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Domain Name System (DNS) Security Requirements Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • The DNS server implementation must, for password-based authentication, maintain a list of commonly used, expected, or compromised passwords on an organization-defined frequency.

    <VulnDiscussion>Password-based authentication applies to passwords regardless of whether they are used in single-factor or multifactor authen...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000835

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The DNS server implementation must, for password-based authentication, update the list of passwords on an organization-defined frequency.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Password-based authentication applies to passwords regardless of whether they are used in single-factor or multifactor authen...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000840

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The DNS server implementation must, for password-based authentication, update the list of passwords when organizational passwords are suspected to have been compromised directly or indirectly.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Password-based authentication applies to passwords regardless of whether they are used in single-factor or multifactor authen...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000845

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The DNS server implementation must, for password-based authentication, verify when users create or update passwords, that the passwords are not found on the list of commonly-used, expected, or compromised passwords in IA-5 (1) (a).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Password-based authentication applies to passwords regardless of whether they are used in single-factor or multifactor authen...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000850

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The DNS server implementation must, for password-based authentication, store passwords using an approved salted key derivation function, preferably using a keyed hash.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Password-based authentication applies to passwords regardless of whether they are used in single-factor or multifactor authen...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000855

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group

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