<term><command>managed-keys-directory</command></term>
<listitem>
<para>
- The directory used to hold the files used to track managed keys.
- By default it is the working directory. It there are no
- views then the file <filename>managed-keys.bind</filename>
- otherwise a SHA256 hash of the view name is used with
- <filename>.mkeys</filename> extension added.
+ Specifies the directory in which to store the files that
+ track managed DNSSEC keys. By default, this is the working
+ directory.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ If <command>named</command> is not configured to use views,
+ then managed keys for the server will be tracked in a single
+ file called <filename>managed-keys.bind</filename>.
+ Otherwise, managed keys will be tracked in separate files,
+ one file per view; each file name will be the SHA256 hash
+ of the view name, followed by the extension
+ <filename>.mkeys</filename>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>