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<body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="refentry" lang="en">
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<a name="id2482688"></a><div class="titlepage"></div>
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<div class="refnamediv">
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<h2>Name</h2>
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<p><span class="application">dnssec-keygen</span> — DNSSEC key generation tool</p>
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<div class="refsynopsisdiv">
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<h2>Synopsis</h2>
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<div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command">dnssec-keygen</code> {-a <em class="replaceable"><code>algorithm</code></em>} {-b <em class="replaceable"><code>keysize</code></em>} {-n <em class="replaceable"><code>nametype</code></em>} [<code class="option">-c <em class="replaceable"><code>class</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-e</code>] [<code class="option">-f <em class="replaceable"><code>flag</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-g <em class="replaceable"><code>generator</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-h</code>] [<code class="option">-k</code>] [<code class="option">-p <em class="replaceable"><code>protocol</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-r <em class="replaceable"><code>randomdev</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-s <em class="replaceable"><code>strength</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-t <em class="replaceable"><code>type</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-v <em class="replaceable"><code>level</code></em></code>] {name}</p></div>
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<div class="refsect1" lang="en">
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<a name="id2549521"></a><h2>DESCRIPTION</h2>
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<p>
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<span><strong class="command">dnssec-keygen</strong></span> generates keys for DNSSEC
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(Secure DNS), as defined in RFC 2535 and RFC <TBA\>. It can also generate
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keys for use with TSIG (Transaction Signatures), as
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defined in RFC 2845.
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</p>
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</div>
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<div class="refsect1" lang="en">
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<a name="id2549533"></a><h2>OPTIONS</h2>
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<div class="variablelist"><dl>
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<dt><span class="term">-a <em class="replaceable"><code>algorithm</code></em></span></dt>
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<dd>
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<p>
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Selects the cryptographic algorithm. The value of
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<code class="option">algorithm</code> must be one of RSAMD5 (RSA) or RSASHA1,
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DSA, DH (Diffie Hellman), or HMAC-MD5. These values
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are case insensitive.
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</p>
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<p>
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Note 1: that for DNSSEC, RSASHA1 is a mandatory to implement algorithm,
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and DSA is recommended. For TSIG, HMAC-MD5 is mandatory.
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</p>
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<p>
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Note 2: HMAC-MD5 and DH automatically set the -k flag.
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</p>
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</dd>
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<dt><span class="term">-b <em class="replaceable"><code>keysize</code></em></span></dt>
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<dd><p>
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Specifies the number of bits in the key. The choice of key
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size depends on the algorithm used. RSAMD5 / RSASHA1 keys must be between
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512 and 2048 bits. Diffie Hellman keys must be between
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128 and 4096 bits. DSA keys must be between 512 and 1024
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bits and an exact multiple of 64. HMAC-MD5 keys must be
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between 1 and 512 bits.
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</p></dd>
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<dt><span class="term">-n <em class="replaceable"><code>nametype</code></em></span></dt>
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<dd><p>
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Specifies the owner type of the key. The value of
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<code class="option">nametype</code> must either be ZONE (for a DNSSEC
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zone key (KEY/DNSKEY)), HOST or ENTITY (for a key associated with a host (KEY)),
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USER (for a key associated with a user(KEY)) or OTHER (DNSKEY). These values are
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case insensitive.
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</p></dd>
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<dt><span class="term">-c <em class="replaceable"><code>class</code></em></span></dt>
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<dd><p>
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Indicates that the DNS record containing the key should have
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the specified class. If not specified, class IN is used.
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</p></dd>
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<dt><span class="term">-e</span></dt>
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<dd><p>
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If generating an RSAMD5/RSASHA1 key, use a large exponent.
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</p></dd>
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<dt><span class="term">-f <em class="replaceable"><code>flag</code></em></span></dt>
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<dd><p>
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Set the specified flag in the flag field of the KEY/DNSKEY record.
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The only recognized flag is KSK (Key Signing Key) DNSKEY.
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</p></dd>
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<dt><span class="term">-g <em class="replaceable"><code>generator</code></em></span></dt>
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<dd><p>
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If generating a Diffie Hellman key, use this generator.
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Allowed values are 2 and 5. If no generator
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is specified, a known prime from RFC 2539 will be used
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if possible; otherwise the default is 2.
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</p></dd>
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<dt><span class="term">-h</span></dt>
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<dd><p>
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Prints a short summary of the options and arguments to
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<span><strong class="command">dnssec-keygen</strong></span>.
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</p></dd>
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<dt><span class="term">-k</span></dt>
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<dd><p>
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Generate KEY records rather than DNSKEY records.
