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312-50V9 · Question #557

As a securing consultant, what are some of the things you would recommend to a company to ensure DNS security? Select the best answers.

The correct answer is B. Harden DNS servers C. Use split-horizon operation for DNS servers D. Restrict Zone transfers E. Have subnet diversity between DNS servers. DNS security requires hardening servers, controlling zone transfers, using split-horizon DNS, and ensuring subnet diversity to reduce attack surface and prevent information leakage.

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Question

As a securing consultant, what are some of the things you would recommend to a company to ensure DNS security? Select the best answers.

Options

  • AUse the same machines for DNS and other applications
  • BHarden DNS servers
  • CUse split-horizon operation for DNS servers
  • DRestrict Zone transfers
  • EHave subnet diversity between DNS servers

How the community answered

(17 responses)
  • A
    24% (4)
  • B
    76% (13)

Why each option

DNS security requires hardening servers, controlling zone transfers, using split-horizon DNS, and ensuring subnet diversity to reduce attack surface and prevent information leakage.

AUse the same machines for DNS and other applications

Co-locating DNS with other applications violates least-privilege principles and increases risk, since compromise of any co-hosted service can directly impact DNS integrity.

BHarden DNS serversCorrect

Hardening DNS servers involves disabling unnecessary services, applying patches, and enforcing strict access controls to reduce the attack surface on the DNS infrastructure itself.

CUse split-horizon operation for DNS serversCorrect

Split-horizon DNS presents different zone data to internal vs. external clients, preventing internal network topology and hostnames from being exposed to outside attackers.

DRestrict Zone transfersCorrect

Restricting zone transfers to only authorized secondary servers prevents attackers from performing a full zone enumeration and mapping the entire DNS namespace.

EHave subnet diversity between DNS serversCorrect

Subnet diversity between DNS servers ensures a single targeted network attack or outage cannot simultaneously disable both primary and secondary DNS services.

Concept tested: DNS server security hardening and configuration best practices

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/networking/dns/dns-security

Topics

#DNS security#split-horizon DNS#zone transfer restriction#DNS hardening

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