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Microsoft Windows Server Domain Name System (DNS) Security Technical Implementation Guide

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  • The Windows DNS Server authoritative for local zones must only point root hints to the DNS servers that host the internal root domain.

    <VulnDiscussion>All caching name servers must be authoritative for the root zone because, without this starting point, they would have no kno...
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  • SRG-APP-000516-DNS-000113

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  • The Windows DNS Servers zone files must not include resource records that resolve to a fully qualified domain name residing in another zone.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If a name server could claim authority for a resource record in a domain for which it was not authoritative, this would pose ...
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  • SRG-APP-000516-DNS-000114

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  • The Windows DNS Server's zone files must not include CNAME records pointing to a zone with lesser security for more than six months.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The use of CNAME records for exercises, tests, or zone-spanning (pointing to zones with lesser security) aliases should be te...
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  • SRG-APP-000516-DNS-000500

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  • Nonroutable IPv6 link-local scope addresses must not be configured in any zone.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;IPv6 link-local scope addresses are not globally routable and must not be configured in any DNS zone. Like RFC1918 addresses,...
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  • SRG-APP-000516-DNS-000500

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  • AAAA addresses must not be configured in a zone for hosts that are not IPv6 aware.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;DNS is only responsible for resolving a domain name to an IP address. Applications and operating systems are responsible for ...
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  • SRG-APP-000390-DNS-000048

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  • The Windows DNS Server must require devices to reauthenticate for each dynamic update request connection attempt.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without reauthenticating devices, unidentified or unknown devices may be introduced, thereby facilitating malicious activity....
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  • SRG-APP-000158-DNS-000015

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  • The Windows DNS Server must uniquely identify the other DNS server before responding to a server-to-server transaction.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without identifying devices, unidentified or unknown devices may be introduced, thereby facilitating malicious activity. This...
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  • The Windows DNS Server must log the event and notify the system administrator when anomalies in the operation of the signed zone transfers are discovered.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Security function is defined as the hardware, software, and/or firmware of the information system responsible for enforcing t...
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  • SRG-APP-000275-DNS-000040

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  • The Windows DNS Server must be configured to notify the information system security officer (ISSO), information system security manager (ISSM), or DNS administrator when functionality of DNSSEC/TSIG has been removed or broken.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Security function is defined as the hardware, software, and/or firmware of the information system responsible for enforcing t...
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  • SRG-APP-000176-DNS-000076

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  • A unique Transaction Signature (TSIG) key must be generated for each pair of communicating hosts.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;To enable zone transfer (requests and responses) through authenticated messages, it is necessary to generate a key for every ...
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  • SRG-APP-000185-DNS-000021

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  • The DNS server implementation must employ strong authenticators in the establishment of nonlocal maintenance and diagnostic sessions.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If unauthorized personnel use maintenance tools, they may accidentally or intentionally damage or compromise the system. The ...
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