DNS/DHCP Management Console

Manage TSIG Key

TSIG Key provides a means of authenticating updates to a Dynamic DNS database. TSIG Key uses shared secret keys as a cryptographically secure means of authenticating a DNS update.

To create a TSIG Key:

  1. Specify a name to identify the TSIG key.
  2. Specify the name of the algorithm. This algorithm is used to generate a TSIG key.
  3. Specify the secret key that will be used to decrypt the TSIG key.
  4. Click Create.

General

Use this option to modify the properties of a TSIG key by changing the algorithm name and the secret key.

  1. Specify an algorithm name. This algorithm will be used to generate TSIG keys instead of the one specified earlier.
  2. Specify a new secret key.
  3. Specify comments about the TSIG key. This field is optional.

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