STIGQter: STIG Summary: Domain Name System (DNS) Security Requirements Guide Version: 2 Release: 4 Benchmark Date: 23 Oct 2015:

The DNS server implementation must uniquely identify the other DNS server before responding to a server-to-server transaction.

DISA Rule

SV-69045r1_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-54799

Group Title

SRG-APP-000158-DNS-000015

Rule Version

SRG-APP-000158-DNS-000015

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000778 - The information system uniquely identifies an organization-defined list of specific and/or types of devices before establishing a local, remote, or network connection.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure the DNS server to verify another DNS server's unique identify, through the use of TSIG or SIG(0), when accepting server-to-server (zone transfer) transactions from other DNS servers.

Check Contents

Review the DNS server implementation configuration to determine if it validates other DNS servers' unique identify, through the use TSIG or SIG(0), when accepting server-to-server (zone transfer) transactions from the other DNS servers.

If the DNS server does not validate other DNS servers' unique identity, through the use of either TSIG or SIG(0), when accepting server-to-server (zone transfer) transactions from those other DNS servers, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-54799

Documentable

False

Rule Version

SRG-APP-000158-DNS-000015

Severity Override Guidance

Review the DNS server implementation configuration to determine if it validates other DNS servers' unique identify, through the use TSIG or SIG(0), when accepting server-to-server (zone transfer) transactions from the other DNS servers.

If the DNS server does not validate other DNS servers' unique identity, through the use of either TSIG or SIG(0), when accepting server-to-server (zone transfer) transactions from those other DNS servers, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

2355

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