DNS_KEY_DATA

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This structure represents a DNS key (KEY) record.

Syntax

typedef struct {
  WORD wFlags;
  BYTE chProtocol;
  BYTE chAlgorithm;
  BYTE Key[1];
} DNS_KEY_DATA, *PDNS_KEY_DATA;

Members

• wFlags
  [in] Flags used to specify mapping, as described in IETF RFC 2535.

• chProtocol
  [in] Protocol for which the key specified in the resource record can be used. The assigned values are shown in the following table. Value Meaning

  Value	Meaning
  1	TLS
  2	E-Mail
  3	DNSSEC
  4	IPSec

• chAlgorithm
  Algorithm used with the key specified in the resource record. The assigned values are shown in the following table.

  Value	Meaning
  1	RSA/MD5 (RFC 2537)
  2	Diffie-Hellman (RFC 2539)
  3	DSA (RFC 2536)
  4	Elliptic curve cryptography

• Key
  Public key, represented in base 64 as described in Appendix A of RFC 2535.

Remarks

This structure is used in conjunction with the DNS_RECORD structure to programmatically manage DNS entries.

Requirements

See Also

Reference

DNS Structures