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When using third-party DNS servers for zone transfers, each DNS server must use TSIG to uniquely identify the other server.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-233899IDNS-8X-500002SV-233899r1082685_ruleCCI-000778medium
Description
Without identifying devices, unidentified or unknown devices may be introduced, thereby facilitating malicious activity. This applies to server-to-server (zone transfer) transactions only and is provided by TSIG, which enforces mutual server authentication using a key that is unique to each server pair (TSIG), thus uniquely identifying the other server.
STIGDate
Infoblox 8.x DNS Security Technical Implementation Guide2026-06-03

Related Frameworks

1 mapping across 5 frameworks
SCF0 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 4 hops (5) 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.

IAC-01.2Authenticate, Authorize and Audit (AAA)
1.00
IAC-02Identification & Authentication for Organizational Users
1.00
IAC-03Identification & Authentication for Non-Organizational Users
1.00
IAC-04Identification & Authentication for Devices
1.00
IAC-05Identification & Authentication for Third-Party Technology Assets, Applications and/or Services (TAAS)
1.00
NIST 800-530 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 2 hops (15) 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(2)Protection of Confidentiality and Integrity Using Encryption
1.00
AU-10(1)Association of Identities
1.00
CM-6Configuration Settings
1.00
CM-7Least Functionality
1.00
CM-7(9)Prohibiting The Use of Unauthorized Hardware
1.00
IA-11Re-authentication
1.00
IA-3Device Identification and Authentication
1.00
IA-3(1)Cryptographic Bidirectional Authentication
1.00
IA-5(1)Password-based Authentication
1.00
SC-20Secure Name/Address Resolution Service (Authoritative Source)
1.00

+5 more (top 10 by confidence shown)

NIST 800-1710 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (2) 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.

3.5.1
1.00
3.5.2
1.00
CCI1 mapping
CCI-000778
1.00
NIST CSF 2.00 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (3) 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.

PR.AA-01
1.00
PR.AA-03
1.00
PR.AA-05
0.50

Who does this work

7 NICE work roles and 5 EC-Council certifications.

This is an inference across published mappings, not a single claim by anyone. This check maps to a control, which maps to a Cybersecurity Framework outcome, which NIST assigns to the work roles below. EC-Council separately maps its certifications to those same roles.

A certification prepares someone for a role. It is not evidence that a holder is qualified, and neither NIST nor EC-Council has stated that any certification here addresses this check.

Work-role assignments published by NIST (NICE Framework Components 2.2.0 and the CSF 2.0 OLIR crosswalk). Certification mappings published by EC-Council.

Details

Check Text (C-233899r1082685_chk)

1. Navigate to Data Management >> DNS >> Zones tab. 2. Review each zone by clicking "Edit" and inspecting the "DNS service members" tab. 3. Verify that each zone that contains non-Grid DNS service members is further verified by inspection of the "Zone Transfers" tab and configuration of TSIG Access Control Entry (ACE). 4. When complete, click "Cancel" to exit the "Properties" screen. If all entries in the "Type" column are configured as "Grid", this check is Not Applicable. If there is a non-Grid system that uses zone transfers but does not have a TSIG key, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-37049r1082684_fix)

1. Navigate to Data Management >> DNS >> Zones tab. 2. Select a zone and click "Edit". 3. Click on the "Zone Transfers" tab and click "Override" for the "Allow Zone Transfers to" section. 4. Use the radio button to select "Set of ACEs" and the "Add" drop-down to configure a TSIG key. 5. Verify that both the Infoblox and other DNS service member have the identical TSIG configuration. 6. Verify that both the Infoblox DNS service member and other non-Infoblox DNS service member have time synchronized properly. Note that TSIG relies on both key and time synchronization. TSIG will fail if the local clocks on both DNS service appliances are not synchronized. 7. When complete, click "Save & Close" to save the changes and exit the "Properties" screen. 8. Perform a service restart if necessary. 9. Verify zone transfers are operational after configuration of TSIG.