Register DNS records with connection-specific DNS suffixID: oval:org.secpod.oval:def:18829 | Date: (C)2014-05-29 (M)2023-07-14 |
Class: COMPLIANCE | Family: windows |
The Register DNS records with connection-specific DNS suffix machine setting should be configured correctly.
Determines if a computer performing dynamic registration may register A and PTR resource records with a concatenation of its Computer Name and a connection-specific DNS suffix, in addition to registering these records with a concatenation of its Computer Name and the Primary DNS suffix. If this setting were enabled, a computer would register A and PTR resource records with its connection-specific DNS suffix in addition to registering A and PTR resource records with the primary DNS suffix. For example, a concatenation of a Computer Name "mycomputer" and the connection specific DNS suffix "VPNconnection" would be used when registering A and PTR resource records, resulting in "mycomputer.VPNconnection". Notice that if dynamic DNS registration is disabled on a computer to which this setting is applied, then, regardless of this settings settings, a computer does not attempt dynamic DNS registration of A and PTR records containing a concatenation of its Computer Name and a connection-specific DNS suffix. If dynamic DNS registration is disabled on a specific network connection of a computer to which this setting is applied, then, regardless of this settings settings, a computer does not attempt dynamic DNS registration of A and PTR records containing a concatenation of its Computer Name and a connection-specific DNS suffix on that network connection. If this setting is disabled, a DNS client does not register A and PTR resource records with its connection-specific DNS suffix. If this setting is not configured, it is not applied to any computers, and computers use their local configuration.
Fix:
(1) GPO: Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Network\DNS Client\Register DNS records with connection-specific DNS suffix
(2) KEY: HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\DNSClient\RegisterAdapterName
Platform: |
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 |