Device Class 1: Secure Name / Address Resolution Service (Recursive Or Caching Resolver)

Control ID: SC-21 Secure Name / Address Resolution Service (Recursive Or Caching Resolver) Family: System and Communications Protection Source: NIST 800-53r4
Control: The information system requests and performs data origin authentication and data integrity verification on the name/address resolution responses the system receives from authoritative sources.
Supplemental Guidance:
Each client of name resolution services either performs this validation on its own, or has authenticated channels to trusted validation providers. Information systems that provide name and address resolution services for local clients include, for example, recursive resolving or caching domain name system (DNS) servers. DNS client resolvers either perform validation of DNSSEC signatures, or clients use authenticated channels to recursive resolvers that perform such validations. Information systems that use technologies other than the DNS to map between host/service names and network addresses provide other means to enable clients to verify the authenticity and integrity of response data.

Related Controls: SC-22, SC-20
Control Enhancements: N/A
References: N/A
Mechanisms:

  • The device shall require the use of DNSSec.

Protocol Implementation Conformance Statements:
ID Statement Status Reference Notes
SC-21/1 Supports DNSSec M RFC 4033