Document nsupdate options related to DoT

Add documentation for the newly implemented DoT feature of the
nsupdate program.
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Synopsis
~~~~~~~~
:program:`nsupdate` [**-d**] [**-D**] [**-i**] [**-L** level] [ [**-g**] | [**-o**] | [**-l**] | [**-y** [hmac:]keyname:secret] | [**-k** keyfile] ] [**-t** timeout] [**-u** udptimeout] [**-r** udpretries] [**-v**] [**-T**] [**-P**] [**-V**] [ [**-4**] | [**-6**] ] [filename]
:program:`nsupdate` [**-d**] [**-D**] [**-i**] [**-L** level] [ [**-g**] | [**-o**] | [**-l**] | [**-y** [hmac:]keyname:secret] | [**-k** keyfile] ] [ [**-S**] [**-K** tlskeyfile] [**-E** tlscertfile] [**-A** tlscafile] [**-H** tlshostname] [-O] ] [**-t** timeout] [**-u** udptimeout] [**-r** udpretries] [**-v**] [**-T**] [**-P**] [**-V**] [ [**-4**] | [**-6**] ] [filename]
Description
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@ -71,6 +71,15 @@ Options
This option sets use of IPv6 only.
.. option:: -A tlscafile
This option specifies the file of the certificate authorities (CA) certificates
(in PEM format) in order to verify the remote server TLS certificate when
using DNS-over-TLS (DoT), to achieve Strict or Mutual TLS. When used, it will
override the certificates from the global certificates store, which are
otherwise used by default when :option:`-S` is enabled. This option can not
be used in conjuction with :option:`-O`, and it implies :option:`-S`.
.. option:: -C
Overrides the default `resolv.conf` file. This is only intended for testing.
@ -84,10 +93,23 @@ Options
This option sets extra debug mode.
.. option:: -E tlscertfile
This option sets the certificate(s) file for authentication for the
DNS-over-TLS (DoT) transport to the remote server. The certificate
chain file is expected to be in PEM format. This option implies :option:`-S`,
and can only be used with :option:`-K`.
.. option:: -g
This option enables standard GSS-TSIG mode.
.. option:: -H tlshostname
This option makes :program:`nsupdate` use the provided hostname during remote
server TLS certificate verification. Otherwise, the DNS server name
is used. This option implies :option:`-S`.
.. option:: -i
This option forces interactive mode, even when standard input is not a terminal.
@ -104,6 +126,13 @@ Options
key used to authenticate Dynamic DNS update requests. In this case,
the key specified is not an HMAC-MD5 key.
.. option:: -K tlskeyfile
This option sets the key file for authenticated encryption for the
DNS-over-TLS (DoT) transport with the remote server. The private key file is
expected to be in PEM format. This option implies :option:`-S`, and can only
be used with :option:`-E`.
.. option:: -l
This option sets local-host only mode, which sets the server address to localhost
@ -123,6 +152,14 @@ Options
This option enables a non-standards-compliant variant of GSS-TSIG
used by Windows 2000.
.. option:: -O
This option enables Opportunistic TLS. When used, the remote peer's TLS
certificate will not be verified. This option should be used for debugging
purposes only, and it is not recommended to use it in production. This
option can not be used in conjuction with :option:`-A`, and it implies
:option:`-S`.
.. option:: -p port
This option sets the port to use for connections to a name server. The default is
@ -138,6 +175,15 @@ Options
This option sets the number of UDP retries. The default is 3. If zero, only one update
request is made.
.. option:: -S
This option indicates whether to use DNS-over-TLS (DoT) when querying
name servers specified by ``server servername port`` syntax in the input
file, and the primary server discovered through a SOA request. When the
:option:`-K` and :option:`-E` options are used, then the specified TLS
client certificate and private key pair are used for authentication
(Mutual TLS). This option implies :option:`-v`.
