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27 <p><span class="application">dnssec-settime</span> — Set the key timing metadata for a DNSSEC key</p>
29 <div class="refsynopsisdiv">
31 <div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command">dnssec-settime</code> [<code class="option">-f</code>] [<code class="option">-K <em class="replaceable"><code>directory</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-P <em class="replaceable"><code>date/offset</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-A <em class="replaceable"><code>date/offset</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-R <em class="replaceable"><code>date/offset</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-I <em class="replaceable"><code>date/offset</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-D <em class="replaceable"><code>date/offset</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-h</code>] [<code class="option">-v <em class="replaceable"><code>level</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-E <em class="replaceable"><code>engine</code></em></code>] {keyfile}</p></div>
33 <div class="refsect1" lang="en">
34 <a name="id2543422"></a><h2>DESCRIPTION</h2>
35 <p><span><strong class="command">dnssec-settime</strong></span>
36 reads a DNSSEC private key file and sets the key timing metadata
37 as specified by the <code class="option">-P</code>, <code class="option">-A</code>,
38 <code class="option">-R</code>, <code class="option">-I</code>, and <code class="option">-D</code>
39 options. The metadata can then be used by
40 <span><strong class="command">dnssec-signzone</strong></span> or other signing software to
41 determine when a key is to be published, whether it should be
42 used for signing a zone, etc.
45 If none of these options is set on the command line,
46 then <span><strong class="command">dnssec-settime</strong></span> simply prints the key timing
47 metadata already stored in the key.
50 When key metadata fields are changed, both files of a key
51 pair (<code class="filename">Knnnn.+aaa+iiiii.key</code> and
52 <code class="filename">Knnnn.+aaa+iiiii.private</code>) are regenerated.
53 Metadata fields are stored in the private file. A human-readable
54 description of the metadata is also placed in comments in the key
58 <div class="refsect1" lang="en">
59 <a name="id2543470"></a><h2>OPTIONS</h2>
60 <div class="variablelist"><dl>
61 <dt><span class="term">-f</span></dt>
63 Force an update of an old-format key with no metadata fields.
64 Without this option, <span><strong class="command">dnssec-settime</strong></span> will
65 fail when attempting to update a legacy key. With this option,
66 the key will be recreated in the new format, but with the
67 original key data retained. The key's creation date will be
68 set to the present time. If no other values are specified,
69 then the key's publication and activation dates will also
70 be set to the present time.
72 <dt><span class="term">-K <em class="replaceable"><code>directory</code></em></span></dt>
74 Sets the directory in which the key files are to reside.
76 <dt><span class="term">-h</span></dt>
78 Emit usage message and exit.
80 <dt><span class="term">-v <em class="replaceable"><code>level</code></em></span></dt>
82 Sets the debugging level.
84 <dt><span class="term">-E <em class="replaceable"><code>engine</code></em></span></dt>
86 Use the given OpenSSL engine. When compiled with PKCS#11 support
87 it defaults to pkcs11; the empty name resets it to no engine.
91 <div class="refsect1" lang="en">
92 <a name="id2543562"></a><h2>TIMING OPTIONS</h2>
94 Dates can be expressed in the format YYYYMMDD or YYYYMMDDHHMMSS.
95 If the argument begins with a '+' or '-', it is interpreted as
96 an offset from the present time. For convenience, if such an offset
97 is followed by one of the suffixes 'y', 'mo', 'w', 'd', 'h', or 'mi',
98 then the offset is computed in years (defined as 365 24-hour days,
99 ignoring leap years), months (defined as 30 24-hour days), weeks,
100 days, hours, or minutes, respectively. Without a suffix, the offset
101 is computed in seconds. To unset a date, use 'none'.
103 <div class="variablelist"><dl>
104 <dt><span class="term">-P <em class="replaceable"><code>date/offset</code></em></span></dt>
106 Sets the date on which a key is to be published to the zone.
107 After that date, the key will be included in the zone but will
108 not be used to sign it.
110 <dt><span class="term">-A <em class="replaceable"><code>date/offset</code></em></span></dt>
112 Sets the date on which the key is to be activated. After that
113 date, the key will be included in the zone and used to sign
116 <dt><span class="term">-R <em class="replaceable"><code>date/offset</code></em></span></dt>
118 Sets the date on which the key is to be revoked. After that
119 date, the key will be flagged as revoked. It will be included
120 in the zone and will be used to sign it.
122 <dt><span class="term">-I <em class="replaceable"><code>date/offset</code></em></span></dt>
124 Sets the date on which the key is to be retired. After that
125 date, the key will still be included in the zone, but it
126 will not be used to sign it.
128 <dt><span class="term">-D <em class="replaceable"><code>date/offset</code></em></span></dt>
130 Sets the date on which the key is to be deleted. After that
131 date, the key will no longer be included in the zone. (It
132 may remain in the key repository, however.)
134 <dt><span class="term">-S <em class="replaceable"><code>predecessor key</code></em></span></dt>
136 Select a key for which the key being modified will be an
137 explicit successor. The name, algorithm, size, and type of the
138 predecessor key must exactly match those of the key being
139 modified. The activation date of the successor key will be set
140 to the inactivation date of the predecessor. The publication
141 date will be set to the activation date minus the prepublication
142 interval, which defaults to 30 days.
144 <dt><span class="term">-i <em class="replaceable"><code>interval</code></em></span></dt>
147 Sets the prepublication interval for a key. If set, then
148 the publication and activation dates must be separated by at least
149 this much time. If the activation date is specified but the
150 publication date isn't, then the publication date will default
151 to this much time before the activation date; conversely, if
152 the publication date is specified but activation date isn't,
153 then activation will be set to this much time after publication.
156 If the key is being set to be an explicit successor to another
157 key, then the default prepublication interval is 30 days;
158 otherwise it is zero.
161 As with date offsets, if the argument is followed by one of
162 the suffixes 'y', 'mo', 'w', 'd', 'h', or 'mi', then the
163 interval is measured in years, months, weeks, days, hours,
164 or minutes, respectively. Without a suffix, the interval is
170 <div class="refsect1" lang="en">
171 <a name="id2543701"></a><h2>PRINTING OPTIONS</h2>
173 <span><strong class="command">dnssec-settime</strong></span> can also be used to print the
174 timing metadata associated with a key.
176 <div class="variablelist"><dl>
177 <dt><span class="term">-u</span></dt>
179 Print times in UNIX epoch format.
181 <dt><span class="term">-p <em class="replaceable"><code>C/P/A/R/I/D/all</code></em></span></dt>
183 Print a specific metadata value or set of metadata values.
184 The <code class="option">-p</code> option may be followed by one or more
185 of the following letters to indicate which value or values to print:
186 <code class="option">C</code> for the creation date,
187 <code class="option">P</code> for the publication date,
188 <code class="option">A</code> for the activation date,
189 <code class="option">R</code> for the revocation date,
190 <code class="option">I</code> for the inactivation date, or
191 <code class="option">D</code> for the deletion date.
192 To print all of the metadata, use <code class="option">-p all</code>.
196 <div class="refsect1" lang="en">
197 <a name="id2543915"></a><h2>SEE ALSO</h2>
198 <p><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">dnssec-keygen</span>(8)</span>,
199 <span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">dnssec-signzone</span>(8)</span>,
200 <em class="citetitle">BIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual</em>,
201 <em class="citetitle">RFC 5011</em>.
204 <div class="refsect1" lang="en">
205 <a name="id2543948"></a><h2>AUTHOR</h2>
206 <p><span class="corpauthor">Internet Systems Consortium</span>