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Infoblox 8.x DNS Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-APP-000158-DNS-000015
SRG-APP-000158-DNS-000015
An XCCDF Group - A logical subset of the XCCDF Benchmark
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SRG-APP-000158-DNS-000015
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When using non-Grid DNS servers for zone transfers, each name server must use TSIG to uniquely identify the other server.
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>Without identifying devices, unidentified or unknown devices may be introduced, thereby facilitating malicious activity. This applies to server-to-server (zone transfer) transactions only and is provided by TSIG, which enforces mutual server authentication using a key that is unique to each server pair (TSIG), thus uniquely identifying the other server.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>