The DNS implementation must be conformant to the IETF DNS specification.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>Any DNS implementation must be designed to be able to conform to the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) specification. DoD utilizes many different DNS servers, and it is essential that core capabilities of all are compatible. DNS servers that do not provide services compliant to the DNS RFCs may cause denial of service issues. The server must be compliant to the IETF standard so as to provide the right balance between performance and integrity of the DNS system.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-205240r879887_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Configure the DNS implementation to be compliant to the IETF specifications for DNS.
Protect DNS transactions, such as update of DNS name resolution data and data replication that involve DNS nodes within an enterprise's control. The transactions should be protected using hash-based message authentication codes based on shared secrets, as outlined in Internet Engineering Task Force's (IETF) Transaction Signature (TSIG) specification.
Protect the ubiquitous DNS query/response transaction that could involve any DNS node in the global Internet using digital signatures based on asymmetric cryptography, as outlined in IETF's Domain Name System Security Extension (DNSSEC) specification.