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Microsoft Windows 2012 Server Domain Name System Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • The Windows 2012 DNS Server with a caching name server role must be secured against pollution by ensuring the authenticity and integrity of queried records.

    <VulnDiscussion>A potential vulnerability of DNS is that an attacker can poison a name server's cache by sending queries that will cause the ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000440-DNS-000065

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  • The Windows 2012 DNS Server 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).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Encrypting information for transmission protects information from unauthorized disclosure and modification. Cryptographic mec...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000516-DNS-000078

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    Group
  • The validity period for the RRSIGs covering a zones DNSKEY RRSet must be no less than two days and no more than one week.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The best way for a zone administrator to minimize the impact of a key compromise is by limiting the validity period of RRSIGs...
    Rule Medium Severity

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