A list of tools that can help in verifying a DNSSEC signed zone.
May 16th, 2011
Symptom: A newly DNSSEC signed zone should be monitored to detect potential DNSSEC validation issues before the zone goes public.
Problem: A DNSSEC signed zone is much more vulnerable to software errors and operational errors, a small misconfiguration can render the whole zone invalid.
Solution: Below is a list of tools that can help verifying a DNSSEC signed zone. DNSSEC verification can be done in different stages of DNSSEC zone deployment.
jdnssec-verifyzone: This is a tool to verify a signed zone for DNSSEC correctness. This tool verifies that a zone was correctly signed. It checks that all signatures are valid, all expected signatures exist, all expected NSEC or NSEC3 records exist and are correctly formed, and that the NSEC/NSEC3 chain is correctly formed.
java-based
http://www.verisignlabs.com/dnssec-tools/
a generic DNS zone checker, include some DNSSEC checks
can be augmented with other tools
delivers a solid framework for DNS checks
ruby-based
http://www.zonecheck.fr/features.shtml
a small set of DNSSEC related tools .SE use for monitor DNSSEC-signed zones
perl-based
https://github.com/dotse/dnssec-monitor
the DNSSEC Checker is a script that uses ubound-host and dnspython to verify DNSSEC information
python-based / unbound based
http://www.dnssecmonitor.org/source.php
yazvs.pl is one of the utilities that VeriSign uses daily to validate new versions of the root and arpa zones before they are published to the distribution masters.
perl-based
http://yazvs.verisignlabs.com/
"D-Sync" monitors the secure delegation state between a child zone's DNSKEY(s) and the parent zone's DS record(s) for that child. D-Sync uses a state-engine to track consistency during DNSKEY rollovers and DS record updates and alerts operators to various events.
C++-based
http://www.vantage-points.org/index.html
ldns-verify-zone reads a DNS zone file and verifies it. RRSIG resource records are checked against the DNSKEY set at the zone apex. Each name is checked for an NSEC(3), if appropriate
C-based
http://www.nlnetlabs.nl/projects/ldns/
nagval - Nagios/Icinga plugin to check validity of one or more DNSSEC domains
C-based
https://github.com/jpmens/nagval
Monitor and analyze DNSSEC key rollovers
python based
https://github.com/bortzmeyer/key-checker
The OpenDNSSEC DNSSEC automation suite contains a module (the auditor) that checks the DNSSEC signed zone created by the OpenDNSSEC signer. The list of checks done by the auditor can be found at
http://trac.opendnssec.org/wiki/Signer/AuditorRequirements
ruby-based
http://www.opendnssec.org/
This project contains tools to monitor a DNSSEC-signed zone,
including a NAGIOS plug-in.
ruby-based
http://trac.opendnssec.org/wiki/Signer/MonitorRequirements
http://svn.opendnssec.org/trunk/monitor/