Security Requirements Guide - Domain Name Service STIG V4R2

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SRG-APP-000001-DNS-000001The DNS implementation must limit the number of concurrent sessions for zone transfers to the number of secondary name servers.
SRG-APP-000001-DNS-000115The DNS implementation must limit the number of concurrent sessions client connections to the number of allowed dynamic update clients.
SRG-APP-000089-DNS-000005The DNS server implementation must be configured to provide audit record generation capability for DoD-defined auditable events within all DNS server components.
SRG-APP-000095-DNS-000006The DNS server implementation must produce audit records containing information to establish what type of events occurred.
SRG-APP-000096-DNS-000007The DNS server implementation must produce audit records containing information to establish when (date and time) the events occurred.
SRG-APP-000097-DNS-000008The DNS server implementation must produce audit records containing information to establish where the events occurred.
SRG-APP-000098-DNS-000009The DNS server implementation must produce audit records containing information to establish the source of the events.
SRG-APP-000099-DNS-000010The DNS server implementation must produce audit records that contain information to establish the outcome of the events.
SRG-APP-000100-DNS-000011The DNS server implementation must generate audit records containing information that establishes the identity of any individual or process associated with the event.
SRG-APP-000125-DNS-000012The DNS server implementations audit records must be backed up at least every seven days onto a different system or system component than the system or component being audited.
SRG-APP-000142-DNS-000014The DNS server implementation must be configured to prohibit or restrict unapproved ports and protocols.
SRG-APP-000158-DNS-000015The DNS server implementation must uniquely identify the other DNS server before responding to a server-to-server transaction.
SRG-APP-000176-DNS-000017The DNS server implementation, when using PKI-based authentication, must enforce authorized access to the corresponding private key.
SRG-APP-000176-DNS-000018The key file must be owned by the account under which the name server software is run.
SRG-APP-000176-DNS-000019Read/Write access to the key file must be restricted to the account that runs the name server software only.
SRG-APP-000176-DNS-000094Only the private key corresponding to the ZSK alone must be kept on the name server that does support dynamic updates.
SRG-APP-000176-DNS-000096Signature generation using the KSK must be done off-line, using the KSK-private stored off-line.
SRG-APP-000185-DNS-000021The DNS server implementation must employ strong authenticators in the establishment of nonlocal maintenance and diagnostic sessions.
SRG-APP-000213-DNS-000024A DNS server implementation must provide additional data origin artifacts along with the authoritative data the system returns in response to external name/address resolution queries.
SRG-APP-000214-DNS-000025A DNS server implementation must provide the means to indicate the security status of child zones.
SRG-APP-000214-DNS-000079The validity period for the RRSIGs covering the DS RR for a zones delegated children must be no less than two days and no more than one week.
SRG-APP-000215-DNS-000003The DNS server implementation must enforce approved authorizations for controlling the flow of information between DNS servers and between DNS servers and DNS clients based on DNSSEC policies.
SRG-APP-000215-DNS-000026A DNS server implementation must provide the means to enable verification of a chain of trust among parent and child domains (if the child supports secure resolution services).
SRG-APP-000219-DNS-000028The DNS implementation must protect the authenticity of communications sessions for zone transfers.
SRG-APP-000219-DNS-000029The DNS implementation must protect the authenticity of communications sessions for dynamic updates.
SRG-APP-000219-DNS-000030The DNS implementation must protect the authenticity of communications sessions for queries.
SRG-APP-000225-DNS-000031The DNS server implementation must fail to a secure state if system initialization fails, shutdown fails, or aborts fail.
SRG-APP-000226-DNS-000032In the event of a system failure, the DNS server implementation must preserve any information necessary to determine cause of failure and any information necessary to return to operations with least disruption to mission processes.
SRG-APP-000231-DNS-000033The DNS server implementation must protect the confidentiality and integrity of secret/private cryptographic keys at rest and the integrity of DNS information at rest.
SRG-APP-000243-DNS-000034The DNS server implementation must prevent unauthorized and unintended information transfer via shared system resources.
SRG-APP-000246-DNS-000035The DNS server implementation must restrict the ability of individuals to use the DNS server to launch Denial of Service (DoS) attacks against other information systems.
