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51 lines
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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN">
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<TITLE>BIND key Statement</TITLE>
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<H2>BIND Configuration File Guide--<CODE>key</CODE> Statement</H2>
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<HR>
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<A NAME="Syntax"><H3>Syntax</H3></A>
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<PRE>
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key <VAR>key_id</VAR> {
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algorithm <VAR>algorithm_id</VAR>;
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secret <VAR>secret_string</VAR>;
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};
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</PRE>
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<HR>
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<A NAME="Usage"><H3>Definition and Usage</H3></A>
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<P>The <CODE>key</CODE> statement defines a key ID which can be used
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in a <A HREF="server.html"><CODE>server</CODE> statement</A> to
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associate an authentication method with a particular name server.
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<P>A key ID must be created with the <CODE>key</CODE>
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statement before it can be used in a <CODE>server</CODE>
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definition.</P>
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<P>The <VAR>algorithm_id</VAR> is a string that specifies a
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security/authentication algorithm.
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<VAR>secret_string</VAR> is the secret to be used by the algorithm.
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<P>The <CODE>key</CODE> statement is intended for future use by the
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server. It is checked for syntax but is otherwise ignored.
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<HR>
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<CENTER><P>[ <A HREF="config.html">BIND Config. File</A>
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| <A HREF="http://www.vix.com/isc/bind.html">BIND Home</A>
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| <A HREF="http://www.isc.org">ISC</A> ]</P></CENTER>
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<ADDRESS>
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Last Updated: $Id: key.html,v 1.5 1998/03/21 01:03:13 halley Exp $
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