Exports DS and DNSKEY information for a DNSSEC-signed zone.
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Microsoft DnsServer reference: Exports DS and DNSKEY information for a DNSSEC-signed zone. The syntax and selected example below are adapted from the pinned Windows Server 2025 reference. Module availability, target configuration and delegated permissions determine whether it can run in your environment. Documentation and parameter text: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; formatting adapted by Cmdlet World. No execution testing is claimed.
Use an account with the target resource permissions documented for Export-DnsServerDnsSecPublicKey. Modifying administrative cmdlets may require elevation or delegated administration. This catalog does not assert that ordinary users can execute the command.
Supported environments
Windows / DnsServer · Windows Server 2025 documentation; feature/module prerequisites apply
Parameters
-AsJob
Runs the cmdlet as a background job. Use this parameter to run commands that take a long time to complete. The cmdlet immediately returns an object that represents the job and then displays the command prompt. You can continue to work in the session while the job completes. To manage the job, use the *-Job cmdlets. To get the job results, use the Receive-Job cmdlet. For more information about Windows PowerShell background jobs, see about_Jobs.
-CimSession
Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a New-CimSession or Get-CimSession cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.
-ComputerName
Specifies a remote DNS server. You can specify an IP address or any value that resolves to an IP address, such as a fully qualified domain name (FQDN), host name, or NETBIOS name.
-Confirm
Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.
-DigestType (required)
Specifies an array of algorithms that the zone signing key uses to create the DS record. The acceptable values for this parameter are: - Sha1 - Sha256 - Sha384
-Force
Exports the signing key without prompting you for confirmation. By default, the cmdlet prompts you for confirmation before it proceeds.
-NoClobber
Specifies that the export operation does not overwrite an existing export file that has the same name.
-PassThru
Returns an object representing the item with which you are working. By default, this cmdlet does not generate any output.
-Path
Specifies the absolute path that the cmdlet uses to place the keyset file. The cmdlet automatically names the file according to the zone name.
-ThrottleLimit
Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet. If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is entered, then Windows PowerShell® calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the computer. The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.
-UnAuthenticated
Indicates that an unauthenticated user is running this cmdlet. The provider DNS server queries for the DS or DNSKEY information and exports the required data even if you do not have permissions to run the cmdlet on the remote DNS server.
-WhatIf
Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.
-ZoneName (required)
Specifies the name of the primary zone for which the cmdlet exports the signing keys.
Prerequisites
Windows with the DnsServer module and the Windows feature or management tools that provide it. Confirm target connectivity and version compatibility using the linked Microsoft reference.
Security considerations
This cmdlet changes system state. Review every target and parameter in the official reference, test outside production, and prepare an appropriate backup or rollback. Do not execute the example automatically.
This command exports the trust anchor (DS record) for Contoso.com to a file share. A DNS administrator runs this command from the DNS server that hosts the zone Contoso.com and specifies that the zone signing key uses the SHA-1 algorithm to create the DS record. This command creates Dsset-Contoso.com in \\\\MyDNSKeyShare\keys and writes the DS record in the Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimInstance#root/Microsoft/Windows/DNS/DNS/DnsServerResourceRecord format. Source: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; transcript prompt/output removed. This example was not executed.