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18 <sect1 id="dnssec.dynamic.zones">
19 <title>DNSSEC, Dynamic Zones, and Automatic Signing</title>
20 <para>As of BIND 9.7.0 it is possible to change a dynamic zone
21 from insecure to signed and back again. A secure zone can use
22 either NSEC or NSEC3 chains.</para>
24 <title>Converting from insecure to secure</title>
26 <para>Changing a zone from insecure to secure can be done in two
27 ways: using a dynamic DNS update, or the
28 <command>auto-dnssec</command> zone option.</para>
29 <para>For either method, you need to configure
30 <command>named</command> so that it can see the
31 <filename>K*</filename> files which contain the public and private
32 parts of the keys that will be used to sign the zone. These files
33 will have been generated by
34 <command>dnssec-keygen</command>. You can do this by placing them
35 in the key-directory, as specified in
36 <filename>named.conf</filename>:</para>
41 file "dynamic/example.net/example.net";
42 key-directory "dynamic/example.net";
45 <para>If one KSK and one ZSK DNSKEY key have been generated, this
46 configuration will cause all records in the zone to be signed
47 with the ZSK, and the DNSKEY RRset to be signed with the KSK as
48 well. An NSEC chain will be generated as part of the initial
49 signing process.</para>
51 <title>Dynamic DNS update method</title>
53 <para>To insert the keys via dynamic update:</para>
57 > update add example.net DNSKEY 256 3 7 AwEAAZn17pUF0KpbPA2c7Gz76Vb18v0teKT3EyAGfBfL8eQ8al35zz3Y I1m/SAQBxIqMfLtIwqWPdgthsu36azGQAX8=
58 > update add example.net DNSKEY 257 3 7 AwEAAd/7odU/64o2LGsifbLtQmtO8dFDtTAZXSX2+X3e/UNlq9IHq3Y0 XtC0Iuawl/qkaKVxXe2lo8Ct+dM6UehyCqk=
61 <para>While the update request will complete almost immediately,
62 the zone will not be completely signed until
63 <command>named</command> has had time to walk the zone and
64 generate the NSEC and RRSIG records. The NSEC record at the apex
65 will be added last, to signal that there is a complete NSEC
67 <para>If you wish to sign using NSEC3 instead of NSEC, you should
68 add an NSEC3PARAM record to the initial update request. If you
69 wish the NSEC3 chain to have the OPTOUT bit set, set it in the
70 flags field of the NSEC3PARAM record.</para>
74 > update add example.net DNSKEY 256 3 7 AwEAAZn17pUF0KpbPA2c7Gz76Vb18v0teKT3EyAGfBfL8eQ8al35zz3Y I1m/SAQBxIqMfLtIwqWPdgthsu36azGQAX8=
75 > update add example.net DNSKEY 257 3 7 AwEAAd/7odU/64o2LGsifbLtQmtO8dFDtTAZXSX2+X3e/UNlq9IHq3Y0 XtC0Iuawl/qkaKVxXe2lo8Ct+dM6UehyCqk=
76 > update add example.net NSEC3PARAM 1 1 100 1234567890
79 <para>Again, this update request will complete almost
80 immediately; however, the record won't show up until
81 <command>named</command> has had a chance to build/remove the
82 relevant chain. A private type record will be created to record
83 the state of the operation (see below for more details), and will
84 be removed once the operation completes.</para>
85 <para>While the initial signing and NSEC/NSEC3 chain generation
86 is happening, other updates are possible as well.</para>
88 <title>Fully automatic zone signing</title>
90 <para>To enable automatic signing, add the
91 <command>auto-dnssec</command> option to the zone statement in
92 <filename>named.conf</filename>.
