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title: Cloud DNS without DNSSEC
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# Cloud DNS without DNSSEC

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## Metadata{% #metadata %}

**Id:** `80b15fb1-6207-40f4-a803-6915ae619a03`

**Cloud Provider:** GCP

**Platform:** Ansible

**Severity:** Medium

**Category:** Insecure Configurations

#### Learn More{% #learn-more %}

- [Provider Reference](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/google/cloud/gcp_dns_managed_zone_module.html#return-dnssecConfig/state)

### Description{% #description %}

DNS zones must have DNSSEC enabled to protect DNS responses from tampering, spoofing, and cache poisoning and to ensure the authenticity and integrity of name resolution.

For Ansible-managed Google Cloud DNS zones using `google.cloud.gcp_dns_managed_zone` or `gcp_dns_managed_zone`, the `dnssec_config.state` property must be defined and set to `"on"`. Resources missing `dnssec_config`, missing `dnssec_config.state`, or with `dnssec_config.state` not equal to `"on"` are flagged.

Secure configuration example:

```yaml
- name: Create DNS managed zone with DNSSEC enabled
  google.cloud.gcp_dns_managed_zone:
    name: my-managed-zone
    dns_name: example.com.
    dnssec_config:
      state: "on"
```

## Compliant Code Examples{% #compliant-code-examples %}

```yaml
- name: create a managed zone
  google.cloud.gcp_dns_managed_zone:
    name: test_object
    dns_name: test.somewild2.example.com.
    description: test zone
    project: test_project
    auth_kind: serviceaccount
    service_account_file: /tmp/auth.pem
    state: present
    dnssec_config:
      kind: some_kind
      state: on
```

## Non-Compliant Code Examples{% #non-compliant-code-examples %}

```yaml
---
- name: create a managed zone
  google.cloud.gcp_dns_managed_zone:
    name: test_object
    dns_name: test.somewild2.example.com.
    description: test zone
    project: test_project
    auth_kind: serviceaccount
    service_account_file: "/tmp/auth.pem"
    state: present
- name: create a second managed zone
  google.cloud.gcp_dns_managed_zone:
    name: test_object
    dns_name: test.somewild2.example.com.
    description: test zone
    project: test_project
    auth_kind: serviceaccount
    service_account_file: "/tmp/auth.pem"
    state: present
    dnssec_config:
      kind: some_kind
- name: create a third managed zone
  google.cloud.gcp_dns_managed_zone:
    name: test_object
    dns_name: test.somewild2.example.com.
    description: test zone
    project: test_project
    auth_kind: serviceaccount
    service_account_file: "/tmp/auth.pem"
    state: present
    dnssec_config:
      kind: some_kind
      state: off
```