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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-000218-DNS-000027

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  • The Windows DNS name servers for a zone must be geographically dispersed.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;In addition to network-based separation, authoritative name servers should be dispersed geographically. In other words, in ad...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000383-DNS-000047

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    Group
  • The Windows DNS Server must prohibit recursion on authoritative name servers for which forwarders have not been configured for external queries.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A potential vulnerability of DNS is that an attacker can poison a name server's cache by sending queries that will cause the ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000383-DNS-000047

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    Group
  • Forwarders on an authoritative Windows DNS Server, if enabled for external resolution, must forward only to an internal, non-Active Directory (AD)-integrated DNS server or to the DOD Enterprise Recursive Services (ERS).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A potential vulnerability of DNS is that an attacker can poison a name server's cache by sending queries that will cause the ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000383-DNS-000047

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    Group
  • The Windows DNS Server with a caching name server role must restrict recursive query responses to only the IP addresses and IP address ranges of known supported clients.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A potential vulnerability of DNS is that an attacker can poison a name server's cache by sending queries that will cause the ...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-APP-000440-DNS-000065

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  • The Windows DNS Server must implement cryptographic mechanisms to detect changes to information during transmission.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Encrypting information for transmission protects it from unauthorized disclosure and modification. Cryptographic mechanisms i...
    Rule Medium Severity

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