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The Name Resolution Policy Table (NRPT) must be configured in Group Policy to enforce clients to request DNSSEC validation for a domain.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-259381WDNS-22-000053SV-259381r961107_ruleCCI-001663medium
Description
The NRPT is used to require DNSSEC validation. The NRPT can be configured in local Group Policy for a single computer or domain Group Policy for some or all computers in the domain.
STIGDate
Microsoft Windows Server Domain Name System (DNS) Security Technical Implementation Guide2026-02-23

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.

NET-10Domain Name Service (DNS) Resolution
0.50
NIST 800-530 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 2 hops (10) 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.

AU-10(1)Association of Identities
1.00
AU-10(2)Validate Binding of Information Producer Identity
1.00
CM-6Configuration Settings
1.00
IA-3Device Identification and Authentication
1.00
SC-20Secure Name/Address Resolution Service (Authoritative Source)
1.00
SC-20(2)Data Origin and Integrity
1.00
SC-21Secure Name/Address Resolution Service (Recursive or Caching Resolver)
1.00
SC-23Session Authenticity
1.00
SC-8(2)Pre- and Post-transmission Handling
1.00
SI-10Information Input Validation
1.00
CCI1 mapping

Details

Check Text (C-259381r961107_chk)

Note: This check is not applicable for Windows DNS Servers that host only Active Directory-integrated zones or for Windows DNS Servers on a classified network. The NRPT is configured in, and deployed to clients from, Group Policy and will be pushed to all clients in the domain. The Active Directory zones will be signed and the clients, with NRPT, will require a validation of signed data when querying. Log on to the DNS server using the Domain Admin or Enterprise Admin account or Local Administrator account. At the Windows PowerShell prompt, type the following command: get-dnsclientnrptpolicy <enter> In the results, verify the "DnsSecValidationRequired" is "True". If there are no results to the "get-dnsclientnrptpolicy" cmdlet or the "DnsSecValidationRequired" is not "True", this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-63028r939847_fix)

Implement this fix for configuring name resolvers, including DNS servers configured for the caching role only. On Domain Controller, on the Server Manager menu bar, click "Tools" and then click "Group Policy Management". In the Group Policy Management console tree, under Domains >> domainname >> Group Policy Objects, right-click "Default Domain Policy" and then click "Edit". In the Group Policy Management Editor console tree, navigate to Computer Configuration >> Policies >> Windows Settings >> Name Resolution Policy. In the details pane, under "Create Rules" and "to which part of the namespace does this rule apply", choose "Suffix" from the drop-down list and type "domain.mil" next to "Suffix". On the "DNSSEC" tab, select "Enable DNSSEC" in this rule check box and then under "Validation", select the check box for "Require DNS clients to check that name and address data has been validated by the DNS server". In the bottom right corner, click "Create" and then verify that a rule for domain.mil was added under the NRPT. Click "Apply" and then close the Group Policy Management Editor. Open a Windows PowerShell prompt and enter the following commands: gpupdate /force <enter> get-dnsclientnrptpolicy <enter> In the results, select "True" for the "DnsSecValidationRequired" setting for the domain.mil namespace.