BIND-9X-001017 - The BIND 9.x server implementation must not be configured with a channel to send audit records to null.

Information

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. Sending DNS transaction data to the null channel would cause a loss of important data.

Solution

Edit the 'named.conf' file.

Remove any instance of the following:

category null { null; };

Restart the BIND 9.x process.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_BIND_9-x_V2R3_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

References: 800-53|AU-9(2), CAT|III, CCI|CCI-001348, Rule-ID|SV-207540r879582_rule, STIG-ID|BIND-9X-001017, STIG-Legacy|SV-87003, STIG-Legacy|V-72379, Vuln-ID|V-207540

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: da9e054a70fa113531df2ede6d8ea4e8f75f08d97f8ba5f510df2c4758ec7b09