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| 1 | +--- |
| 2 | +title: Set up DNSSEC with Cloudflare as Primary |
| 3 | +pcx_content_type: tutorial |
| 4 | +sidebar: |
| 5 | + order: 3 |
| 6 | + label: DNSSEC options |
| 7 | +head: |
| 8 | + - tag: title |
| 9 | + content: Set up multi-signer DNSSEC with outgoing zone transfers |
| 10 | +--- |
| 11 | + |
| 12 | +import { Example } from "~/components"; |
| 13 | + |
| 14 | +With [outgoing zone transfers](/dns/zone-setups/zone-transfers/cloudflare-as-primary/), you keep Cloudflare as your primary DNS provider and use one or more secondary providers for increased availability and fault tolerance. |
| 15 | + |
| 16 | +If you want to use DNSSEC with outgoing zone transfers, you should configure [multi-signer DNSSEC](/dns/dnssec/multi-signer-dnssec/). After setting up [Cloudflare as primary](/dns/zone-setups/zone-transfers/cloudflare-as-primary/setup/), follow the steps below to enable DNSSEC. |
| 17 | + |
| 18 | +## Before you begin |
| 19 | + |
| 20 | +Note that: |
| 21 | + |
| 22 | +- This process requires that your other DNS provider(s) also support multi-signer DNSSEC. |
| 23 | +- Although you can complete a few steps via the dashboard, currently the whole process can only be completed using the API. |
| 24 | +- Enabling **DNSSEC** and **Multi-signer DNSSEC** in [**DNS** > **Settings**](https://dash.cloudflare.com/?to=/:account/:zone/dns/settings) only replaces the first step below. You still have to follow the rest of this tutorial to complete the setup. |
| 25 | + |
| 26 | +## Steps |
| 27 | + |
| 28 | +1. Use the [Edit DNSSEC Status endpoint](/api/operations/dnssec-edit-dnssec-status) to enable DNSSEC and activate multi-signer DNSSEC for your zone. This is done by setting `status` to `active` and `dnssec_multi_signer` to `true`, as in the following example. |
| 29 | + |
| 30 | +```bash |
| 31 | +curl --request PATCH \ |
| 32 | +'https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/zones/{zone_id}/dnssec' \ |
| 33 | +--header "X-Auth-Email: <EMAIL>" \ |
| 34 | +--header "X-Auth-Key: <API_KEY>" \ |
| 35 | +--header "Content-Type: application/json" \ |
| 36 | +--data '{ |
| 37 | + "status": "active", |
| 38 | + "dnssec_multi_signer": true |
| 39 | +}' |
| 40 | +``` |
| 41 | + |
| 42 | +2. Add the ZSK(s) of your external provider(s) to Cloudflare by creating a DNSKEY record on your zone. |
| 43 | + |
| 44 | +```bash |
| 45 | +curl 'https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/zones/{zone_id}/dns_records' \ |
| 46 | +--header "X-Auth-Email: <EMAIL>" \ |
| 47 | +--header "X-Auth-Key: <API_KEY>" \ |
| 48 | +--header "Content-Type: application/json" \ |
| 49 | +--data '{ |
| 50 | + "type": "DNSKEY", |
| 51 | + "name": "<ZONE_NAME>", |
| 52 | + "data": { |
| 53 | + "flags": 256, |
| 54 | + "protocol": 3, |
| 55 | + "algorithm": 13, |
| 56 | + "public_key": "<PUBLIC_KEY>" |
| 57 | + }, |
| 58 | + "ttl": 3600 |
| 59 | +}' |
| 60 | +``` |
| 61 | + |
| 62 | +3. Once the DNSKEY record is transferred out from Cloudflare to your secondary provider, get Cloudflare's ZSK and manually add it to the DNSKEY record. |
| 63 | + |
| 64 | + Currently, the ZSK is not automatically transferred out. You can use either the API or a query from one of the assigned Cloudflare nameservers to obtain it. |
| 65 | + |
| 66 | +<Example> |
| 67 | + |
| 68 | +API example: |
| 69 | + |
| 70 | +```bash |
| 71 | +curl 'https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/zones/{zone_id}/dnssec/zsk' \ |
| 72 | +--header "X-Auth-Email: <EMAIL>" \ |
| 73 | +--header "X-Auth-Key: <API_KEY>" |
| 74 | +``` |
| 75 | + |
| 76 | +Command line query example: |
| 77 | + |
| 78 | +```sh |
| 79 | +$ dig <ZONE_NAME> dnskey @<CLOUDFLARE_NAMESERVER> +noall +answer | grep 256 |
| 80 | +``` |
| 81 | + |
| 82 | +</Example> |
| 83 | + |
| 84 | +4. Add DS records to your registrar, one for each provider. You can see your Cloudflare DS record on the [dashboard](https://dash.cloudflare.com/?to=/:account/:zone/dns) by going to **DNS** > **Settings** > **DS Record**. |
| 85 | + |
| 86 | +The nameserver settings at your registrar should include the nameservers of all providers you will be using for your multi-signer DNSSEC setup. |
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