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><A
NAME="ch07"
>Chapter 7. <SPAN
CLASS="acronym"
>BIND</SPAN
> 9 Security Considerations</A
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><DT
><B
>Table of Contents</B
></DT
><DT
>7.1. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch07.html#Access_Control_Lists"
>Access Control Lists</A
></DT
><DT
>7.2. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch07.html#AEN3876"
><B
CLASS="command"
>chroot</B
> and <B
CLASS="command"
>setuid</B
> (for
UNIX servers)</A
></DT
><DT
>7.3. <A
HREF="Bv9ARM.ch07.html#AEN3922"
>Dynamic Updates</A
></DT
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><DIV
CLASS="sect1"
><H1
CLASS="sect1"
><A
NAME="Access_Control_Lists"
>7.1. Access Control Lists</A
></H1
><P
>Access Control Lists (ACLs), are address match lists that
you can set up and nickname for future use in <B
CLASS="command"
>allow-query</B
>, <B
CLASS="command"
>allow-recursion</B
>, <B
CLASS="command"
>blackhole</B
>, <B
CLASS="command"
>allow-transfer</B
>,
etc.</P
><P
>Using ACLs allows you to have finer control over who can access
your nameserver, without cluttering up your config files with huge
lists of IP addresses.</P
><P
>It is a <I
CLASS="emphasis"
>good idea</I
> to use ACLs, and to
control access to your server. Limiting access to your server by
outside parties can help prevent spoofing and DoS attacks against
your server.</P
><P
>Here is an example of how to properly apply ACLs:</P
><PRE
CLASS="programlisting"
> // Set up an ACL named "bogusnets" that will block RFC1918 space,
// which is commonly used in spoofing attacks.
acl bogusnets { 0.0.0.0/8; 1.0.0.0/8; 2.0.0.0/8; 192.0.2.0/24; 224.0.0.0/3; 10.0.0.0/8; 172.16.0.0/12; 192.168.0.0/16; };
// Set up an ACL called our-nets. Replace this with the real IP numbers.
options {
...
...
allow-query { our-nets; };
allow-recursion { our-nets; };
...
blackhole { bogusnets; };
...
};
zone "example.com" {
type master;
file "m/example.com";
allow-query { any; };
};
</PRE
><P
>This allows recursive queries of the server from the outside
unless recursion has been previously disabled.</P
><P
>For more information on how to use ACLs to protect your server,
see the <I
CLASS="emphasis"
>AUSCERT</I
> advisory at
<A
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><H1
CLASS="sect1"
><A
NAME="AEN3876"
>7.2. <B
CLASS="command"
>chroot</B
> and <B
CLASS="command"
>setuid</B
> (for
UNIX servers)</A
></H1
><P
>On UNIX servers, it is possible to run <SPAN
CLASS="acronym"
>BIND</SPAN
> in a <I
CLASS="emphasis"
>chrooted</I
> environment
(<B
CLASS="command"
>chroot()</B
>) by specifying the "<TT
CLASS="option"
>-t</TT
>"
option. This can help improve system security by placing <SPAN
CLASS="acronym"
>BIND</SPAN
> in
a "sandbox," which will limit the damage done if a server is compromised.</P
><P
>Another useful feature in the UNIX version of <SPAN
CLASS="acronym"
>BIND</SPAN
> is the
ability to run the daemon as a nonprivileged user ( <TT
CLASS="option"
>-u</TT
> <TT
CLASS="replaceable"
><I
>user</I
></TT
> ).
We suggest running as a nonprivileged user when using the <B
CLASS="command"
>chroot</B
> feature.</P
><P
>Here is an example command line to load <SPAN
CLASS="acronym"
>BIND</SPAN
> in a <B
CLASS="command"
>chroot()</B
> sandbox,
<B
CLASS="command"
>, and to run <B
CLASS="command"
>named</B
> <B
CLASS="command"
>setuid</B
> to
user 202:</P
><P
><TT
CLASS="userinput"
><B
></TT
></P
><DIV
CLASS="sect2"
><H2
CLASS="sect2"
><A
NAME="AEN3899"
>7.2.1. The <B
CLASS="command"
>chroot</B
> Environment</A
></H2
><P
>In order for a <B
CLASS="command"
>chroot()</B
> environment to
work properly in a particular directory (for example, <TT
CLASS="filename"
>),
you will need to set up an environment that includes everything
<SPAN
CLASS="acronym"
>BIND</SPAN
> needs to run. From <SPAN
CLASS="acronym"
>BIND</SPAN
>'s point of view, <TT
CLASS="filename"
> is
the root of the filesystem. You will need <TT
CLASS="filename"
>,
and any library directories and files that <SPAN
CLASS="acronym"
>BIND</SPAN
> needs to run on
your system. Please consult your operating system's instructions
if you need help figuring out which library files you need to copy
over to the <B
CLASS="command"
>chroot()</B
> sandbox.</P
><P
>If you are running an operating system that supports static
binaries, you can also compile <SPAN
CLASS="acronym"
>BIND</SPAN
> statically and avoid the need
to copy system libraries over to your <B
CLASS="command"
>chroot()</B
> sandbox.</P
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CLASS="sect2"
><H2
CLASS="sect2"
><A
NAME="AEN3914"
>7.2.2. Using the <B
CLASS="command"
>setuid</B
> Function</A
></H2
><P
>Prior to running the <B
CLASS="command"
>named</B
> daemon, use
the <B
CLASS="command"
>touch</B
> utility (to change file access and
modification times) or the <B
CLASS="command"
>chown</B
> utility (to
CLASS="acronym"
>BIND</SPAN
>
to write.</P
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><H1
CLASS="sect1"
><A
NAME="AEN3922"
>7.3. Dynamic Updates</A
></H1
><P
>Access to the dynamic update facility should be strictly limited.
In earlier versions of <SPAN
CLASS="acronym"
>BIND</SPAN
> the only way to do this was based on
the IP address of the host requesting the update. <SPAN
CLASS="acronym"
>BIND9</SPAN
> also
supports authenticating updates cryptographically by means of transaction
signatures (TSIG). The use of TSIG is strongly recommended.</P
><P
>Some sites choose to keep all dynamically updated DNS data
in a subdomain and delegate that subdomain to a separate zone. This
way, the top-level zone containing critical data such as the IP addresses
of public web and mail servers need not allow dynamic update at
all.</P
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