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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-000516-DNS-000078

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  • The validity period for the Resource Record Signatures (RRSIGs) covering a zone's DNSKEY RRSet 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...
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  • SRG-APP-000516-DNS-000084

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  • NSEC3 must be used for all internal DNS zones.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;NSEC records list the resource record types for the name, as well as the name of the next resource record. This information r...
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  • SRG-APP-000516-DNS-000085

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  • The Windows DNS Server's zone files must have NS records that point to active name servers authoritative for the domain specified in that record.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Poorly constructed NS records pose a security risk because they create conditions under which an adversary might be able to p...
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  • SRG-APP-000516-DNS-000087

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  • All authoritative name servers for a zone must be located on different network segments.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Most enterprises have an authoritative primary server and a host of authoritative secondary name servers. It is essential tha...
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  • SRG-APP-000516-DNS-000088

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  • All authoritative name servers for a zone must have the same version of zone information.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The only protection approach for content control of a DNS zone file is the use of a zone file integrity checker. The effectiv...
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  • SRG-APP-000516-DNS-000089

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  • The Windows DNS Server must be configured to enable DNSSEC Resource Records (RRs).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The specification for a digital signature mechanism in the context of the DNS infrastructure is in the Internet Engineering T...
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  • SRG-APP-000516-DNS-000090

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  • The digital signature algorithm used for DNSSEC-enabled zones must be FIPS-compatible.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The choice of digital signature algorithm will be based on recommended algorithms in well-known standards. NIST's Digital Sig...
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  • SRG-APP-000516-DNS-000091

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  • For zones split between the external and internal sides of a network, the resource records (RRs) for the external hosts must be separate from the RRs for the internal hosts.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Authoritative name servers for an enterprise may be configured to receive requests from both external and internal clients. ...
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  • SRG-APP-000516-DNS-000092

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  • In a split DNS configuration between the external and internal networks, the external name server must be configured to not be reachable from inside resolvers.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Instead of having the same set of authoritative name servers serve different types of clients, an enterprise could have two d...
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  • SRG-APP-000516-DNS-000095

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  • SRG-APP-000215-DNS-000026

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