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

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-APP-000348-DNS-000042

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Windows DNS Server must be configured to record who added/modified/deleted DNS zone information.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without a means for identifying the individual that produced the information, the information cannot be relied on. Identifyin...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000350-DNS-000044

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Windows DNS Server must notify the DNS administrator in the event of an error validating another DNS server's identity.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Failing to act on validation errors may result in the use of invalid, corrupted, or compromised information. The validation o...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000089-DNS-000004

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Windows DNS Server log must be enabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without the capability to generate audit records, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events r...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000516-DNS-000500

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The "Manage auditing and security log" user right must be assigned only to authorized personnel.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without the capability to generate audit records, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events r...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000214-DNS-000079

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The validity period for the Resource Record Signatures (RRSIGs) covering the Delegation Signer (DS) Resource Record (RR) for a zone's delegated children 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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