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GEN007850 - The DHCP client must not send dynamic DNS updates - 'updateDNS exists in /etc/dhcpc.opt'
Information
Dynamic DNS updates transmit unencrypted information about a system including its name and address and should not be used unless needed.Solution
Configure the system's DHCP client to not send dynamic DNS updates.Remove / comment updateDNS lines from the /etc/dhcpcd.ini and /etc/dhcpc.opt files.
See Also
http://iasecontent.disa.mil/stigs/zip/U_STIG_Library_2015_07.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA AIX 5.3 STIG v1r2
Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT
References: 800-53|CM-7, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-38963r1_rule, STIG-ID|GEN007850, Vuln-ID|V-22549
Plugin: Unix
Control ID: 36b8e8ffe92963b8b71e7b7288ced11d4e59db9be33d72daa935a520e4317c96