From 9880bfff63d853629afb85394a65dd4eaf9f90b0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Matthijs Mekking Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2025 13:16:39 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Add a note about pregenarating keys for key rolls With dnssec-policy you can pregenerate keys and if they are eligible, rather than creating a new key, a key is selected from the pregenerated keys. A key is eligible if it is unused, i.e it has no key timing metadata set. --- doc/arm/dnssec.inc.rst | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/arm/dnssec.inc.rst b/doc/arm/dnssec.inc.rst index 732e2debd58..0b59dc37e7a 100644 --- a/doc/arm/dnssec.inc.rst +++ b/doc/arm/dnssec.inc.rst @@ -196,6 +196,11 @@ To roll a key sooner than scheduled, or to roll a key that has an unlimited lifetime, use: :option:`rndc dnssec -rollover -key 12345 dnssec.example. `. +You can pregenerate keys and save them in the key directory. As long as the +key has no timing metadata set, it may be selected as a successor in the +upcoming key rollover. To pregenerate keys without setting key timing metadata, +use the `-G` option: ``dnssec-keygen -G dnssec.example.``. + To revert a signed zone back to an insecure zone, change the zone configuration to use the built-in "insecure" policy. Detailed instructions are described in :ref:`revert_to_unsigned`. -- 2.47.3