Include Cryptographic Key Files

How it is checked

Audit method: Shell command

bad=''
for f in /etc/named.conf /etc/bind/named.conf /var/named/chroot/etc/named.conf; do [ -f "$f" ] || continue; grep -Eq '^[^#/]*secret[[:space:]]+"' "$f" && bad="$bad $f"; done
[ -z "$bad" ] && echo compliant || echo "secret keys embedded in:$bad"

Expected output

compliant

How it is fixed

Fix method: Guidance or infrastructure patch

Move each key definition statement from the named.conf file into its own key file. It is recommended to name both the key and the key file after the two hosts that will be sharing the secret key, in order to avoid confusion. Then include the key files with include statements in the named.conf. An example is shown below with the key definition statement moved to a separate key file, however it is also accepted for only the secret statement to be moved to another file. # grep -C 1 include /etc/named.conf // Include the key file used for the host1 and host2 TSIG comms include "/etc/private/host1-host2.cisecurity.org.key"

Check this host

Run this on a machine you are allowed to audit. The scan is read-only.

tmaegis scan --target bind