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.. _man_nsec3hash:

nsec3hash - generate NSEC3 hash
-------------------------------

Synopsis
~~~~~~~~

:program:`nsec3hash` {salt} {algorithm} {iterations} {domain}

:program:`nsec3hash` **-r** {algorithm} {flags} {iterations} {salt} {domain}

Description
~~~~~~~~~~~

``nsec3hash`` generates an NSEC3 hash based on a set of NSEC3
parameters. This can be used to check the validity of NSEC3 records in a
signed zone.

If this command is invoked as ``nsec3hash -r``, it takes arguments in
order, matching the first four fields of an NSEC3 record followed by the
domain name: ``algorithm``, ``flags``, ``iterations``, ``salt``, ``domain``. This makes it
convenient to copy and paste a portion of an NSEC3 or NSEC3PARAM record
into a command line to confirm the correctness of an NSEC3 hash.

Arguments
~~~~~~~~~

``salt``
   This is the salt provided to the hash algorithm.

``algorithm``
   This is a number indicating the hash algorithm. Currently the only supported
   hash algorithm for NSEC3 is SHA-1, which is indicated by the number
   1; consequently "1" is the only useful value for this argument.

``flags``
   This is provided for compatibility with NSEC3 record presentation format, but
   is ignored since the flags do not affect the hash.

``iterations``
   This is the number of additional times the hash should be performed.

``domain``
   This is the domain name to be hashed.

See Also
~~~~~~~~

BIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual, :rfc:`5155`.