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The DNSSEC zone signing key minimum roll over period is not at least 60 days.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-14765 DNS4690 SV-15522r2_rule ECSC-1 Low
Description
In the case of ZSK, the risk of key guessing is higher because of larger key exposure. The larger key exposure is a result of the fact that the number of signature sets generated is very large (because the ZSK signs all RRsets in a zone and other RRsets change much more frequently than DNSKEY RRsets, so the number of fresh signatures generated is high). This factor, combined with the relatively smaller size of the key, implies that ZSKs must be rolled over more frequently than KSKs (usually a month or two).
STIG Date
BIND DNS 2013-10-09

Details

Check Text ( C-43785r1_chk )
This rule is only applicable to DNS servers using DNSSEC.
If DNSSEC is not enabled, then this is N/A.

BIND on UNIX
Instruction: Ask the DNS administrator for the location of the private key file for the ZSK generated from the output of the dnssec-keygen command. Perform the following:

# ls –la ‘private_key_file’
# date

If the date returned compared to the date on the file is greater than 60 days, then this is a finding.

BIND on Windows
Instruction: Ask the DNS administrator for the location of the private key file for the ZSK generated from the output of the dnssec-keygen command.
Perform the following:

Right click on the file and select Properties.
Select the General tab and view Created: row which displays the date of creation.
Check the date of the machine in the lower right hand corner of the display.
Compare the dates, if the difference is greater than 60 days, then this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-14241r1_fix)

Generate new keys with the following command:
# dnssec-keygen –n ZONE –a RSA –b 1024 example.com