The two files generated by the dnssec-keygen program must be made accessible only to the server administrator account, or deleted, after they have been copied to the key file in the name server.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<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. ATSIG 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>
- ID
- SV-205231r879887_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Configure permissions on the key files to only give access to the server administrator, or delete the key files altogether.
Destroy all paper copies of the key files.