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III - Administrative Public

Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile

  • SRG-APP-000428-DNS-000061

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  • The Windows DNS Server must only contain zone records that have been validated annually.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If zone information has not been validated in more than a year, there is no assurance that it is still valid. If invalid reco...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000246-DNS-000035

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  • The Windows DNS Server must restrict individuals from using it for launching denial-of-service (DoS) attacks against other information systems.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Applications and application developers must take steps to ensure users cannot use an authorized application to launch DoS at...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000247-DNS-000036

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  • The Windows DNS Server must use DNS Notify to prevent denial of service (DoS) through increase in workload.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;In the case of application DoS attacks, care must be taken when designing the application to ensure it makes the best use of ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000439-DNS-000063

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    Group
  • The Windows DNS Server must protect the integrity of transmitted information.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without protection of the transmitted information, confidentiality and integrity may be compromised because unprotected commu...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-APP-000441-DNS-000066

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    Group
  • The Windows DNS Server must maintain the integrity of information during preparation for transmission.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Information can be unintentionally or maliciously disclosed or modified during preparation for transmission, including, for e...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000442-DNS-000067

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    Group
  • The Windows DNS Server must maintain the integrity of information during reception.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Information can be unintentionally or maliciously disclosed or modified during preparation for transmission, including, for e...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000514-DNS-000075

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    Group
  • The Windows DNS Server must implement NIST FIPS-validated cryptography for provisioning digital signatures, generating cryptographic hashes, and protecting unclassified information requiring confidentiality.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Use of weak or untested encryption algorithms undermines the purposes of using encryption to protect data. The application mu...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000251-DNS-000037

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    Group
  • The Windows DNS Server must be configured to only allow zone information that reflects the environment for which it is authoritative, including IP ranges and IP versions.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;DNS zone data for which a Windows DNS Server is authoritative should represent the network for which it is responsible. If a ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000451-DNS-000069

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  • The Windows DNS Server must follow procedures to re-role a secondary name server as the primary name server if the primary name server permanently loses functionality.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Failing to an unsecure condition negatively impacts application security and can lead to system compromise. Failure condition...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000333-DNS-000104

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  • The DNS Name Server software must be configured to refuse queries for its version information.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Each newer version of the name server software, especially the BIND software, generally is devoid of vulnerabilities found in...
    Rule Medium Severity

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