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The BIND 9.x server implementation must be configured with a channel to send audit records to a local file.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-207547 BIND-9X-001041 SV-207547r879582_rule Low
Description
DNS software administrators require DNS transaction logs for a wide variety of reasons including troubleshooting, intrusion detection, and forensics. Ensuring that the DNS transaction logs are recorded on the local system will provide the capability needed to support these actions.
STIG Date
BIND 9.x Security Technical Implementation Guide 2024-02-15

Details

Check Text ( C-7802r744226_chk )
Verify that the BIND 9.x server is configured to send audit logs to a local log file.

NOTE: syslog and local file channel must be defined for every defined category.

Inspect the "named.conf" file for the following:

logging {
channel local_file_channel {
file "path_name" versions 3;
print-time yes;
print-severity yes;
print-category yes;
};

category category_name { local_file_channel; };

If a logging channel is not defined for a local file, this is a finding.

If a category is not defined to send messages to the local file channel, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-7802r283696_fix)
Edit the "named.conf" file and add the following:

logging {
channel local_file_channel {
file "path_name" versions 3;
print-time yes;
print-severity yes;
print-category yes;
};
category category_name { local_file_channel; };
};

Restart the BIND 9.x process.