Every observed key on a time axis, grouped by
(role, algorithm), with phase-coloured bars
(pre-publication / published / active / retired / removed). A
thin DS overlay stripe above each KSK row shows when the
parent-side chain of trust was actually complete, which is
often when the interesting DNSSEC stories happen. If two
algorithms are simultaneously active, the overlap region is
highlighted behind their bars.
Calendar view
Monthly calendars covering the reported window. Each day is
shaded by the number of events observed and carries a coloured
dot for every event source that fired that day. Hover any day
for the count and a sample of the events (live UI only).
Events observed via live DNS queries and reported by
rndc dnssec -status. Dots are coloured by
source, stacked to avoid overlap, and the significant
transitions are labelled inline.
File event timeline
Changes observed directly on disk — every modification to a
K*.state or K*.key file. Paired with
the DNS timeline above, divergence between the two channels is
usually where the interesting DNSSEC bugs live.
State machine timeline
Colour bars show each key's state-machine value over the window.
Separate lanes for GoalState, DNSKEYState,
KRRSIGState, ZRRSIGState, and
DSState. The rndc view is drawn below from
rndc dnssec -status; discrepancies between the two
are where bugs and BIND quirks usually live.
BIND's view (rndc dnssec -status)
Chronological event log
2026-04-11
Time
Source
Key
Type
Summary
11:03:18Z
key
ZSK 17893
key_file_observed
new K*.key for ltfiend.net ZSK tag=17893
11:03:18Z
key
ZSK 14081
key_file_observed
new K*.key for ltfiend.net ZSK tag=14081
11:03:18Z
key
KSK 6141
key_file_observed
new K*.key for ltfiend.net KSK tag=6141
11:03:19Z
dns
17893
dns_dnskey_appeared_at_zone
DNSKEY (key tag 17893) appeared at zone for ltfiend.net
11:03:19Z
dns
14081
dns_dnskey_appeared_at_zone
DNSKEY (key tag 14081) appeared at zone for ltfiend.net
11:03:19Z
dns
6141
dns_dnskey_appeared_at_zone
DNSKEY (key tag 6141) appeared at zone for ltfiend.net
11:03:19Z
dns
dns_soa_appeared_at_zone
SOA observed at zone for ltfiend.net (serial 95)
11:03:19Z
dns
6141
dns_ds_appeared_at_parent
DS (key tag 6141) appeared at parent for ltfiend.net
11:03:19Z
rndc
rndc_first_observation
ltfiend.net: observed 0 key(s) via rndc
13:03:18Z
dns
6141
dns_rrsig_appeared_at_zone
RRSIG over DNSKEY (key tag 6141) appeared at zone for ltfiend.net
13:03:18Z
dns
14081
dns_rrsig_appeared_at_zone
RRSIG over SOA (key tag 14081) appeared at zone for ltfiend.net
Per-key breakdown
For every observed key: the current K*.key timings
and K*.state fields captured at report time, plus a
calendar and split DNS / File timelines limited to that key's
events. KSKs naturally show their DS lifecycle at the parent
because DS events are tagged by key tag at emit time.
KSK · tag 6141
Algorithm: 13 ·
Key id: Kltfiend.net.+013+06141 ·
First seen: 2026-04-11T11:03:18Z