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Domain Name System (DNS) Security Requirements Guide

Version: 2

Release: 4 Benchmark Date: 23 Oct 2015

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SV-69023r1_ruleThe DNS implementation must limit the number of concurrent sessions client connections to the number of allowed dynamic update clients.
SV-69027r1_ruleThe DNS server implementation must be configured to provide audit record generation capability for DoD-defined auditable events within all DNS server components.
SV-69029r1_ruleThe DNS server implementation must be configured to provide audit record generation capability for DoD-defined auditable events within all DNS server components.
SV-69031r1_ruleThe DNS server implementation must produce audit records containing information to establish what type of events occurred.
SV-69033r1_ruleThe DNS server implementation must produce audit records containing information to establish where the events occurred.
SV-69035r1_ruleThe DNS server implementation must produce audit records containing information to establish the source of the events.
SV-69037r1_ruleThe DNS server implementation must produce audit records that contain information to establish the outcome of the events.
SV-69039r1_ruleThe DNS server implementation must generate audit records containing information that establishes the identity of any individual or process associated with the event.
SV-69041r1_ruleThe DNS server implementations audit records must be backed up at least every seven days onto a different system or system component than the system or component being audited.
SV-69043r1_ruleThe DNS server implementation must be configured to prohibit or restrict unapproved ports and protocols.
SV-69045r1_ruleThe DNS server implementation must uniquely identify the other DNS server before responding to a server-to-server transaction.
SV-69047r1_ruleThe DNS server implementation, when using PKI-based authentication, must enforce authorized access to the corresponding private key.
SV-69049r1_ruleThe key file must be owned by the account under which the name server software is run.
SV-69051r1_ruleRead/Write access to the key file must be restricted to the account that runs the name server software only.
SV-69053r1_ruleA unique TSIG key must be generated for each pair of communicating hosts.
SV-69055r1_ruleOnly the private key corresponding to the ZSK alone must be kept on the name server that does support dynamic updates.
SV-69057r1_ruleSignature generation using the KSK must be done off-line, using the KSK-private stored off-line.
SV-69059r1_ruleThe DNS server implementation must employ strong authenticators in the establishment of nonlocal maintenance and diagnostic sessions.
SV-69061r1_ruleA DNS server implementation must provide additional data origin artifacts along with the authoritative data the system returns in response to external name/address resolution queries.
SV-69063r1_ruleA DNS server implementation must provide the means to indicate the security status of child zones.
SV-69065r1_ruleThe validity period for the RRSIGs covering the DS RR for a zones delegated children must be no less than two days and no more than one week.
SV-69067r1_ruleThe DNS server implementation must enforce approved authorizations for controlling the flow of information between DNS servers and between DNS servers and DNS clients based on DNSSEC policies.
SV-69069r1_ruleA DNS server implementation must provide the means to enable verification of a chain of trust among parent and child domains (if the child supports secure resolution services).
SV-69071r1_ruleThe DNS implementation must protect the authenticity of communications sessions for zone transfers.
SV-69073r1_ruleThe DNS implementation must protect the authenticity of communications sessions for dynamic updates.
SV-69075r1_ruleThe DNS implementation must protect the authenticity of communications sessions for queries.
SV-69077r1_ruleThe DNS server implementation must fail to a secure state if system initialization fails, shutdown fails, or aborts fail.
SV-69079r1_ruleIn the event of a system failure, the DNS server implementation must preserve any information necessary to determine cause of failure and any information necessary to return to operations with least disruption to mission processes.
SV-69081r1_ruleThe DNS server implementation must protect the confidentiality and integrity of secret/private cryptographic keys at rest and the integrity of DNS information at rest.
SV-69083r1_ruleThe DNS server implementation must prevent unauthorized and unintended information transfer via shared system resources.
SV-69085r1_ruleThe DNS server implementation must restrict the ability of individuals to use the DNS server to launch Denial of Service (DoS) attacks against other information systems.
SV-69087r1_ruleThe DNS server implementation must manage excess capacity, bandwidth, or other redundancy to limit the effects of information flooding types of Denial of Service (DoS) attacks.
SV-69089r1_ruleThe DNS server implementation must check the validity of all data inputs except those specifically identified by the organization.
