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V-282678

CAT II (Medium)

TOSS 5 systems using DNS resolution must have at least two name servers configured.

Rule ID

SV-282678r1201587_rule

STIG

Tri-Lab Operating System Stack (TOSS) 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R1

CCIs

CCI-000366

Discussion

To provide availability for name resolution services, multiple redundant name servers are mandated. A failure in name resolution could lead to the failure of security functions requiring name resolution, which may include time synchronization, centralized authentication, and remote system logging.

Check Content

Verify the name servers used by the system using the following command:

$ grep nameserver /etc/resolv.conf

nameserver 192.168.1.2
nameserver 192.168.1.3

If less than two lines are returned that are not commented out, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure TOSS 5 to use two or more name servers for DNS resolution based on the DNS mode of the system.

If the NetworkManager DNS mode is set to "none", then add the following lines to "/etc/resolv.conf":

nameserver [name server 1]
nameserver [name server 2]

Replace [name server 1] and [name server 2] with the IPs of two different DNS resolvers.

If the NetworkManager DNS mode is set to "default" then add two DNS servers to a NetworkManager connection using the following commands:

$ sudo nmcli connection modify [connection name] ipv4.dns [name server 1]
$ sudo nmcli connection modify [connection name] ipv4.dns [name server 2]

Replace [name server 1] and [name server 2] with the IPs of two different DNS resolvers. Replace [connection name] with a valid NetworkManager connection name on the system. Replace ipv4 with ipv6 if IPv6 DNS servers are used.