Title

Read/Write access to the key file must be restricted to the account that runs the name server software only. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

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 can also 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. TSIG is a string used to generate the message authentication hash stored in a TSIG RR and used to authenticate an entire DNS message.

Check Content

Review the DNS system to determine privileges on the key file and the account under which the name server software is run. If the account under which the name server software is run is not the only account which has read/modify permissions to the key file, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Apply permissions to the key file to provide read/modify permissions only to the account under which the name server software is run.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-205172r879613_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-205172

Group Title: SRG-APP-000176

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