TSIG-KEYGEN(8) BIND 9 TSIG-KEYGEN(8)
NAME
tsig-keygen - TSIG key generation tool
SYNOPSIS
tsig-keygen [
-a algorithm] [
-h] [name]
DESCRIPTION
tsig-keygen is an utility that generates keys for use with TSIG
(Transaction Signatures) as defined in
RFC 2845. The resulting keys
can be used, for example, to secure dynamic DNS updates to a zone, or
for the
rndc command channel.
A domain name can be specified on the command line to be used as the
name of the generated key. If no name is specified, the default is
tsig-key.
OPTIONS
-a algorithm This option specifies the algorithm to use for the TSIG key.
Available choices are: hmac-md5, hmac-sha1, hmac-sha224,
hmac-sha256, hmac-sha384, and hmac-sha512. The default is
hmac-sha256. Options are case-insensitive, and the "hmac-"
prefix may be omitted.
-h This option prints a short summary of options and arguments.
SEE ALSO
nsupdate(1),
named.conf(5),
named(8), BIND 9 Administrator Reference
Manual.
AUTHOR
Internet Systems Consortium
COPYRIGHT
2025, Internet Systems Consortium
9.18.34 2025-02-11 TSIG-KEYGEN(8)
