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<h2>Name</h2>
<p><span class="application">dnssec-keyfromlabel</span> &#8212; DNSSEC key generation tool</p>
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<h2>Synopsis</h2>
<div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command">dnssec-keyfromlabel</code>  {-a <em class="replaceable"><code>algorithm</code></em>} {-l <em class="replaceable"><code>label</code></em>} [<code class="option">-c <em class="replaceable"><code>class</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-f <em class="replaceable"><code>flag</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-k</code>] [<code class="option">-n <em class="replaceable"><code>nametype</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-p <em class="replaceable"><code>protocol</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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<a name="id2603227"></a><h2>DESCRIPTION</h2>
<p><span><strong class="command">dnssec-keyfromlabel</strong></span>
      gets keys with the given label from a crypto hardware and builds
      key files for DNSSEC (Secure DNS), as defined in RFC 2535
      and RFC 4034.  
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<a name="id2603241"></a><h2>OPTIONS</h2>
<div class="variablelist"><dl>
<dt><span class="term">-a <em class="replaceable"><code>algorithm</code></em></span></dt>
<dd>
<p>
	    Selects the cryptographic algorithm.  The value of
	    <code class="option">algorithm</code> must be one of RSAMD5 (RSA)
	    or RSASHA1, DSA, NSEC3RSASHA1, NSEC3DSA or DH (Diffie Hellman).
	    These values are case insensitive.
	  </p>
<p>
            Note 1: that for DNSSEC, RSASHA1 is a mandatory to implement
            algorithm, and DSA is recommended.
          </p>
<p>
            Note 2: DH automatically sets the -k flag.
          </p>
</dd>
<dt><span class="term">-l <em class="replaceable"><code>label</code></em></span></dt>
<dd><p>
            Specifies the label of keys in the crypto hardware
            (PKCS#11 device).
          </p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">-n <em class="replaceable"><code>nametype</code></em></span></dt>
<dd><p>
            Specifies the owner type of the key.  The value of
            <code class="option">nametype</code> must either be ZONE (for a DNSSEC
            zone key (KEY/DNSKEY)), HOST or ENTITY (for a key associated with
            a host (KEY)),
            USER (for a key associated with a user(KEY)) or OTHER (DNSKEY).
            These values are
            case insensitive.
          </p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">-c <em class="replaceable"><code>class</code></em></span></dt>
<dd><p>
            Indicates that the DNS record containing the key should have
            the specified class.  If not specified, class IN is used.
          </p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">-f <em class="replaceable"><code>flag</code></em></span></dt>
<dd><p>
            Set the specified flag in the flag field of the KEY/DNSKEY record.
            The only recognized flag is KSK (Key Signing Key) DNSKEY.
          </p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">-h</span></dt>
<dd><p>
            Prints a short summary of the options and arguments to
            <span><strong class="command">dnssec-keygen</strong></span>.
          </p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">-k</span></dt>
<dd><p>
            Generate KEY records rather than DNSKEY records.
          </p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">-p <em class="replaceable"><code>protocol</code></em></span></dt>
<dd><p>
            Sets the protocol value for the generated key.  The protocol
            is a number between 0 and 255.  The default is 3 (DNSSEC).
            Other possible values for this argument are listed in
            RFC 2535 and its successors.
          </p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">-t <em class="replaceable"><code>type</code></em></span></dt>
<dd><p>
            Indicates the use of the key.  <code class="option">type</code> must be
            one of AUTHCONF, NOAUTHCONF, NOAUTH, or NOCONF.  The default
            is AUTHCONF.  AUTH refers to the ability to authenticate
            data, and CONF the ability to encrypt data.
          </p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">-v <em class="replaceable"><code>level</code></em></span></dt>
<dd><p>
            Sets the debugging level.
          </p></dd>
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<a name="id2603642"></a><h2>GENERATED KEY FILES</h2>
<p>
      When <span><strong class="command">dnssec-keyfromlabel</strong></span> completes
      successfully,
      it prints a string of the form <code class="filename">Knnnn.+aaa+iiiii</code>
      to the standard output.  This is an identification string for
      the key files it has generated.
    </p>
<div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc">
<li><p><code class="filename">nnnn</code> is the key name.
        </p></li>
<li><p><code class="filename">aaa</code> is the numeric representation
          of the
          algorithm.
        </p></li>
<li><p><code class="filename">iiiii</code> is the key identifier (or
          footprint).
        </p></li>
</ul></div>
<p><span><strong class="command">dnssec-keyfromlabel</strong></span> 
      creates two files, with names based
      on the printed string.  <code class="filename">Knnnn.+aaa+iiiii.key</code>
      contains the public key, and
      <code class="filename">Knnnn.+aaa+iiiii.private</code> contains the
      private
      key.
    </p>
<p>
      The <code class="filename">.key</code> file contains a DNS KEY record
      that
      can be inserted into a zone file (directly or with a $INCLUDE
      statement).
    </p>
<p>
      The <code class="filename">.private</code> file contains algorithm
      specific
      fields.  For obvious security reasons, this file does not have
      general read permission.
    </p>
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<div class="refsect1" lang="en">
<a name="id2603873"></a><h2>SEE ALSO</h2>
<p><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">dnssec-keygen</span>(8)</span>,
      <span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">dnssec-signzone</span>(8)</span>,
      <em class="citetitle">BIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual</em>,
      <em class="citetitle">RFC 2539</em>,
      <em class="citetitle">RFC 2845</em>,
      <em class="citetitle">RFC 4033</em>.
    </p>
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<div class="refsect1" lang="en">
<a name="id2603912"></a><h2>AUTHOR</h2>
<p><span class="corpauthor">Internet Systems Consortium</span>
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