Format of 'dig -k' "TSIG key file"?

Mark Andrews marka at isc.org
Fri Jul 31 22:07:16 UTC 2009


In message <20090731171804.B23675 at gwyn.tux.org>, Joseph S D Yao writes:
> On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 03:32:48PM +1000, Mark Andrews wrote:
> > In message <20090730174054.H23872 at gwyn.tux.org>, Joseph S D Yao writes:
> ...
> > > Plus, I'm curious to know what 'dig -k' really wants to see.
> > 
> > A keyfile as generated by "dnssec-keygen -a HMAC-*".
> ...
> 
> Of which there are two - a .key file and a .private file.  But I never
> thought of using the .private file format!  Next week ...
> 
> > HMAC-MD5, HMAC-SHA1, HMAC-SHA224, HMAC-SHA256, HMAC-SHA384 or HMAC-SHA512.
> 
> Now, I must not have been paying attention - all my written down [or
> electronically inscribed] information says that the HMAC-MD5 algorithm
> must be used for TSIG.  When did this get opened up?

Network Working Group                                    D. Eastlake 3rd
Request for Comments: 4635                         Motorola Laboratories
Category: Standards Track                                    August 2006


                  HMAC SHA TSIG Algorithm Identifiers

> Thanks!
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