SRG-APP-000247-DNS-000036The DNS server implementation must manage excess capacity, bandwidth, or other redundancy to limit the effects of information flooding types of Denial of Service (DoS) attacks.
SRG-APP-000251-DNS-000037The DNS server implementation must check the validity of all data inputs except those specifically identified by the organization.
SRG-APP-000275-DNS-000040The DNS server implementation must be configured to generate audit records for failed security verification tests so that the ISSO and ISSM can be notified of the failures.
SRG-APP-000349-DNS-000043The DNS server implementation must validate the binding of the other DNS servers identity to the DNS information for a server-to-server transaction (e.g., zone transfer).
SRG-APP-000394-DNS-000049The DNS server implementation must authenticate the other DNS server before responding to a server-to-server transaction.
SRG-APP-000395-DNS-000050The DNS server implementation must authenticate another DNS server before establishing a remote and/or network connection using bidirectional authentication that is cryptographically based.
SRG-APP-000401-DNS-000051The DNS server implementation, for PKI-based authentication, must implement a local cache of revocation data to support path discovery and validation in case of the inability to access revocation information via the network.
SRG-APP-000421-DNS-000054A DNS server implementation must provide data integrity protection artifacts for internal name/address resolution queries.
SRG-APP-000422-DNS-000055A DNS server implementation must provide additional integrity artifacts along with the authoritative name resolution data the system returns in response to external name/address resolution queries.
SRG-APP-000423-DNS-000056A DNS server implementation must request data origin authentication verification on the name/address resolution responses the system receives from authoritative sources.
SRG-APP-000424-DNS-000057A DNS server implementation must request data integrity verification on the name/address resolution responses the system receives from authoritative sources.
SRG-APP-000425-DNS-000058A DNS server implementation must perform data integrity verification on the name/address resolution responses the system receives from authoritative sources.
SRG-APP-000426-DNS-000059A DNS server implementation must perform data origin verification authentication on the name/address resolution responses the system receives from authoritative sources.
SRG-APP-000427-DNS-000060If the DNS server is using SIG(0), the DNS server implementation must only allow the use of DoD PKI-established certificate authorities for verification of the establishment of protected transactions.
SRG-APP-000428-DNS-000061The DNS server implementation must utilize cryptographic mechanisms to prevent unauthorized modification of DNS zone data.
SRG-APP-000429-DNS-000062The DNS server implementation must utilize cryptographic mechanisms to prevent unauthorized disclosure of non-DNS data stored on the DNS server.
SRG-APP-000439-DNS-000063The DNS server implementation must protect the integrity of transmitted information.
SRG-APP-000440-DNS-000065The DNS server implementation must implement cryptographic mechanisms to detect changes to information during transmission unless otherwise protected by alternative physical safeguards, such as, at a minimum, a Protected Distribution System (PDS).
SRG-APP-000441-DNS-000066The DNS server implementation must maintain the integrity of information during preparation for transmission.
SRG-APP-000442-DNS-000067The DNS server implementation must maintain the integrity of information during reception.
SRG-APP-000447-DNS-000068The DNS server implementation must behave in a predictable and documented manner that reflects organizational and system objectives when invalid inputs are received.
SRG-APP-000473-DNS-000072The DNS server implementation must perform verification of the correct operation of security functions: upon system start-up and/or restart; upon command by a user with privileged access; and/or every 30 days.
SRG-APP-000474-DNS-000073The DNS server implementation must log the event and notify the system administrator when anomalies in the operation of the signed zone transfers are discovered.
SRG-APP-000504-DNS-000074The DNS implementation must generate audit records for the success and failure of start and stop of the name server service or daemon.
SRG-APP-000504-DNS-000082The DNS implementation must generate audit records for the success and failure of all name server events.
SRG-APP-000514-DNS-000075The DNS server must implement NIST FIPS-validated cryptography for provisioning digital signatures, generating cryptographic hashes, and protecting unclassified information requiring confidentiality.
SRG-APP-000516-DNS-000077The salt value for zones signed using NSEC3 RRs must be changed every time the zone is completely re-signed.
