tsig-keygen - TSIG key generation tool

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9.20.11-1ubuntu1-Ubuntu                            2025-07-04                                     TSIG-KEYGEN(8)

tsig-keygen  is an utility that generates keys for use with TSIG (Transaction Signatures) as defined in ‐
       RFC2845. 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.

       tsig-keygen - TSIG key generation tool

-aalgorithm
              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.

nsupdate(1), named.conf(5), named(8), BIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual.

tsig-keygen [-a algorithm] [-h] [name]