SV-69091r1_ruleThe DNS server implementation must be configured to generate audit records for failed security verification tests so that the ISSO and ISSM can be notified of the failures.
SV-69093r1_ruleThe DNS Name Server software must be configured to refuse queries for its version information.
SV-69095r1_ruleThe HINFO, RP, TXT and LOC RR types must not be used in the zone SOA.
SV-69097r1_ruleThe DNS server implementation must be configured to allow DNS administrators to change the auditing to be performed on all DNS server components, based on all selectable event criteria.
SV-69099r1_ruleThe DNS implementation must limit the number of concurrent sessions for zone transfers to the number of secondary name servers.
SV-69101r2_ruleThe DNS implementation must prohibit recursion on authoritative name servers.
SV-69103r1_ruleThe DNS server implementation must require devices to re-authenticate for each zone transfer and dynamic update request connection attempt.
SV-69107r1_ruleThe DNS server implementation must authenticate the other DNS server before responding to a server-to-server transaction.
SV-69109r1_ruleThe DNS server implementation must authenticate another DNS server before establishing a remote and/or network connection using bidirectional authentication that is cryptographically based.
SV-69111r1_ruleThe DNS server implementation, for PKI-based authentication, must implement a local cache of revocation data to support path discovery and validation in case of the inability to access revocation information via the network.
SV-69113r1_ruleA DNS server implementation must provide data origin artifacts for internal name/address resolution queries.
SV-69115r1_ruleA DNS server implementation must provide data integrity protection artifacts for internal name/address resolution queries.
SV-69117r1_ruleA DNS server implementation must provide additional integrity artifacts along with the authoritative name resolution data the system returns in response to external name/address resolution queries.
SV-69119r1_ruleA DNS server implementation must request data origin authentication verification on the name/address resolution responses the system receives from authoritative sources.
SV-69121r1_ruleA DNS server implementation must request data integrity verification on the name/address resolution responses the system receives from authoritative sources.
SV-69123r1_ruleA DNS server implementation must perform data integrity verification on the name/address resolution responses the system receives from authoritative sources.
SV-69131r1_ruleA DNS server implementation must perform data origin verification authentication on the name/address resolution responses the system receives from authoritative sources.
SV-69133r1_ruleIf the DNS server is using SIG(0), the DNS server implementation must only allow the use of DoD PKI-established certificate authorities for verification of the establishment of protected transactions.
SV-69135r1_ruleThe DNS server implementation must utilize cryptographic mechanisms to prevent unauthorized disclosure of non-DNS data stored on the DNS server.
SV-69137r1_ruleThe DNS server implementation must protect the integrity of transmitted information.
SV-69141r1_ruleThe DNS server implementation must implement cryptographic mechanisms to detect changes to information during transmission unless otherwise protected by alternative physical safeguards, such as, at a minimum, a Protected Distribution System (PDS).
SV-69143r1_ruleThe DNS server implementation must maintain the integrity of information during preparation for transmission.
SV-69145r1_ruleThe DNS server implementation must maintain the integrity of information during reception.
SV-69147r1_ruleThe DNS server implementation must behave in a predictable and documented manner that reflects organizational and system objectives when invalid inputs are received.
SV-69149r1_ruleThe DNS server implementation must follow procedures to re-role a secondary name server as the master name server should the master name server permanently lose functionality.
SV-69151r1_ruleThe DNS server implementation must perform verification of the correct operation of security functions: upon system start-up and/or restart; upon command by a user with privileged access; and/or every 30 days.
SV-69153r1_ruleThe DNS server implementation must log the event and notify the system administrator when anomalies in the operation of the signed zone transfers are discovered.
SV-69155r1_ruleThe DNS implementation must generate audit records for the success and failure of start and stop of the name server service or daemon.
SV-69157r1_ruleThe DNS implementation must generate audit records for the success and failure of all name server events.
SV-69161r1_ruleThe DNS server must implement NIST FIPS-validated cryptography for provisioning digital signatures, generating cryptographic hashes, and protecting unclassified information requiring confidentiality.
SV-69163r1_ruleThe salt value for zones signed using NSEC3 RRs must be changed every time the zone is completely re-signed.