SRG-APP-000516-DNS-000078The validity period for the RRSIGs covering a zones DNSKEY RRSet must be no less than two days and no more than one week.
SRG-APP-000516-DNS-000085The DNS implementation must ensure each NS record in a zone file points to an active name server authoritative for the domain specified in that record.
SRG-APP-000516-DNS-000086The 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.
SRG-APP-000516-DNS-000088All authoritative name servers for a zone must have the same version of zone information.
SRG-APP-000516-DNS-000090Digital signature algorithm used for DNSSEC-enabled zones must be FIPS-compatible.
SRG-APP-000516-DNS-000091For zones split between the external and internal sides of a network, the RRs for the external hosts must be separate from the RRs for the internal hosts.
SRG-APP-000516-DNS-000092In a split DNS configuration, where separate name servers are used between the external and internal networks, the external name server must be configured to not be reachable from inside resolvers.
SRG-APP-000516-DNS-000093In a split DNS configuration, where separate name servers are used between the external and internal networks, the internal name server must be configured to not be reachable from outside resolvers.
SRG-APP-000516-DNS-000095Primary authoritative name servers must be configured to only receive zone transfer requests from specified secondary name servers.
SRG-APP-000516-DNS-000101The DNS implementation must implement internal/external role separation.
SRG-APP-000516-DNS-000102The DNS must utilize valid root name servers in the local root zone file.
SRG-APP-000516-DNS-000108The IP address for hidden master authoritative name servers must not appear in the name servers set in the zone database.
SRG-APP-000516-DNS-000110The platform on which the name server software is hosted must be configured to send outgoing DNS messages from a random port.
SRG-APP-000516-DNS-000113A zone file must not include resource records that resolve to a fully qualified domain name residing in another zone.
SRG-APP-000516-DNS-000500The DNS server implementation must be configured in accordance with the security configuration settings based on DoD security configuration or implementation guidance, including STIGs, NSA configuration guides, CTOs, and DTMs.
SRG-APP-000700-DNS-000100The DNS server implementation must disable accounts when the accounts have expired.
SRG-APP-000705-DNS-000110The DNS server implementation must disable accounts when the accounts are no longer associated to a user.
SRG-APP-000745-DNS-000120The DNS server implementation must implement the capability to centrally review and analyze audit records from multiple components within the system.
SRG-APP-000795-DNS-000130The DNS server implementation must alert organization-defined personnel or roles upon detection of unauthorized access, modification, or deletion of audit information.
SRG-APP-000805-DNS-000140The DNS server implementation must automatically generate audit records of the enforcement actions.
SRG-APP-000810-DNS-000150The DNS server implementation must prevent the installation of organization-defined software and firmware components without verification that the component has been digitally signed using a certificate that is recognized and approved by the organization.
SRG-APP-000815-DNS-000160The DNS server implementation must require users to be individually authenticated before granting access to the shared accounts or resources.
SRG-APP-000820-DNS-000170The DNS server implementation must implement multifactor authentication for local; network; and/or remote access to privileged accounts; and/or nonprivileged accounts such that one of the factors is provided by a device separate from the system gaining access.
SRG-APP-000825-DNS-000180The DNS server implementation must implement multifactor authentication for local; network; and/or remote access to privileged accounts; and/or nonprivileged accounts such that the device meets organization-defined strength of mechanism requirements.
SRG-APP-000830-DNS-000190The DNS server implementation must, for password-based authentication, maintain a list of commonly used, expected, or compromised passwords on an organization-defined frequency.
SRG-APP-000835-DNS-000200The DNS server implementation must, for password-based authentication, update the list of passwords on an organization-defined frequency.
SRG-APP-000840-DNS-000210The DNS server implementation must, for password-based authentication, update the list of passwords when organizational passwords are suspected to have been compromised directly or indirectly.
SRG-APP-000845-DNS-000220The DNS server implementation must, for password-based authentication, verify when users create or update passwords, that the passwords are not found on the list of commonly-used, expected, or compromised passwords in IA-5 (1) (a).
SRG-APP-000850-DNS-000230The DNS server implementation must, for password-based authentication, store passwords using an approved salted key derivation function, preferably using a keyed hash.
