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  24 <a name="man.ddns-confgen"></a><div class="titlepage"></div>
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  26 <h2>Name</h2>
  27 <p><span class="application">ddns-confgen</span> &#8212; ddns key generation tool</p>
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  29 <div class="refsynopsisdiv">
  30 <h2>Synopsis</h2>
  31 <div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command">ddns-confgen</code>  [<code class="option">-a <em class="replaceable"><code>algorithm</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-h</code>] [<code class="option">-k <em class="replaceable"><code>keyname</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-r <em class="replaceable"><code>randomfile</code></em></code>] [ -s <em class="replaceable"><code>name</code></em>  |   -z <em class="replaceable"><code>zone</code></em> ] [<code class="option">-q</code>] [name]</p></div>
  32 </div>
  33 <div class="refsect1" lang="en">
  34 <a name="id2543395"></a><h2>DESCRIPTION</h2>
  35 <p><span><strong class="command">ddns-confgen</strong></span>
  36       generates a key for use by <span><strong class="command">nsupdate</strong></span>
  37       and <span><strong class="command">named</strong></span>.  It simplifies configuration
  38       of dynamic zones by generating a key and providing the
  39       <span><strong class="command">nsupdate</strong></span> and <span><strong class="command">named.conf</strong></span>
  40       syntax that will be needed to use it, including an example
  41       <span><strong class="command">update-policy</strong></span> statement.
  42     </p>
  43 <p>
  44       If a domain name is specified on the command line, it will
  45       be used in the name of the generated key and in the sample
  46       <span><strong class="command">named.conf</strong></span> syntax.  For example,
  47       <span><strong class="command">ddns-confgen example.com</strong></span> would
  48       generate a key called "ddns-key.example.com", and sample
  49       <span><strong class="command">named.conf</strong></span> command that could be used
  50       in the zone definition for "example.com".
  51     </p>
  52 <p>
  53       Note that <span><strong class="command">named</strong></span> itself can configure a
  54       local DDNS key for use with <span><strong class="command">nsupdate -l</strong></span>.
  55       <span><strong class="command">ddns-confgen</strong></span> is only needed when a
  56       more elaborate configuration is required: for instance, if
  57       <span><strong class="command">nsupdate</strong></span> is to be used from a remote system.
  58     </p>
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  60 <div class="refsect1" lang="en">
  61 <a name="id2543454"></a><h2>OPTIONS</h2>
  62 <div class="variablelist"><dl>
  63 <dt><span class="term">-a <em class="replaceable"><code>algorithm</code></em></span></dt>
  64 <dd><p>
  65             Specifies the algorithm to use for the TSIG key.  Available
  66             choices are: hmac-md5, hmac-sha1, hmac-sha224, hmac-sha256,
  67             hmac-sha384 and hmac-sha512.  The default is hmac-sha256.
  68           </p></dd>
  69 <dt><span class="term">-h</span></dt>
  70 <dd><p>
  71             Prints a short summary of the options and arguments to
  72             <span><strong class="command">ddns-confgen</strong></span>.
  73           </p></dd>
  74 <dt><span class="term">-k <em class="replaceable"><code>keyname</code></em></span></dt>
  75 <dd><p>
  76             Specifies the key name of the DDNS authentication key.
  77             The default is <code class="constant">ddns-key</code> when neither
  78             the <code class="option">-s</code> nor <code class="option">-z</code> option is
  79             specified; otherwise, the default
  80             is <code class="constant">ddns-key</code> as a separate label
  81             followed by the argument of the option, e.g.,
  82             <code class="constant">ddns-key.example.com.</code>
  83             The key name must have the format of a valid domain name,
  84             consisting of letters, digits, hyphens and periods.
  85           </p></dd>
  86 <dt><span class="term">-q</span></dt>
  87 <dd><p>
  88             Quiet mode:  Print only the key, with no explanatory text or
  89             usage examples.
  90           </p></dd>
  91 <dt><span class="term">-r <em class="replaceable"><code>randomfile</code></em></span></dt>
  92 <dd><p>
  93             Specifies a source of random data for generating the
  94             authorization.  If the operating system does not provide a
  95             <code class="filename">/dev/random</code> or equivalent device, the
  96             default source of randomness is keyboard input.
  97             <code class="filename">randomdev</code> specifies the name of a
  98             character device or file containing random data to be used
  99             instead of the default.  The special value
 100             <code class="filename">keyboard</code> indicates that keyboard input
 101             should be used.
 102           </p></dd>
 103 <dt><span class="term">-s <em class="replaceable"><code>name</code></em></span></dt>
 104 <dd><p>
 105             Single host mode: The example <span><strong class="command">named.conf</strong></span> text
 106             shows how to set an update policy for the specified
 107             <em class="replaceable"><code>name</code></em>
 108             using the "name" nametype.
 109             The default key name is
 110             ddns-key.<em class="replaceable"><code>name</code></em>.
 111             Note that the "self" nametype cannot be used, since
 112             the name to be updated may differ from the key name.
 113             This option cannot be used with the <code class="option">-z</code> option.
 114           </p></dd>
 115 <dt><span class="term">-z <em class="replaceable"><code>zone</code></em></span></dt>
 116 <dd><p>
 117             zone mode:  The example <span><strong class="command">named.conf</strong></span> text
 118             shows how to set an update policy for the specified
 119             <em class="replaceable"><code>zone</code></em>
 120             using the "zonesub" nametype, allowing updates to all subdomain
 121             names within
 122             that <em class="replaceable"><code>zone</code></em>.
 123             This option cannot be used with the <code class="option">-s</code> option.
 124           </p></dd>
 125 </dl></div>
 126 </div>
 127 <div class="refsect1" lang="en">
 128 <a name="id2543642"></a><h2>SEE ALSO</h2>
 129 <p><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">nsupdate</span>(1)</span>,
 130       <span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">named.conf</span>(5)</span>,
 131       <span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">named</span>(8)</span>,
 132       <em class="citetitle">BIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual</em>.
 133     </p>
 134 </div>
 135 <div class="refsect1" lang="en">
 136 <a name="id2543681"></a><h2>AUTHOR</h2>
 137 <p><span class="corpauthor">Internet Systems Consortium</span>
 138     </p>
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