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Assessment Title
Rule Text
All authoritative DNS service members for a zone must be geographically dispersed.
Description
Discussion Text
In addition to network-based dispersion, authoritative name servers must be also be dispersed geographically. In other words, in addition to being located on different network segments, the authoritative name servers must not all be located within the same building. One approach that some organizations follow is to locate some authoritative name servers in their own premises and others in their ISP's data centers or in partnering organizations.
A network administrator may choose to use a "hidden" master authoritative server and have only secondary servers visible on the network. A hidden master authoritative server is an authoritative DNS server in which the IP address does not appear in the name server set for a zone. If the master authoritative name server is "hidden", a secondary authoritative name server may reside in the same building as the hidden master.
A network administrator may choose to use a "hidden" master authoritative server and have only secondary servers visible on the network. A hidden master authoritative server is an authoritative DNS server in which the IP address does not appear in the name server set for a zone. If the master authoritative name server is "hidden", a secondary authoritative name server may reside in the same building as the hidden master.
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