In 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.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-54935	SRG-APP-000516-DNS-000092	SV-69181r1_rule		Medium

Description
Instead of having the same set of authoritative name servers serve different types of clients, an enterprise could have two different sets of authoritative name servers. One set, called external name servers, can be located within a DMZ; these would be the only name servers that are accessible to external clients and would serve RRs pertaining to hosts with public services (Web servers that serve external Web pages or provide B2C services, mail servers, etc.) The other set, called internal name servers, is to be located within the firewall and should be configured so they are not reachable from outside and hence provide naming services exclusively to internal clients.

Description

Instead of having the same set of authoritative name servers serve different types of clients, an enterprise could have two different sets of authoritative name servers. One set, called external name servers, can be located within a DMZ; these would be the only name servers that are accessible to external clients and would serve RRs pertaining to hosts with public services (Web servers that serve external Web pages or provide B2C services, mail servers, etc.) The other set, called internal name servers, is to be located within the firewall and should be configured so they are not reachable from outside and hence provide naming services exclusively to internal clients.

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

Details

Check Text ( C-55561r1_chk )
Review the DNS implementation and ensure the external DNS name servers are not reachable by internal resolvers. If the external DNS name servers can be reached by internal resolvers, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-59797r1_fix)
Configure the DNS configuration on internal name servers to only accept queries from internal resolvers. Configure DNS configuration on external name servers to only accept queries from external resolvers. Configure network perimeter devices to block query resolution traffic from external resolvers to internal name servers and from internal resolvers to external name servers.