dnssec-settime — Set the key timing metadata for a DNSSEC key
dnssec-settime
[-fr
] [-K
] [directory
-P
] [date/offset
-A
] [date/offset
-R
] [date/offset
-U
] [date/offset
-D
] [date/offset
-h
] [-v
] {keyfile}level
dnssec-settime
reads a DNSSEC private key file and sets the key timing metadata
as specified by the -P
, -A
,
-R
, -U
, and -D
options. The metadata can then be used by
dnssec-signzone or other signing software to
determine when a key is to be published, whether it should be
used for signing a zone, etc.
If none of these options is set on the command line, then dnssec-settime simply prints the key timing metadata already stored in the key.
When key metadata fields are changed, both files of a key
pair (Knnnn.+aaa+iiiii.key
and
Knnnn.+aaa+iiiii.private
) are regenerated.
Metadata fields are stored in the private file. A human-readable
description of the metadata is also placed in comments in the key
file.
Force an update of an old-format key with no metadata fields. Without this option, dnssec-settime will fail when attempting to update a legacy key. With this option, the key will be recreated in the new format, but with the original key data retained. The key's creation date will be set to the present time.
directory
Sets the directory in which the key files are to reside.
Emit usage message and exit.
level
Sets the debugging level.
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. If such an offset is followed by one of the characters 'y', 'm', 'w', 'd', or 'h', then the offset is computed in years, months, weeks, days, or hours, respectively; otherwise it is computed in seconds.
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.
date/offset
Sets the date on which the key is to be activated. After that date, the key will be included and the zone and used to sign it.
date/offset
Sets the date on which the key is to be revoked. After that date, the key will be flagged as revoked. It will be included in the zone and will be used to sign it.
date/offset
Sets the date on which the key is to be unpublished. After that date, the key will no longer be included in the zone, but it may remain in the key repository.
date/offset
Sets the date on which the key is to be deleted. After that date, the key can be removed from the key repository. NOTE: Keys are not currently deleted automatically; this field is included for informational purposes and for future development.