93 <command>auto-dnssec</command> has two possible arguments:
94 <constant>allow</constant> or
95 <constant>maintain</constant>.</para>
97 <command>auto-dnssec allow</command>,
98 <command>named</command> can search the key directory for keys
99 matching the zone, insert them into the zone, and use them to
100 sign the zone. It will do so only when it receives an
101 <command>rndc sign <zonename></command>.</para>
103 <!-- TODO: this is repeated in the ARM -->
104 <command>auto-dnssec maintain</command> includes the above
105 functionality, but will also automatically adjust the zone's
106 DNSKEY records on schedule according to the keys' timing metadata.
107 (See <xref linkend="man.dnssec-keygen"/> and
108 <xref linkend="man.dnssec-settime"/> for more information.)
111 <command>named</command> will periodically search the key directory
112 for keys matching the zone, and if the keys' metadata indicates
113 that any change should be made the zone, such as adding, removing,
114 or revoking a key, then that action will be carried out. By default,
115 the key directory is checked for changes every 60 minutes; this period
116 can be adjusted with the <option>dnssec-loadkeys-interval</option>, up
117 to a maximum of 24 hours. The <command>rndc loadkeys</command> forces
118 <command>named</command> to check for key updates immediately.
121 If keys are present in the key directory the first time the zone
122 is loaded, the zone will be signed immediately, without waiting for an
123 <command>rndc sign</command> or <command>rndc loadkeys</command>
124 command. (Those commands can still be used when there are unscheduled
125 key changes, however.)
128 When new keys are added to a zone, the TTL is set to match that
129 of any existing DNSKEY RRset. If there is no existing DNSKEY RRset,
130 then the TTL will be set to the TTL specified when the key was
131 created (using the <command>dnssec-keygen -L</command> option), if
132 any, or to the SOA TTL.
135 If you wish the zone to be signed using NSEC3 instead of NSEC,
136 submit an NSEC3PARAM record via dynamic update prior to the
137 scheduled publication and activation of the keys. If you wish the
138 NSEC3 chain to have the OPTOUT bit set, set it in the flags field
139 of the NSEC3PARAM record. The NSEC3PARAM record will not appear in
140 the zone immediately, but it will be stored for later reference. When
141 the zone is signed and the NSEC3 chain is completed, the NSEC3PARAM
142 record will appear in the zone.
145 <command>auto-dnssec</command> option requires the zone to be
146 configured to allow dynamic updates, by adding an
147 <command>allow-update</command> or
148 <command>update-policy</command> statement to the zone
149 configuration. If this has not been done, the configuration will
152 <title>Private-type records</title>
154 <para>The state of the signing process is signaled by
155 private-type records (with a default type value of 65534). When
156 signing is complete, these records will have a nonzero value for
157 the final octet (for those records which have a nonzero initial
159 <para>The private type record format: If the first octet is
160 non-zero then the record indicates that the zone needs to be
161 signed with the key matching the record, or that all signatures
162 that match the record should be removed.</para>
165 <!-- TODO: how to format this? -->
167 key id in network order (octet 2 and 3)
168 removal flag (octet 4)
169 complete flag (octet 5)