SRG-APP-000855-DNS-000240The DNS server implementation must, for password-based authentication, require immediate selection of a new password upon account recovery.
SRG-APP-000860-DNS-000250The DNS server implementation must, for password-based authentication, allow user selection of long passwords and passphrases, including spaces and all printable characters.
SRG-APP-000865-DNS-000260The DNS server implementation must, for password-based authentication, employ automated tools to assist the user in selecting strong password authenticators.
SRG-APP-000870-DNS-000270The DNS server implementation must, for password-based authentication, enforce organization-defined composition and complexity rules.
SRG-APP-000875-DNS-000280The DNS server implementation must, for public key-based authentication, implement a local cache of revocation data to support path discovery and validation.
SRG-APP-000880-DNS-000290The DNS server implementation must protect nonlocal maintenance sessions by separating the maintenance session from other network sessions with the system by logically separated communications paths.
SRG-APP-000910-DNS-000300The DNS server implementation must include only approved trust anchors in trust stores or certificate stores managed by the organization.
SRG-APP-000915-DNS-000310The DNS server implementation must provide protected storage for cryptographic keys with organization-defined safeguards and/or hardware protected key store.
SRG-APP-000920-DNS-000320The DNS server implementation must synchronize system clocks within and between systems or system components.
SRG-APP-000925-DNS-000330The DNS server implementation must compare the internal system clocks on an organization-defined frequency with organization-defined authoritative time source.
SRG-APP-000456-DNS-000070The DNS server must install security-relevant software updates within 30 days unless the time period is directed by an authoritative source (e.g., IAVM, CTOs, DTMs, STIGs).
SRG-APP-001035-DNS-000323The DNS server must be a version supported by the vendor.
SRG-APP-000033-DNS-000042The DNS server implementation must provide the means for authorized individuals to determine the identity of the source of the DNS server-provided information.
SRG-APP-000033-DNS-000111The private key corresponding to the ZSK, stored on name servers accepting dynamic updates, must have appropriate directory/file-level access control list-based or cryptography-based protections.
SRG-APP-000158-DNS-000076A unique TSIG key must be generated for each pair of communicating hosts.
SRG-APP-000243-DNS-000114CNAME records must not point to a zone with lesser security for more than six months.
SRG-APP-000213-DNS-000053A DNS server implementation must provide data origin artifacts for internal name/address resolution queries.
SRG-APP-000015-DNS-000097The DNS implementation must be conformant to the IETF DNS specification.
SRG-APP-000215-DNS-000089An authoritative name server must be configured to enable DNSSEC Resource Records.
SRG-APP-000383-DNS-000109The platform on which the name server software is hosted must be configured to respond to DNS traffic only.
SRG-APP-000340-DNS-000105The DNS Name Server software must run with restricted privileges.
SRG-APP-000435-DNS-000084NSEC3 must be used for all internal DNS zones.
SRG-APP-000435-DNS-000087All authoritative name servers for a zone must be located on different network segments.
SRG-APP-000435-DNS-000027All authoritative name servers for a zone must be geographically disbursed.
SRG-APP-000435-DNS-000047The DNS implementation must prohibit recursion on authoritative name servers.
SRG-APP-000456-DNS-000103The DNS name server software must be at the latest version.
SRG-APP-000474-DNS-000039The DNS server implementation must, when a component failure is detected, activate a notification to the system administrator.
SRG-APP-000474-DNS-000044In the event of an error when validating the binding of another DNS servers identity to the DNS information, the DNS server implementation must log the event and send notification to the DNS administrator.
SRG-APP-000474-DNS-000069The DNS server implementation must follow procedures to re-role a secondary name server as the master name server should the master name server permanently lose functionality.
SRG-APP-000715-DNS-000099The DNS implementation must enforce a Discretionary Access Control (DAC) policy that limits propagation of access rights.
SRG-APP-000900-DNS-000041The DNS server implementation must strongly bind the identity of the DNS server with the DNS information.
SRG-APP-000915-DNS-000112The private keys corresponding to both the ZSK and the KSK must not be kept on the DNSSEC-aware primary authoritative name server when the name server does not support dynamic updates.