DNS honors zone transfer requests

Risk Level: Medium risk vulnerability  Medium

Check or Attack Name: zonexfer

Platforms: Any
Description:

The DNS server honors zone transfer requests. Zone transfers identify every machine registered with your DNS server, and can be used by attackers to better understand your network.

Remedy:

Configure your DNS server to prevent zone transfers. Refer to your DNS server's documentation for details.

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