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BIND 9.x Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-APP-000516-DNS-000086
The two files generated by the BIND 9.x server dnssec-keygen program must be owned by the root account, or deleted, after they have been copied to the key file in the name server.
The two files generated by the BIND 9.x server dnssec-keygen program must be owned by the root account, or deleted, after they have been copied to the key file in the name server. An XCCDF Rule
The two files generated by the BIND 9.x server dnssec-keygen program must be owned by the root account, or deleted, after they have been copied to the key file in the name server.
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>To enable zone transfer (requests and responses) through authenticated messages, it is necessary to generate a key for every pair of name servers. The key also can be used for securing other transactions, such as dynamic updates, DNS queries, and responses. The binary key string that is generated by most key generation utilities used with DNSSEC is Base64-encoded. A TSIG is a string used to generate the message authentication hash stored in a TSIG RR and used to authenticate an entire DNS message.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>