NAME
ldns-keygen - generate a DNSSEC key pair
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 these files: K<name>+<alg>+<id>
OPTIONS
-a <algorithm>
Create a key with this algorithm. Specifying ’list’ here gives a
list of supported algorithms.
-b <bits>
Use this many bits for the key length.
-k When given, generate a key signing key. This just sets the flag
field to 257 instead of 256 in the DNSKEY RR in the .key file.
-r device
Make ldns-keygen use this file to seed the random generator
with. This will default to /dev/random.
-v Show the version and exit
AUTHOR
Written by the ldns team as an example for ldns usage.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <ldns-team@nlnetlabs.nl>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2005-2008 NLnet Labs. This is free software. There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE.
27 May 2008 ldns-keygen(1)