openbsd-ports/net/p5-Net-DNS-SEC/pkg/DESCR
wilfried 6256ec90f5 Import of p5-Net-DNS-SEC-0.07,
from Wesley Griffin <wgriffin@jtan.com>

extends the Net::DNS module with DNSSEC functionality
2002-10-15 11:24:16 +00:00

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This module implements RFC 2545, RFC 2931 and
draft-ietf-dnsext-delegation-signer-09.txt.
The extensions provide the following additional features on top of
the Net::DNS module:
- DS, SIG, KEY and NXT records. These are all implemented as RR
objects. The cryptography has been implemented using Crypt::OpenSSL::DSA
and Crypt::OpenSSL::RSA.
The reason for not making these RRs a part of the regular Net::DNS
module is that they rely on crypto modules which are not portable.
In addition to the RR classes, Net::DNS::Keyset provides an abstract
interface for working with keysets. Keysets are administrative files
used by the BIND tools for key maintenance tasks.
The DNSSEC protocol is a moving target. Follow the IETF DNSEXT
working group if you are interested in the protocol development.
We try to keep the code in sync with the development.