The 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.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-205178	SRG-APP-000214-DNS-000079	SV-205178r879634_rule		Medium

Description
The best way for a zone administrator to minimize the impact of a key compromise is by limiting the validity period of RRSIGs in the zone and in the parent zone. This strategy limits the time during which an attacker can take advantage of a compromised key to forge responses. An attacker that has compromised a ZSK can use that key only during the KSK's signature validity interval. An attacker that has compromised a KSK can use that key for only as long as the signature interval of the RRSIG covering the DS RR in the delegating parent. These validity periods should be short, which will require frequent re-signing. To prevent the impact of a compromised KSK, a delegating parent should set the signature validity period for RRSIGs covering DS RRs in the range of a few days to 1 week. This re-signing does not require frequent rollover of the parent's ZSK, but scheduled ZSK rollover should still be performed at regular intervals.

Description

The best way for a zone administrator to minimize the impact of a key compromise is by limiting the validity period of RRSIGs in the zone and in the parent zone. This strategy limits the time during which an attacker can take advantage of a compromised key to forge responses. An attacker that has compromised a ZSK can use that key only during the KSK's signature validity interval. An attacker that has compromised a KSK can use that key for only as long as the signature interval of the RRSIG covering the DS RR in the delegating parent. These validity periods should be short, which will require frequent re-signing. To prevent the impact of a compromised KSK, a delegating parent should set the signature validity period for RRSIGs covering DS RRs in the range of a few days to 1 week. This re-signing does not require frequent rollover of the parent's ZSK, but scheduled ZSK rollover should still be performed at regular intervals.

STIG	Date
Domain Name System (DNS) Security Requirements Guide	2024-02-27

Details

Check Text ( C-5445r392450_chk )
Review the DNS configuration files. Ensure the validity period for RRSIGs for all zones' delegated children has been explicitly configured and is configured for a range of no less than two days and no more than one week. If the validity period for the RRSIGs for all zones' delegated children is less than two days or greater than one week, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-5445r392451_fix)
Configure RRSIGs for all zones' delegated children to be greater than two days and less than one week.