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

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  • SRG-APP-000394-DNS-000049

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  • The secondary Windows DNS name servers must cryptographically authenticate zone transfers from primary name servers.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Authenticity of zone transfers within Windows Active Directory (AD)-integrated zones is accomplished by AD replication. Witho...
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  • SRG-APP-000001-DNS-000001

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  • The Windows DNS primary server must only send zone transfers to a specific list of secondary name servers.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Primary name servers also make outbound connection to secondary name servers to provide zone transfers and accept inbound con...
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  • SRG-APP-000347-DNS-000041

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  • The Windows DNS Server must provide its identity with returned DNS information by enabling DNSSEC and TSIG/SIG(0).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Weakly bound credentials can be modified without invalidating the credential; therefore, nonrepudiation can be violated. Thi...
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  • SRG-APP-000176-DNS-000017

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  • The Windows DNS Server must be configured to enforce authorized access to the corresponding private key.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The cornerstone of the PKI is the private key used to encrypt or digitally sign information. If the private key is stolen, th...
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  • SRG-APP-000176-DNS-000018

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  • The Windows DNS Server key file must be owned by the account under which the Windows DNS Server service is run.

    &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-000176-DNS-000019

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  • The Windows DNS Server permissions must be set so the key file can only be read or modified by the account that runs the name server software.

    &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-000176-DNS-000094

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  • The private key corresponding to the zone signing key (ZSK) must only be stored on the name server that does support dynamic updates.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The private keys in the key signing key (KSK) and ZSK key pairs must be protected from unauthorized access. If possible, the ...
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  • SRG-APP-000401-DNS-000051

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  • The Windows DNS Server must implement a local cache of revocation data for PKI authentication.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Not configuring a local cache of revocation data could allow access to users who are no longer authorized (users with revoked...
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  • SRG-APP-000516-DNS-000077

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  • The salt value for zones signed using NSEC3 resource records (RRs) must be changed every time the zone is completely re-signed.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;NSEC records list the resource record types for the name, as well as the name of the next resource record. With this informat...
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  • SRG-APP-000213-DNS-000024

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  • The Windows DNS Server must include data origin with authoritative data the system returns in response to external name/address resolution queries.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The underlying feature in the major threat associated with DNS query/response (i.e., forged response or response failure) is ...
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