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I have been monitoring this hoping for a solid answer, as I came to the same conclusion that thehagman did, but wasn't sure if I had all the answers as I run BIND and not MS DNS so could not test.
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Thanks guys, will look into whether to stay with Windows DNS or move to BIND...
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Hello,<br />
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I have been using domain tools provided by dnsstuff.com and upon running checks on my domain, came across this :<br />
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<b>Nameserver software version<br />
Issues a warning if the nameservers respond to the CHAOS bind.version query.<br />
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One or more nameservers responded to version queries. This can be considered a breach of security. If a malicious person or program had access to a version-specific exploit for your DNS server, displaying the version info openly will make their attack much easier. This should be removed or obscured. The nameservers that responded to version queries are:<br />
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xx.xx.xx.xx responded with &quot;Microsoft DNS 6.1.7601 (1DB1446A)&quot; <br />
xx.xx.xx.xx responded with &quot;Microsoft DNS 6.1.7601 (1DB1446A)&quot; <br />
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Any thoughts on how to provent my MS DNS servers from giving this information? This warning seems to sound valid..
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Hello,

I have been using domain tools provided by dnsstuff.com and upon running checks on my domain, came across this :

Nameserver software version
Issues a warning if the nameservers respond to the CHAOS bind.version query.

One or more nameservers responded to version queries. This can be considered a breach of security. If a malicious person or program had access to a version-specific exploit for your DNS server, displaying the version info openly will make their attack much easier. This should be removed or obscured. The nameservers that responded to version queries are:

xx.xx.xx.xx responded with "Microsoft DNS 6.1.7601 (1DB1446A)" 
xx.xx.xx.xx responded with "Microsoft DNS 6.1.7601 (1DB1446A)" 


Any thoughts on how to provent my MS DNS servers from giving this information? This warning seems to sound valid..

MS DNS Server - Remove respons to CHAOS bind.version query

The Domain Name System (DNS) is a hierarchical, globally distributed system responsible for associating the name of a computer, service or other resource into an IP address for connecting to the Internet or a private network. Most prominently, it translates domain names to the numerical IP addresses needed for the purpose of computer services and devices worldwide.