SV-69165r1_ruleThe validity period for the RRSIGs covering a zones DNSKEY RRSet must be no less than two days and no more than one week.
SV-69167r1_ruleNSEC3 must be used for all internal DNS zones.
SV-69169r1_ruleThe DNS implementation must ensure each NS record in a zone file points to an active name server authoritative for the domain specified in that record.
SV-69171r1_ruleThe two files generated by the dnssec-keygen program must be made accessible only to the server administrator account, or deleted, after they have been copied to the key file in the name server.
SV-69173r1_ruleAll authoritative name servers for a zone must be located on different network segments.
SV-69175r1_ruleAll authoritative name servers for a zone must have the same version of zone information.
SV-69177r1_ruleAn authoritative name server must be configured to enable DNSSEC Resource Records.
SV-69179r1_ruleFor zones split between the external and internal sides of a network, the RRs for the external hosts must be separate from the RRs for the internal hosts.
SV-69181r1_ruleIn a split DNS configuration, where separate name servers are used between the external and internal networks, the external name server must be configured to not be reachable from inside resolvers.
SV-69183r1_ruleIn a split DNS configuration, where separate name servers are used between the external and internal networks, the internal name server must be configured to not be reachable from outside resolvers.
SV-69185r1_rulePrimary authoritative name servers must be configured to only receive zone transfer requests from specified secondary name servers.
SV-69187r1_ruleThe DNS implementation must be conformant to the IETF DNS specification.
SV-69189r1_ruleThe DNS implementation must enforce a Discretionary Access Control (DAC) policy that limits propagation of access rights.
SV-69191r1_ruleThe DNS implementation must implement internal/external role separation.
SV-69193r1_ruleThe DNS must utilize valid root name servers in the local root zone file.
SV-69195r1_ruleThe DNS name server software must be at the latest version.
SV-69197r1_ruleThe DNS Name Server software must run with restricted privileges.
SV-69199r1_ruleThe IP address for hidden master authoritative name servers must not appear in the name servers set in the zone database.
SV-69201r1_ruleThe platform on which the name server software is hosted must be configured to respond to DNS traffic only.
SV-69203r1_ruleThe platform on which the name server software is hosted must be configured to send outgoing DNS messages from a random port.
SV-69205r1_ruleThe private key corresponding to the ZSK, stored on name servers accepting dynamic updates, must have appropriate directory/file-level access control list-based or cryptography-based protections.
SV-69207r1_ruleThe private keys corresponding to both the ZSK and the KSK must not be kept on the DNSSEC-aware primary authoritative name server when the name server does not support dynamic updates.
SV-69209r1_ruleA zone file must not include resource records that resolve to a fully qualified domain name residing in another zone.
SV-69211r1_ruleCNAME records must not point to a zone with lesser security for more than six months.
SV-69213r1_ruleAll authoritative name servers for a zone must be geographically disbursed.
SV-69215r1_ruleThe DNS server implementation must, when a component failure is detected, activate a notification to the system administrator.
SV-69217r1_ruleThe DNS server implementation must strongly bind the identity of the DNS server with the DNS information.
SV-69219r1_ruleThe DNS server implementation must provide the means for authorized individuals to determine the identity of the source of the DNS server-provided information.
SV-69221r1_ruleThe DNS server implementation must validate the binding of the other DNS servers identity to the DNS information for a server-to-server transaction (e.g., zone transfer).
SV-69223r1_ruleIn the event of an error when validating the binding of another DNS servers identity to the DNS information, the DNS server implementation must log the event and send notification to the DNS administrator.
SV-69225r1_ruleDigital signature algorithm used for DNSSEC-enabled zones must be FIPS-compatible.
SV-69471r1_ruleThe DNS server implementation must produce audit records containing information to establish when (date and time) the events occurred.
SV-69473r1_ruleThe DNS server implementation must utilize cryptographic mechanisms to prevent unauthorized modification of DNS zone data.
SV-69475r1_ruleThe DNS server implementation must be configured in accordance with the security configuration settings based on DoD security configuration or implementation guidance, including STIGs, NSA configuration guides, CTOs, and DTMs.