172 <para>Only records flagged as "complete" can be removed via
173 dynamic update. Attempts to remove other private type records
174 will be silently ignored.</para>
175 <para>If the first octet is zero (this is a reserved algorithm
176 number that should never appear in a DNSKEY record) then the
177 record indicates changes to the NSEC3 chains are in progress. The
178 rest of the record contains an NSEC3PARAM record. The flag field
179 tells what operation to perform based on the flag bits.</para>
182 <!-- TODO: how to format this? -->
190 <title>DNSKEY rollovers</title>
192 <para>As with insecure-to-secure conversions, rolling DNSSEC
193 keys can be done in two ways: using a dynamic DNS update, or the
194 <command>auto-dnssec</command> zone option.</para>
196 <title>Dynamic DNS update method</title>
198 <para> To perform key rollovers via dynamic update, you need to add
199 the <filename>K*</filename> files for the new keys so that
200 <command>named</command> can find them. You can then add the new
201 DNSKEY RRs via dynamic update.
202 <command>named</command> will then cause the zone to be signed
203 with the new keys. When the signing is complete the private type
204 records will be updated so that the last octet is non
206 <para>If this is for a KSK you need to inform the parent and any
207 trust anchor repositories of the new KSK.</para>
208 <para>You should then wait for the maximum TTL in the zone before
209 removing the old DNSKEY. If it is a KSK that is being updated,
210 you also need to wait for the DS RRset in the parent to be
211 updated and its TTL to expire. This ensures that all clients will
212 be able to verify at least one signature when you remove the old
214 <para>The old DNSKEY can be removed via UPDATE. Take care to
215 specify the correct key.
216 <command>named</command> will clean out any signatures generated
217 by the old key after the update completes.</para>
219 <title>Automatic key rollovers</title>
221 <para>When a new key reaches its activation date (as set by
222 <command>dnssec-keygen</command> or <command>dnssec-settime</command>),
223 if the <command>auto-dnssec</command> zone option is set to
224 <constant>maintain</constant>, <command>named</command> will
225 automatically carry out the key rollover. If the key's algorithm
226 has not previously been used to sign the zone, then the zone will
227 be fully signed as quickly as possible. However, if the new key
228 is replacing an existing key of the same algorithm, then the
229 zone will be re-signed incrementally, with signatures from the
230 old key being replaced with signatures from the new key as their
231 signature validity periods expire. By default, this rollover
232 completes in 30 days, after which it will be safe to remove the
233 old key from the DNSKEY RRset.</para>
235 <title>NSEC3PARAM rollovers via UPDATE</title>
237 <para>Add the new NSEC3PARAM record via dynamic update. When the
238 new NSEC3 chain has been generated, the NSEC3PARAM flag field
239 will be zero. At this point you can remove the old NSEC3PARAM
240 record. The old chain will be removed after the update request
243 <title>Converting from NSEC to NSEC3</title>
245 <para>To do this, you just need to add an NSEC3PARAM record. When
246 the conversion is complete, the NSEC chain will have been removed
247 and the NSEC3PARAM record will have a zero flag field. The NSEC3
248 chain will be generated before the NSEC chain is
251 <title>Converting from NSEC3 to NSEC</title>
253 <para>To do this, use <command>nsupdate</command> to
254 remove all NSEC3PARAM records with a zero flag
255 field. The NSEC chain will be generated before the NSEC3 chain is
258 <title>Converting from secure to insecure</title>
260 <para>To convert a signed zone to unsigned using dynamic DNS,
261 delete all the DNSKEY records from the zone apex using
262 <command>nsupdate</command>. All signatures, NSEC or NSEC3 chains,
263 and associated NSEC3PARAM records will be removed automatically.
264 This will take place after the update request completes.</para>
265 <para> This requires the
266 <command>dnssec-secure-to-insecure</command> option to be set to
267 <userinput>yes</userinput> in
268 <filename>named.conf</filename>.</para>
269 <para>In addition, if the <command>auto-dnssec maintain</command>
270 zone statement is used, it should be removed or changed to
271 <command>allow</command> instead (or it will re-sign).
274 <title>Periodic re-signing</title>
276 <para>In any secure zone which supports dynamic updates, named
277 will periodically re-sign RRsets which have not been re-signed as
278 a result of some update action. The signature lifetimes will be
279 adjusted so as to spread the re-sign load over time rather than
282 <title>NSEC3 and OPTOUT</title>
285 <command>named</command> only supports creating new NSEC3 chains
286 where all the NSEC3 records in the zone have the same OPTOUT
288 <command>named</command> supports UPDATES to zones where the NSEC3
289 records in the chain have mixed OPTOUT state.
290 <command>named</command> does not support changing the OPTOUT
291 state of an individual NSEC3 record, the entire chain needs to be
292 changed if the OPTOUT state of an individual NSEC3 needs to be