NAME
ldns-keygen - generate a keypair and print out the
public part as a DNSKEY RR
SYNOPSIS
ldns-keygen [ OPTION ] DOMAIN
DESCRIPTION
ldns-keygen is used to generate a
private/public keypair. When run it will create 3 files; a .key
file with the public DNSKEY, a .private file with the private
keydata and a .ds with the DS record of the DNSKEY record.
It prints out the basename for all these files:
(K<name>+<alg>+<id>
OPTIONS
- R
- Generate a RSA key.
- D
- Generate a DSA key.
- k
- When given generate a key signing key. This just sets the flag
field to 257 instead of 256.
- b bits
- Use this many bits for the key length.
- r evice
- Make ldns-keygen use this file for its random data. This will
default to /dev/random.
AUTHOR
Written by the ldns team as an example for ldns
usage.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <ldns-team@nlnetlabs.nl>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2005 NLnet Labs. This is free
software. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.