set
84 publication (<option>-P</option>) and deletion
85 (<option>-D</option>) times for the key, which means the
86 public key can be added to and removed from the DNSKEY RRset
87 on schedule even if the true private key is stored offline.
92 <title>OPTIONS</title>
96 <term>-f <replaceable class="parameter">filename</replaceable></term>
99 Zone file mode: instead of a public keyfile name, the argument
100 is the DNS domain name of a zone master file, which can be read
101 from <option>file</option>. If the domain name is the same as
102 <option>file</option>, then it may be omitted.
105 If <option>file</option> is set to <literal>"-"</literal>, then
106 the zone data is read from the standard input.
112 <term>-K <replaceable class="parameter">directory</replaceable></term>
115 Sets the directory in which the key files are to reside.
121 <term>-L <replaceable class="parameter">ttl</replaceable></term>
124 Sets the default TTL to use for this key when it is converted
125 into a DNSKEY RR. If the key is imported into a zone,
126 this is the TTL that will be used for it, unless there was
127 already a DNSKEY RRset in place, in which case the existing TTL
128 would take precedence. Setting the default TTL to
129 <literal>0</literal> or <literal>none</literal> removes it.
138 Emit usage message and exit.
144 <term>-v <replaceable class="parameter">level</replaceable></term>
147 Sets the debugging level.
156 Prints version information.
165 <title>TIMING OPTIONS</title>
167 Dates can be expressed in the format YYYYMMDD or YYYYMMDDHHMMSS.
168 If the argument begins with a '+' or '-', it is interpreted as
169 an offset from the present time. For convenience, if such an offset
170 is followed by one of the suffixes 'y', 'mo', 'w', 'd', 'h', or 'mi',
171 then the offset is computed in years (defined as 365 24-hour days,
172 ignoring leap years), months (defined as 30 24-hour days), weeks,
173 days, hours, or minutes, respectively. Without a suffix, the offset
174 is computed in seconds. To explicitly prevent a date from being
175 set, use 'none' or 'never'.
180 <term>-P <replaceable class="parameter">date/offset</replaceable></term>
183 Sets the date on which a key is to be published to the zone.
184 After that date, the key will be included in the zone but will
185 not be used to sign it.
191 <term>-D <replaceable class="parameter">date/offset</replaceable></term>
194 Sets the date on which the key is to be deleted. After that
195 date, the key will no longer be included in the zone. (It
196 may remain in the key repository, however.)
207 A keyfile can be designed by the key identification
208 <filename>Knnnn.+aaa+iiiii</filename> or the full file name
209 <filename>Knnnn.+aaa+iiiii.key</filename> as generated by
210 <refentrytitle>dnssec-keygen</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum>.
215 <title>SEE ALSO</title>
217 <refentrytitle>dnssec-keygen</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
220 <refentrytitle>dnssec-signzone</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
222 <citetitle>BIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual</citetitle>,
223 <citetitle>RFC 5011</citetitle>.
228 <title>AUTHOR</title>
229 <para><corpauthor>Internet Systems Consortium</corpauthor>