freebsd-dev/contrib/bind9/NSEC3-NOTES

			DNSSEC and UPDATE

		Converting from insecure to secure

As of BIND 9.6.0 it is possible to move a zone between being insecure
to secure and back again.  A secure zone can be using NSEC or NSEC3.

To move a zone from insecure to secure you need to configure named
so that it can see the K* files which contain the public and private
parts of the keys that will be used to sign the zone.  These files
will have been generated by dnssec-keygen.  You can do this by
placing them in the key-directory as specified in named.conf.

	zone example.net {
		type master;
		allow-update { .... };
		file "dynamic/example.net/example.net";
		key-directory "dynamic/example.net";
	};

Assuming one KSK and one ZSK DNSKEY key have been generated.  Then
this will cause the zone to be signed with the ZSK and the DNSKEY
RRset to be signed with the KSK DNSKEY.  A NSEC chain will also be
generated as part of the initial signing process.

	% nsupdate
	> ttl 3600
	> update add example.net DNSKEY 256 3 7 AwEAAZn17pUF0KpbPA2c7Gz76Vb18v0teKT3EyAGfBfL8eQ8al35zz3Y I1m/SAQBxIqMfLtIwqWPdgthsu36azGQAX8=
	> update add example.net DNSKEY 257 3 7 AwEAAd/7odU/64o2LGsifbLtQmtO8dFDtTAZXSX2+X3e/UNlq9IHq3Y0 XtC0Iuawl/qkaKVxXe2lo8Ct+dM6UehyCqk=
	> send

While the update request will complete almost immediately the zone
will not be completely signed until named has had time to walk the
zone and generate the NSEC and RRSIG records.  Initially the NSEC
record at the zone apex will have the OPT bit set.  When the NSEC
chain is complete the OPT bit will be cleared.  Additionally when
the zone is fully signed the private type (default TYPE65534) records
will have a non zero value for the final octet. 

The private type record has 5 octets.
	algorithm (octet 1)
	key id in network order (octet 2 and 3)
	removal flag (octet 4)
	complete flag (octet 5)

If you wish to go straight to a secure zone using NSEC3 you should
also add a NSEC3PARAM record to the update request with the flags
field set to indicate whether the NSEC3 chain will have the OPTOUT
bit set or not.

	% nsupdate
	> ttl 3600
	> update add example.net DNSKEY 256 3 7 AwEAAZn17pUF0KpbPA2c7Gz76Vb18v0teKT3EyAGfBfL8eQ8al35zz3Y I1m/SAQBxIqMfLtIwqWPdgthsu36azGQAX8=
	> update add example.net DNSKEY 257 3 7 AwEAAd/7odU/64o2LGsifbLtQmtO8dFDtTAZXSX2+X3e/UNlq9IHq3Y0 XtC0Iuawl/qkaKVxXe2lo8Ct+dM6UehyCqk=
	> update add example.net NSEC3PARAM 1 1 100 1234567890
	> send

Again the update request will complete almost immediately however the
NSEC3PARAM record will have additional flag bits set indicating that the
NSEC3 chain is under construction.  When the NSEC3 chain is complete the
flags field will be set to zero. 

While the initial signing and NSEC/NSEC3 chain generation is happening
other updates are possible.

		DNSKEY roll overs via UPDATE

It is possible to perform key rollovers via update.  You need to
add the K* files for the new keys so that named can find them.  You
can then add the new DNSKEY RRs via update.  Named will then cause
the zone to be signed with the new keys.  When the signing is
complete the private type records will be updated so that the last
octet is non zero.

If this is for a KSK you need to inform the parent and any trust
anchor repositories of the new KSK.

You should then wait for the maximum TLL in the zone before removing the
old DNSKEY.  If it is a KSK that is being updated you also need to wait
for the DS RRset in the parent to be updated and its TTL to expire.
This ensures that all clients will be able to verify at least a signature
when you remove the old DNSKEY.

The old DNSKEY can be removed via UPDATE.  Take care to specify
the correct key.  Named will clean out any signatures generated by
the old key after the update completes.

		NSEC3PARAM rollovers via UPDATE.

Add the new NSEC3PARAM record via update.  When the new NSEC3 chain
has been generated the NSEC3PARAM flag field will be zero.  At this
point you can remove the old NSEC3PARAM record.  The old chain will
be removed after the update request completes.

		Converting from NSEC to NSEC3

To do this you just need to add a NSEC3PARAM record.  When the
conversion is complete the NSEC chain will have been removed and
the NSEC3PARAM record will have a zero flag field.  The NSEC3 chain
will be generated before the NSEC chain is destroyed.

		Converting from NSEC3 to NSEC

To do this remove all NSEC3PARAM records with a zero flag field.  The
NSEC chain will be generated before the NSEC3 chain is removed.

		Converting from secure to insecure

To do this remove all the DNSKEY records.  Any NSEC or NSEC3 chains
will be removed as well as associated NSEC3PARAM records.  This will
take place after the update requests completes.

		Periodic re-signing.

Named will periodically re-sign RRsets which have not been re-signed
as a result of some update action.  The signature lifetimes will
be adjusted so as to spread the re-sign load over time rather than
all at once.

		NSEC3 and OPTOUT

Named only supports creating new NSEC3 chains where all the NSEC3
records in the zone have the same OPTOUT state.  Named supports
UPDATES to zones where the NSEC3 records in the chain have mixed
OPTOUT state.  Named does not support changing the OPTOUT state of
an individual NSEC3 record, the entire chain needs to be changed if
the OPTOUT state of an individual NSEC3 needs to be changed.