NAME

       dnssec-importkey - Import DNSKEY records from external systems so they can be managed.

SYNOPSIS

       dnssec-importkey [-K directory] [-L ttl] [-P date/offset] [-D date/offset] [-h] [-v level] [-V] {keyfile}

       dnssec-importkey {-f filename} [-K directory] [-L ttl] [-P date/offset] [-D date/offset] [-h] [-v level]
                        [-V] [dnsname]

DESCRIPTION

       dnssec-importkey reads a public DNSKEY record and generates a pair of .key/.private files. The DNSKEY
       record may be read from an existing .key file, in which case a corresponding .private file will be
       generated, or it may be read from any other file or from the standard input, in which case both .key and
       .private files will be generated.

       The newly-created .private file does not contain private key data, and cannot be used for signing.
       However, having a .private file makes it possible to set publication (-P) and deletion (-D) times for the
       key, which means the public key can be added to and removed from the DNSKEY RRset on schedule even if the
       true private key is stored offline.

OPTIONS

       -f filename
           Zone file mode: instead of a public keyfile name, the argument is the DNS domain name of a zone
           master file, which can be read from file. If the domain name is the same as file, then it may be
           omitted.

           If file is set to "-", then the zone data is read from the standard input.

       -K directory
           Sets the directory in which the key files are to reside.

       -L ttl
           Sets the default TTL to use for this key when it is converted into a DNSKEY RR. If the key is
           imported into a zone, this is the TTL that will be used for it, unless there was already a DNSKEY
           RRset in place, in which case the existing TTL would take precedence. Setting the default TTL to 0 or
           none removes it.

       -h
           Emit usage message and exit.

       -v level
           Sets the debugging level.

       -V
           Prints version information.

TIMING OPTIONS

       Dates can be expressed in the format YYYYMMDD or YYYYMMDDHHMMSS. If the argument begins with a '+' or
       '-', it is interpreted as an offset from the present time. For convenience, if such an offset is followed
       by one of the suffixes 'y', 'mo', 'w', 'd', 'h', or 'mi', then the offset is computed in years (defined
       as 365 24-hour days, ignoring leap years), months (defined as 30 24-hour days), weeks, days, hours, or
       minutes, respectively. Without a suffix, the offset is computed in seconds. To explicitly prevent a date
       from being set, use 'none' or 'never'.

       -P date/offset
           Sets the date on which a key is to be published to the zone. After that date, the key will be
           included in the zone but will not be used to sign it.

       -D date/offset
           Sets the date on which the key is to be deleted. After that date, the key will no longer be included
           in the zone. (It may remain in the key repository, however.)

FILES

       A keyfile can be designed by the key identification Knnnn.+aaa+iiiii or the full file name
       Knnnn.+aaa+iiiii.key as generated by dnssec-keygen(8).

SEE ALSO

       dnssec-keygen(8), dnssec-signzone(8), BIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual, RFC 5011.

AUTHOR

       Internet Systems Consortium

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright © 2013, 2014 Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC")

BIND9                                           February 20, 2014                            DNSSEC-IMPORTKEY(8)