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</p></dd>
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<dt><span class="term">-p <em class="replaceable"><code>protocol</code></em></span></dt>
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<dd><p>
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Sets the protocol value for the generated key. The protocol
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is a number between 0 and 255. The default is 3 (DNSSEC).
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Other possible values for this argument are listed in
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RFC 2535 and its successors.
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</p></dd>
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<dt><span class="term">-r <em class="replaceable"><code>randomdev</code></em></span></dt>
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<dd><p>
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Specifies the source of randomness. If the operating
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system does not provide a <code class="filename">/dev/random</code>
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or equivalent device, the default source of randomness
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is keyboard input. <code class="filename">randomdev</code> specifies
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the name of a character device or file containing random
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data to be used instead of the default. The special value
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<code class="filename">keyboard</code> indicates that keyboard
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input should be used.
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</p></dd>
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<dt><span class="term">-s <em class="replaceable"><code>strength</code></em></span></dt>
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<dd><p>
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Specifies the strength value of the key. The strength is
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a number between 0 and 15, and currently has no defined
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purpose in DNSSEC.
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</p></dd>
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<dt><span class="term">-t <em class="replaceable"><code>type</code></em></span></dt>
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<dd><p>
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Indicates the use of the key. <code class="option">type</code> must be
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one of AUTHCONF, NOAUTHCONF, NOAUTH, or NOCONF. The default
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is AUTHCONF. AUTH refers to the ability to authenticate
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data, and CONF the ability to encrypt data.
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</p></dd>
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<dt><span class="term">-v <em class="replaceable"><code>level</code></em></span></dt>
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<dd><p>
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Sets the debugging level.
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</p></dd>
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</dl></div>
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</div>
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<div class="refsect1" lang="en">
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<a name="id2549939"></a><h2>GENERATED KEYS</h2>
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<p>
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When <span><strong class="command">dnssec-keygen</strong></span> completes successfully,
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it prints a string of the form <code class="filename">Knnnn.+aaa+iiiii</code>
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to the standard output. This is an identification string for
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the key it has generated.
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</p>
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<div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc">
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<li><p>
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<code class="filename">nnnn</code> is the key name.
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</p></li>
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<li><p>
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<code class="filename">aaa</code> is the numeric representation of the
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algorithm.
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</p></li>
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<li><p>
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<code class="filename">iiiii</code> is the key identifier (or footprint).
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</p></li>
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</ul></div>
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<p>
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<span><strong class="command">dnssec-keygen</strong></span> creates two file, with names based
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on the printed string. <code class="filename">Knnnn.+aaa+iiiii.key</code>
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contains the public key, and
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<code class="filename">Knnnn.+aaa+iiiii.private</code> contains the private
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key.
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</p>
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<p>
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The <code class="filename">.key</code> file contains a DNS KEY record that
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can be inserted into a zone file (directly or with a $INCLUDE
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statement).
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</p>
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<p>
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The <code class="filename">.private</code> file contains algorithm specific
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fields. For obvious security reasons, this file does not have
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general read permission.
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</p>
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<p>
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Both <code class="filename">.key</code> and <code class="filename">.private</code>
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files are generated for symmetric encryption algorithm such as
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HMAC-MD5, even though the public and private key are equivalent.
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</p>
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</div>
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<div class="refsect1" lang="en">
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<a name="id2550027"></a><h2>EXAMPLE</h2>
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<p>
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To generate a 768-bit DSA key for the domain
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<strong class="userinput"><code>example.com</code></strong>, the following command would be
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issued:
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</p>
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<p>
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<strong class="userinput"><code>dnssec-keygen -a DSA -b 768 -n ZONE example.com</code></strong>
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</p>
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<p>
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The command would print a string of the form:
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</p>
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<p>
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<strong class="userinput"><code>Kexample.com.+003+26160</code></strong>
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</p>
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<p>
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In this example, <span><strong class="command">dnssec-keygen</strong></span> creates
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the files <code class="filename">Kexample.com.+003+26160.key</code> and
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<code class="filename">Kexample.com.+003+26160.private</code>
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</p>
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</div>
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<div class="refsect1" lang="en">
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<a name="id2550073"></a><h2>SEE ALSO</h2>
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<p>
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<span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">dnssec-signzone</span>(8)</span>,
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<em class="citetitle">BIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual</em>,
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<em class="citetitle">RFC 2535</em>,
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<em class="citetitle">RFC 2845</em>,
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<em class="citetitle">RFC 2539</em>.
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</p>
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</div>
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<div class="refsect1" lang="en">
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<a name="id2550106"></a><h2>AUTHOR</h2>
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<p>
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<span class="corpauthor">Internet Systems Consortium</span>
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