.. option:: -t timeout
This option sets the maximum time an update request can take before it is aborted. The

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nsupdate \- dynamic DNS update utility
.SH SYNOPSIS
.sp
\fBnsupdate\fP [\fB\-d\fP] [\fB\-D\fP] [\fB\-i\fP] [\fB\-L\fP level] [ [\fB\-g\fP] | [\fB\-o\fP] | [\fB\-l\fP] | [\fB\-y\fP [hmac:]keyname:secret] | [\fB\-k\fP keyfile] ] [\fB\-t\fP timeout] [\fB\-u\fP udptimeout] [\fB\-r\fP udpretries] [\fB\-v\fP] [\fB\-T\fP] [\fB\-P\fP] [\fB\-V\fP] [ [\fB\-4\fP] | [\fB\-6\fP] ] [filename]
\fBnsupdate\fP [\fB\-d\fP] [\fB\-D\fP] [\fB\-i\fP] [\fB\-L\fP level] [ [\fB\-g\fP] | [\fB\-o\fP] | [\fB\-l\fP] | [\fB\-y\fP [hmac:]keyname:secret] | [\fB\-k\fP keyfile] ] [ [\fB\-S\fP] [\fB\-K\fP tlskeyfile] [\fB\-E\fP tlscertfile] [\fB\-A\fP tlscafile] [\fB\-H\fP tlshostname] [\-O] ] [\fB\-t\fP timeout] [\fB\-u\fP udptimeout] [\fB\-r\fP udpretries] [\fB\-v\fP] [\fB\-T\fP] [\fB\-P\fP] [\fB\-V\fP] [ [\fB\-4\fP] | [\fB\-6\fP] ] [filename]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.sp
\fBnsupdate\fP is used to submit Dynamic DNS Update requests, as defined in
@ -83,6 +83,16 @@ This option sets use of IPv6 only.
.UNINDENT
.INDENT 0.0
.TP
.B \-A tlscafile
This option specifies the file of the certificate authorities (CA) certificates
(in PEM format) in order to verify the remote server TLS certificate when
using DNS\-over\-TLS (DoT), to achieve Strict or Mutual TLS. When used, it will
override the certificates from the global certificates store, which are
otherwise used by default when \fI\%\-S\fP is enabled. This option can not
be used in conjuction with \fI\%\-O\fP, and it implies \fI\%\-S\fP\&.
.UNINDENT
.INDENT 0.0
.TP
.B \-C
Overrides the default \fIresolv.conf\fP file. This is only intended for testing.
.UNINDENT
@ -99,11 +109,26 @@ This option sets extra debug mode.
.UNINDENT
.INDENT 0.0
.TP
.B \-E tlscertfile
This option sets the certificate(s) file for authentication for the
DNS\-over\-TLS (DoT) transport to the remote server. The certificate
chain file is expected to be in PEM format. This option implies \fI\%\-S\fP,
and can only be used with \fI\%\-K\fP\&.
.UNINDENT
.INDENT 0.0
.TP
.B \-g
This option enables standard GSS\-TSIG mode.
.UNINDENT
.INDENT 0.0
.TP
.B \-H tlshostname
This option makes \fBnsupdate\fP use the provided hostname during remote
server TLS certificate verification. Otherwise, the DNS server name
is used. This option implies \fI\%\-S\fP\&.
.UNINDENT
.INDENT 0.0
.TP
.B \-i
This option forces interactive mode, even when standard input is not a terminal.
.UNINDENT
@ -122,6 +147,14 @@ the key specified is not an HMAC\-MD5 key.
.UNINDENT
.INDENT 0.0
.TP
.B \-K tlskeyfile
This option sets the key file for authenticated encryption for the
DNS\-over\-TLS (DoT) transport with the remote server. The private key file is
expected to be in PEM format. This option implies \fI\%\-S\fP, and can only
be used with \fI\%\-E\fP\&.
.UNINDENT
.INDENT 0.0
.TP
.B \-l
This option sets local\-host only mode, which sets the server address to localhost
(disabling the \fBserver\fP so that the server address cannot be
@ -144,6 +177,15 @@ used by Windows 2000.
.UNINDENT
.INDENT 0.0
.TP
.B \-O
This option enables Opportunistic TLS. When used, the remote peer\(aqs TLS
certificate will not be verified. This option should be used for debugging
purposes only, and it is not recommended to use it in production. This
option can not be used in conjuction with \fI\%\-A\fP, and it implies
\fI\%\-S\fP\&.
.UNINDENT
.INDENT 0.0
.TP
.B \-p port
This option sets the port to use for connections to a name server. The default is
53.
@ -162,6 +204,16 @@ request is made.
.UNINDENT
.INDENT 0.0
.TP
.B \-S
This option indicates whether to use DNS\-over\-TLS (DoT) when querying
name servers specified by \fBserver servername port\fP syntax in the input
file, and the primary server discovered through a SOA request. When the
\fI\%\-K\fP and \fI\%\-E\fP options are used, then the specified TLS
client certificate and private key pair are used for authentication
(Mutual TLS). This option implies \fI\%\-v\fP\&.
.UNINDENT
.INDENT 0.0
.TP
.B \-t timeout
This option sets the maximum time an update request can take before it is aborted. The
default is 300 seconds. If zero, the timeout is disabled.