Conf files for BIND catalog files example

dns-catalog-hash.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3

import dns.name
import hashlib
import sys

print (hashlib.sha1(dns.name.from_text(sys.argv[1]).to_wire()).hexdigest())

ns1_etc_bind_catalog.db

catalog.ns1.lan.thelifeofkenneth.com. IN SOA . . 14 2d 15m 1000h 5m

catalog.ns1.lan.thelifeofkenneth.com. IN NS ns1.lan.thelifeofkenneth.com.

version IN TXT "1"

ddb8c2c4b7c59a9a3344cc034ccb8637f89ff997.zones IN PTR zone1.example.com.
12b1bb2a76ba242857318440f4fc9f7d35e9c4ed.zones IN PTR zone2.example.com.

ns1_etc_bind_named.conf.local

zone "catalog.ns1.lan.thelifeofkenneth.com" {
	type master;
	file "/etc/bind/catalog.db";
	allow-transfer { any; };
	also-notify {10.44.1.234; };
};


zone "zone1.example.com" {
	type master;
	file "/etc/bind/zone1.example.com.db";
	allow-transfer { any; };
	also-notify {10.44.1.234; };
};

zone "zone2.example.com" {
	type master;
	file "/etc/bind/zone2.example.com.db";
	allow-transfer { any; };
	also-notify {10.44.1.234; };
};

ns1_etc_bind_named.conf.options

options {
	directory "/var/cache/bind";

	dnssec-validation auto;

	auth-nxdomain no;    # conform to RFC1035
	listen-on-v6 { any; };

	recursion no;
};


logging {
     channel zone_transfers_log {
          file "/var/cache/bind/zone_transfers" versions 3 size 20m;
          print-time yes;
          print-category yes;
          print-severity yes;
          severity info;
     };

     category notify { zone_transfers_log; };       
     category xfer-in { zone_transfers_log; };       
     category xfer-out { zone_transfers_log; };
};

ns1_etc_bind_zone1.example.com.db

zone1.example.com. 3600 IN SOA . . 4 2d 15m 1000h 5m
zone1.example.com. IN NS ns1.lan.thelifeofkenneth.com.
zone1.example.com. IN NS ns2.lan.thelifeofkenneth.com.

test IN TXT "hello world"

ns1_etc_bind_zone2.example.com.db

zone2.example.com. 3600 IN SOA . . 4 2d 15m 1000h 5m
zone2.example.com. IN NS ns1.lan.thelifeofkenneth.com.
zone2.example.com. IN NS ns2.lan.thelifeofkenneth.com.

test IN TXT "hello world2"

ns2_cachedir

kenneth@ns2:~$ ls /var/cache/bind/
catalog.db
__catz___default_catalog.ns1.lan.thelifeofkenneth.com_zone1.example.com.db
__catz___default_catalog.ns1.lan.thelifeofkenneth.com_zone2.example.com.db
managed-keys.bind
managed-keys.bind.jnl
zone_transfers

ns2_etc_bind_named.conf.local

// This is the only zone explicitly configured for ns2, and that's what makes this amazing!

zone "catalog.ns1.lan.thelifeofkenneth.com" {
	type slave;
	file "catalog.db";
	masters { 10.44.1.228; };
};

ns2_etc_bind_named.conf.options

options {
	directory "/var/cache/bind";

	dnssec-validation auto;

	auth-nxdomain no;    # conform to RFC1035
	listen-on-v6 { any; };

	recursion no;

	catalog-zones {
		zone "catalog.ns1.lan.thelifeofkenneth.com" default-masters { 10.44.1.228; };
	};
};

logging {
     channel zone_transfers_log {
          file "/var/cache/bind/zone_transfers" versions 3 size 20m;
          print-time yes;
          print-category yes;
          print-severity yes;
          severity info;
     };

     category notify { zone_transfers_log; };       
     category xfer-in { zone_transfers_log; };       
     category xfer-out { zone_transfers_log; };
};