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BIND 9.x Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • The BIND 9.x server validity period for the RRSIGs covering the DS RR for zones delegated children must be no less than two days and no more than one week.

    <VulnDiscussion>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
  • SRG-APP-000516-DNS-000099

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The core BIND 9.x server files must be owned by the root or BIND 9.x process account.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Discretionary Access Control (DAC) is based on the premise that individual users are "owners" of objects and therefore have d...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000516-DNS-000099

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The core BIND 9.x server files must be group owned by a group designated for DNS administration only.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Discretionary Access Control (DAC) is based on the premise that individual users are "owners" of objects and therefore have d...
    Rule Medium Severity

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