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NAME
pdnsutil -
pdnsutil - PowerDNS dnssec command and control
SYNOPSIS
pdnsutil [OPTION]... COMMAND
DESCRIPTION
pdnsutil (formerly pdnssec) is a powerful command that is the operator-friendly gateway into DNSSEC and
zone management for PowerDNS. Behind the scenes, pdnsutil manipulates a PowerDNS backend database, which
also means that for many databases, pdnsutil can be run remotely, and can configure key material on
different servers.
OPTIONS
-h, --help
Show summary of options
-v, --verbose
Be more verbose.
--force
Force an action
--config-name <NAME>
Virtual configuration name
--config-dir <DIR>
Location of pdns.conf. Default is /etc/powerdns.
COMMANDS
There are many available commands, this section splits them up into their respective uses
DNSSEC RELATED COMMANDS
Several commands manipulate the DNSSEC keys and options for zones. Some of these commands require an
ALGORITHM to be set. The following algorithms are supported:
• rsasha1
• rsasha256
• rsasha512
• gost
• ecdsa256
• ecdsa384
activate-zone-key ZONE KEY-ID
Activate a key with id KEY-ID within a zone called ZONE.
add-zone-key ZONE {KSK,ZSK} [active,inactive] KEYBITS ALGORITHM
Create a new key for zone ZONE, and make it a KSK or a ZSK, with the specified algorithm. The key
is inactive by default, set it to active to immediately use it to sign ZONE. Prints the id of the
added key.
create-bind-db FILE
Create DNSSEC database (sqlite3) at FILE for the BIND backend. Remember to set
bind-dnssec-db=*FILE* in your pdns.conf.
deactivate-zone-key ZONE KEY-ID
Deactivate a key with id KEY-ID within a zone called ZONE.
disable-dnssec ZONE
Deactivate all keys and unset PRESIGNED in ZONE.
export-zone-dnskey ZONE KEY-ID
Export to standard output DNSKEY and DS of key with key id KEY-ID within zone called ZONE.
export-zone-key ZONE KEY-ID
Export to standard output full (private) key with key id KEY-ID within zone called ZONE. The
format used is compatible with BIND and NSD/LDNS.
generate-zone-key {KSK,ZSK} [ALGORITHM] [KEYBITS]
Generate a ZSK or KSK to stdout with specified algorithm and bits and print it on STDOUT. If
ALGORITHM is not set, RSASHA512 is used. If KEYBITS is not set, an appropriate keysize is selected
for ALGORITHM.
import-zone-key ZONE FILE {KSK,ZSK}
Import from FILE a full (private) key for zone called ZONE. The format used is compatible with
BIND and NSD/LDNS. KSK or ZSK specifies the flags this key should have on import. Prints the id of
the added key.
remove-zone-key ZONE KEY-ID
Remove a key with id KEY-ID from a zone called ZONE.
set-nsec3 ZONE 'HASH-ALGORITHM FLAGS ITERATIONS SALT' [narrow]
Sets NSEC3 parameters for this zone. The quoted parameters are 4 values that are used for the the
NSEC3PARAM record and decide how NSEC3 records are created. The NSEC3 parameters must be quoted on
the command line. HASH-ALGORITHM must be 1 (SHA-1). Setting FLAGS to 1 enables NSEC3 opt-out
operation. Only do this if you know you need it. For ITERATIONS, please consult RFC 5155, section
10.3. And be aware that a high number might overload validating resolvers. The SALT is a
hexadecimal string encoding the bits for the salt, or - to use no salt. Setting narrow will make
PowerDNS send out "white lies" about the next secure record. Instead of looking it up in the
database, it will send out the hash + 1 as the next secure record. A sample commandline is:
"pdnsutil set-nsec3 powerdnssec.org '1 1 1 ab' narrow". WARNING: If running in RSASHA1 mode
(algorithm 5 or 7), switching from NSEC to NSEC3 will require a DS update in the parent zone.
unset-nsec3 ZONE
Converts ZONE to NSEC operations. WARNING: If running in RSASHA1 mode (algorithm 5 or 7),
switching from NSEC to NSEC3 will require a DS update at the parent zone!
set-publish-cds ZONE [DIGESTALGOS]
Set ZONE to respond to queries for its CDS records. the optional argument DIGESTALGOS should be a
comma-separated list of DS algorithms to use. By default, this is 1,2 (SHA1 and SHA2-256).
set-publish-cdnskey ZONE
Set ZONE to publish CDNSKEY records.
unset-publish-cds ZONE
Set ZONE to stop responding to queries for its CDS records.
unset-publish-cdnskey ZONE
Set ZONE to stop publishing CDNSKEY records.
