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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-000424-DNS-000057

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Windows DNS secondary server must request data integrity verification from the primary server when requesting name/address resolution.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If data origin authentication and data integrity verification are not performed, the resultant response could be forged, it m...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000425-DNS-000058

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Windows DNS secondary server must validate data integrity verification on the name/address resolution responses received from primary name servers.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If data origin authentication and data integrity verification are not performed, the resultant response could be forged, it m...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000426-DNS-000059

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Windows DNS secondary server must validate data origin verification authentication on the name/address resolution responses received from primary name servers.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If data origin authentication and data integrity verification are not performed, the resultant response could be forged, it m...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000219-DNS-000028

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Windows DNS Server must protect the authenticity of zone transfers via transaction signing.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without identifying devices, unidentified or unknown devices may be introduced, thereby facilitating malicious activity. This...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000219-DNS-000029

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Windows DNS Server must protect the authenticity of dynamic updates via transaction signing.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;DNS is a fundamental network service that is prone to various attacks, such as cache poisoning and man-in-the middle attacks....
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-APP-000219-DNS-000030

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Windows DNS Server must protect the authenticity of query responses via DNSSEC.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The underlying feature in the major threat associated with DNS query/response (i.e., forged response or response failure) is ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000427-DNS-000060

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Windows DNS Server must protect the integrity of transmitted information.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without protection of the transmitted information, confidentiality and integrity may be compromised because unprotected commu...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-APP-000441-DNS-000066

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Windows DNS Server must use an approved DOD PKI certificate authority.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Untrusted certificate authorities (CA) can issue certificates, but the certificates may be issued by organizations or individ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000231-DNS-000033

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Windows DNS Server must protect secret/private cryptographic keys while at rest.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Information at rest refers to the state of information when it is located on a secondary storage device within an organizatio...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000428-DNS-000061

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Windows DNS Server must only contain zone records that have been validated annually.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If zone information has not been validated in more than a year, there is no assurance that it is still valid. If invalid reco...
    Rule Medium Severity

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