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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 IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-272431BIND-9X-001900SV-272431r1123606_ruleCCI-001348medium
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.
STIGDate
BIND 9.x Security Technical Implementation Guide2026-02-25

Related Frameworks

1 mapping across 3 frameworks
SCF0 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (1) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

MON-08.1Event Log Backup on Separate Physical Systems / Components
0.50
NIST 800-530 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 2 hops (21) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

AC-17(1)Monitoring and Control
1.00
AC-2(1)Automated System Account Management
1.00
AC-2(4)Automated Audit Actions
1.00
AU-10Non-repudiation
1.00
AU-11Audit Record Retention
1.00
AU-12Audit Record Generation
1.00
AU-12(1)System-wide and Time-correlated Audit Trail
1.00
AU-12(3)Changes by Authorized Individuals
1.00
AU-4(1)Transfer to Alternate Storage
1.00
AU-5Response to Audit Logging Process Failures
1.00

+11 more (top 10 by confidence shown)

CCI1 mapping
CCI-001348
1.00

Details

Check Text (C-272431r1123606_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-76388r1123605_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.