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

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-54915	SRG-APP-000514-DNS-000075	SV-69161r1_rule		Medium

Description
Use of weak or untested encryption algorithms undermines the purposes of utilizing encryption to protect data. The application must implement cryptographic modules adhering to the higher standards approved by the federal government since this provides assurance they have been tested and validated.

STIG	Date
Domain Name System (DNS) Security Requirements Guide	2015-01-05

Details

Check Text ( C-55541r1_chk )
Review the DNS implementation and configuration files to ensure FIPS-validated cryptography is being used when provisioning digital signatures, generating cryptographic hashes, and protecting unclassified information that requires confidentiality. If the DNS configuration does not use FIPS-validated cryptography, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-59777r2_fix)
Configure the DNS implementation to use NIST FIPS-validated cryptography for provisioning digital signatures, generating cryptographic hashes, and protecting unclassified information requiring confidentiality.