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NAME
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.
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.
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. 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 key NAME for zone ZONE.
deactivate-tsig-key ZONE NAME {master,slave}
Disable TSIG 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.
ZONE MANIPULATION COMMANDS
create-zone ZONE
Create an empty zone named ZONE.
check-all-zones
Check all zones for correctness.
check-zone ZONE
Check zone ZONE for correctness.
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.
secure-zone ZONE
Configures a zone called ZONE with reasonable DNSSEC settings. You should manually run 'pdnsutil
rectify-zone' afterwards.
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)
AUTHORS
Matthijs Möhlmann <matthijs@cacholong.nl>.