WatchGuard : DNS Servers

Details

The DNS server IP address should be reviewed. A DNS server may return malicious IP addresses in response to requests for domains that are normally good. This provides an avenue to leak information about the appliance or to download untrusted content.

Solution

In the Web UI , navigate to the ‘Network’ section , click on ‘Interfaces’ and populate the DNS server text box with a DNS server IP and then click ‘Add’.

This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: System and Communications Protection.This control applies to the following type of system WatchGuard.

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Updated on July 16, 2022
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