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XCCDF
Microsoft Windows Server Domain Name System (DNS) Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-APP-000516-DNS-000092
SRG-APP-000516-DNS-000092
An XCCDF Group - A logical subset of the XCCDF Benchmark
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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.
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>Instead of having the same set of authoritative name servers serve different types of clients, an enterprise could have two different sets of authoritative name servers. One set, called external name servers, can be located within a DMZ; these would be the only name servers that are accessible to external clients and would serve resource records (RRs) pertaining to hosts with public services (web servers that serve external web pages or provide business-to-consumer services, mail servers, etc.). The other set, called internal name servers, is to be located within the firewall and should be configured so the servers are not reachable from outside and hence provide naming services exclusively to internal clients.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>