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<dt><span class="chapter"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch01.html">1. Introduction </a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch01.html#id2545879">Scope of Document</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch01.html#id2545905">Organization of This Document</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch01.html#id2545976">Conventions Used in This Document</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch01.html#id2546234">The Domain Name System (<span class="acronym">DNS</span>)</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch01.html#id2546254">DNS Fundamentals</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch01.html#id2544105">Domains and Domain Names</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch01.html#id2546579">Zones</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch01.html#id2546653">Authoritative Name Servers</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch01.html#id2546950">Caching Name Servers</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch01.html#id2547076">Name Servers in Multiple Roles</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="chapter"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch02.html">2. <span class="acronym">BIND</span> Resource Requirements</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch02.html#id2547108">Hardware requirements</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch02.html#id2547132">CPU Requirements</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch02.html#id2547143">Memory Requirements</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch02.html#id2547158">Name Server Intensive Environment Issues</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch02.html#id2547303">Supported Operating Systems</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="chapter"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch03.html">3. Name Server Configuration</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch03.html#sample_configuration">Sample Configurations</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch03.html#id2547334">A Caching-only Name Server</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch03.html#id2547350">An Authoritative-only Name Server</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch03.html#id2547372">Load Balancing</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch03.html#id2547656">Name Server Operations</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch03.html#id2547661">Tools for Use With the Name Server Daemon</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch03.html#id2548915">Signals</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="chapter"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch04.html">4. Advanced DNS Features</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#notify">Notify</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#dynamic_update">Dynamic Update</a></span></dt>
<dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#journal">The journal file</a></span></dt></dl></dd>
<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#incremental_zone_transfers">Incremental Zone Transfers (IXFR)</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#id2549203">Split DNS</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#tsig">TSIG</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#id2549627">Generate Shared Keys for Each Pair of Hosts</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#id2549830">Copying the Shared Secret to Both Machines</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#id2549838">Informing the Servers of the Key's Existence</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#id2549878">Instructing the Server to Use the Key</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#id2549998">TSIG Key Based Access Control</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#id2550042">Errors</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#id2550056">TKEY</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#id2550173">SIG(0)</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#DNSSEC">DNSSEC</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#id2550308">Generating Keys</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#id2550375">Signing the Zone</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#id2550450">Configuring Servers</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#id2550473">IPv6 Support in <span class="acronym">BIND</span> 9</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#id2550600">Address Lookups Using AAAA Records</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#id2550620">Address to Name Lookups Using Nibble Format</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="chapter"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch05.html">5. The <span class="acronym">BIND</span> 9 Lightweight Resolver</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch05.html#id2550652">The Lightweight Resolver Library</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch05.html#lwresd">Running a Resolver Daemon</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="chapter"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html">6. <span class="acronym">BIND</span> 9 Configuration Reference</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#configuration_file_elements">Configuration File Elements</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#address_match_lists">Address Match Lists</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#id2551817">Comment Syntax</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#Configuration_File_Grammar">Configuration File Grammar</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#id2552302"><span><strong class="command">acl</strong></span> Statement Grammar</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#acl"><span><strong class="command">acl</strong></span> Statement Definition and
Usage</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#id2552471"><span><strong class="command">controls</strong></span> Statement Grammar</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#controls_statement_definition_and_usage"><span><strong class="command">controls</strong></span> Statement Definition and Usage</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#id2552808"><span><strong class="command">include</strong></span> Statement Grammar</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#id2552823"><span><strong class="command">include</strong></span> Statement Definition and Usage</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#id2552845"><span><strong class="command">key</strong></span> Statement Grammar</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#id2552867"><span><strong class="command">key</strong></span> Statement Definition and Usage</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#id2553006"><span><strong class="command">logging</strong></span> Statement Grammar</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#id2553269"><span><strong class="command">logging</strong></span> Statement Definition and Usage</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#id2554474"><span><strong class="command">lwres</strong></span> Statement Grammar</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#id2554547"><span><strong class="command">lwres</strong></span> Statement Definition and Usage</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#id2554610"><span><strong class="command">masters</strong></span> Statement Grammar</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#id2554653"><span><strong class="command">masters</strong></span> Statement Definition and Usage </a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#id2554668"><span><strong class="command">options</strong></span> Statement Grammar</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#options"><span><strong class="command">options</strong></span> Statement Definition and Usage</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#server_statement_grammar"><span><strong class="command">server</strong></span> Statement Grammar</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#server_statement_definition_and_usage"><span><strong class="command">server</strong></span> Statement Definition and Usage</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#id2562233"><span><strong class="command">trusted-keys</strong></span> Statement Grammar</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#id2562281"><span><strong class="command">trusted-keys</strong></span> Statement Definition
and Usage</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#view_statement_grammar"><span><strong class="command">view</strong></span> Statement Grammar</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#id2562349"><span><strong class="command">view</strong></span> Statement Definition and Usage</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#zone_statement_grammar"><span><strong class="command">zone</strong></span>
Statement Grammar</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#id2563022"><span><strong class="command">zone</strong></span> Statement Definition and Usage</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#id2564557">Zone File</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#types_of_resource_records_and_when_to_use_them">Types of Resource Records and When to Use Them</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#id2565990">Discussion of MX Records</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#Setting_TTLs">Setting TTLs</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#id2566487">Inverse Mapping in IPv4</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#id2566593">Other Zone File Directives</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#id2566761"><span class="acronym">BIND</span> Master File Extension: the  <span><strong class="command">$GENERATE</strong></span> Directive</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="chapter"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch07.html">7. <span class="acronym">BIND</span> 9 Security Considerations</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch07.html#Access_Control_Lists">Access Control Lists</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch07.html#id2567222"><span><strong class="command">chroot</strong></span> and <span><strong class="command">setuid</strong></span> (for
UNIX servers)</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch07.html#id2567366">The <span><strong class="command">chroot</strong></span> Environment</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch07.html#id2567424">Using the <span><strong class="command">setuid</strong></span> Function</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch07.html#dynamic_update_security">Dynamic Update Security</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="chapter"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch08.html">8. Troubleshooting</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch08.html#id2567630">Common Problems</a></span></dt>
<dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch08.html#id2567636">It's not working; how can I figure out what's wrong?</a></span></dt></dl></dd>
<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch08.html#id2567648">Incrementing and Changing the Serial Number</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch08.html#id2567665">Where Can I Get Help?</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="appendix"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch09.html">A. Appendices</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch09.html#id2567795">Acknowledgments</a></span></dt>
<dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch09.html#id2567800">A Brief History of the <span class="acronym">DNS</span> and <span class="acronym">BIND</span></a></span></dt></dl></dd>
<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch09.html#historical_dns_information">General <span class="acronym">DNS</span> Reference Information</a></span></dt>
<dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch09.html#ipv6addresses">IPv6 addresses (AAAA)</a></span></dt></dl></dd>
<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch09.html#bibliography">Bibliography (and Suggested Reading)</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch09.html#rfcs">Request for Comments (RFCs)</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch09.html#internet_drafts">Internet Drafts</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch09.html#id2570087">Other Documents About <span class="acronym">BIND</span></a></span></dt>
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