When I run a BIND with "auto-dnssec maintain" and "inline-signing yes", if I create no key, there is no error message and, worse, the log file says the zone is signed:
Jul 30 16:31:42 u12-33673 named[1605]: zone auto.rd.nic.fr/IN (unsigned): loaded serial 2013073000 Jul 30 16:31:42 u12-33673 named[1605]: zone auto.rd.nic.fr/IN (signed): loaded serial 2013073000 Jul 30 16:31:42 u12-33673 named[1605]: all zones loaded Jul 30 16:31:42 u12-33673 named[1605]: running Jul 30 16:31:42 u12-33673 named[1605]: zone auto.rd.nic.fr/IN (signed): receive_secure_serial: unchanged Jul 30 16:31:42 u12-33673 named[1605]: zone auto.rd.nic.fr/IN (signed): reconfiguring zone keys Jul 30 16:31:42 u12-33673 named[1605]: zone auto.rd.nic.fr/IN (signed): next key event: 30-Jul-2013 17:31:42.009 Jul 30 16:31:42 u12-33673 named[1605]: zone auto.rd.nic.fr/IN (signed): sending notifies (serial 2013073000) Of course, there is no signature: % dig +multi @localhost SOA auto.rd.nic.fr ; <<>> DiG 9.9.2-P1 <<>> +multi @localhost SOA auto.rd.nic.fr ; (1 server found) ;; global options: +cmd ;; Got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 57439 ;; flags: qr aa rd; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 2, ADDITIONAL: 2 ;; WARNING: recursion requested but not available ;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION: ; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 4096 ;; QUESTION SECTION: ;auto.rd.nic.fr. IN SOA ;; ANSWER SECTION: auto.rd.nic.fr. 86400 IN SOA 10.200.0.73. bortzmeyer.nic.fr. ( 2013073000 ; serial 30480 ; refresh (8 hours 28 minutes) 26400 ; retry (7 hours 20 minutes) 2419200 ; expire (4 weeks) 86400 ; minimum (1 day) ) ;; AUTHORITY SECTION: auto.rd.nic.fr. 86400 IN NS ns1.bortzmeyer.org. auto.rd.nic.fr. 86400 IN NS ns1.auto.rd.nic.fr. ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION: ns1.auto.rd.nic.fr. 86400 IN A 109.26.74.172 ;; Query time: 1 msec ;; SERVER: 127.0.0.1#53(127.0.0.1) ;; WHEN: Tue Jul 30 16:38:00 2013 ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 167 IMHO, BIND should clearly log there is something missing. BIND 9.9.2-P1 (the version in the last Ubuntu server) _______________________________________________ Please visit https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users to unsubscribe from this list bind-users mailing list bind-users@lists.isc.org https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users