TSIG RELATED COMMANDS
These commands manipulate TSIG key information in the database. Some commands require an ALGORITHM, the
following are available:
• hmac-md5
• hmac-sha1
• hmac-sha224
• hmac-sha256
• hmac-sha384
• hmac-sha512
activate-tsig-key ZONE NAME {master,slave}
Enable TSIG authenticated AXFR using the key NAME for zone ZONE. This sets the TSIG-ALLOW-AXFR
(master) or AXFR-MASTER-TSIG (slave) zone metadata.
deactivate-tsig-key ZONE NAME {master,slave}
Disable TSIG authenticated AXFR using the key NAME for zone ZONE.
delete-tsig-key NAME
Delete the TSIG key NAME. Warning, this does not deactivate said key.
generate-tsig-key NAME ALGORITHM
Generate new TSIG key with name NAME and the specified algorithm.
import-tsig-key NAME ALGORITHM KEY
Import KEY of the specified algorithm as NAME.
list-tsig-keys
Show a list of all configured TSIG keys.
ZONE MANIPULATION COMMANDS
add-record ZONE NAME TYPE [TTL] CONTENT
Add one or more records of NAME and TYPE to ZONE with CONTENT and optional TTL. If TTL is not set,
default will be used.
create-zone ZONE
Create an empty zone named ZONE.
create-slave-zone ZONE MASTER [MASTER]..
Create a new slave zone ZONE with masters MASTER. All MASTERs need to to be IP addresses with an
optional port.
change-slave-zone-master ZONE MASTER [MASTER]..
Change the masters for slave zone ZONE to new masters MASTER. All MASTERs need to to be IP
addresses with an optional port.
check-all-zones
Check all zones for correctness.
check-zone ZONE
Check zone ZONE for correctness.
clear-zone ZONE
Clear the records in zone ZONE, but leave actual domain and settings unchanged
delete-zone ZONE:
Delete the zone named ZONE.
edit-zone ZONE
Opens ZONE in zonefile format (regardless of backend it was loaded from) in the editor set in the
environment variable EDITOR. if EDITOR is empty, pdnsutil falls back to using editor.
get-meta ZONE [ATTRIBUTE]...
Get zone metadata. If no ATTRIBUTE given, lists all known.
hash-zone-record ZONE RNAME
This convenience command hashes the name RNAME according to the NSEC3 settings of ZONE. Refuses to
hash for zones with no NSEC3 settings.
list-keys [ZONE]
List DNSSEC information for all keys or for ZONE.
list-all-zones:
List all zone names.
list-zone ZONE
Show all records for ZONE.
load-zone ZONE FILE
Load records for ZONE from FILE. If ZONE already exists, all records are overwritten, this
operation is atomic. If ZONE doesn't exist, it is created.
rectify-zone ZONE
Calculates the 'ordername' and 'auth' fields for a zone called ZONE so they comply with DNSSEC
settings. Can be used to fix up migrated data. Can always safely be run, it does no harm.
rectify-all-zones
Calculates the 'ordername' and 'auth' fields for all zones so they comply with DNSSEC settings.
Can be used to fix up migrated data. Can always safely be run, it does no harm.
secure-zone ZONE
Configures a zone called ZONE with reasonable DNSSEC settings. You should manually run 'pdnsutil
rectify-zone' afterwards.
secure-all-zones [increase-serial]
Configures all zones that are not currently signed with reasonable DNSSEC settings. Setting
increase-serial will increase the serial of those zones too. You should manually run 'pdnsutil
rectify-all-zones' afterwards.
set-kind ZONE KIND
Change the kind of ZONE to KIND (master, slave, native).
set-account ZONE ACCOUNT
Change the account (owner) of ZONE to ACCOUNT.
add-meta ZONE ATTRIBUTE VALUE [VALUE]...
Append VALUE to the existing ATTRIBUTE metadata for ZONE. Will return an error if ATTRIBUTE does
not support multiple values, use set-meta for these values.
set-meta ZONE ATTRIBUTE [VALUE]...
Set domainmetadata ATTRIBUTE for ZONE to VALUE. An empty value clears it.
set-presigned ZONE
Switches ZONE to presigned operation, utilizing in-zone RRSIGs.
show-zone ZONE
Shows all DNSSEC related settings of a zone called ZONE.
test-schema ZONE
Test database schema, this creates the zone ZONE
unset-presigned ZONE
Disables presigned operation for ZONE.
DEBUGGING TOOLS
backend-cmd BACKEND CMD [CMD..]
Send a text command to a backend for execution. GSQL backends will take SQL commands, other
backends may take different things. Be careful!
SEE ALSO
pdns_server (1), pdns_control (1)
AUTHOR
PowerDNS.COM BV
COPYRIGHT
2017, PowerDNS.COM BV
4.1 Feb 16, 2018 PDNSUTIL(1)