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Exchange 2010 Client Access Server STIG

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Exchange application directory must be protected from unauthorized access.

    Default product installations may provide more generous access permissions than are necessary to run the application. By examining and tailoring access permissions to more closely provide the leas...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Exchange must not send Customer Experience reports to Microsoft.

    Log files help establish a history of activities, and can be useful in detecting attack attempts or determining tuning adjustments to improve availability. This setting enables an automated entry t...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Exchange software baseline copy must exist.

    Exchange software, as with other application software installed on a host system, must be included in a system baseline record and periodically reviewed; otherwise unauthorized changes to the soft...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Services must be documented and unnecessary services must be removed or disabled.

    Unneeded, but running, services offer attackers an enhanced attack profile, and attackers are constantly watching to discover open ports with running services. By analyzing and disabling unneeded...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • HTTP authenticated access must be set to Integrated Windows Authentication only.

    This feature controls the authentication method used to connect to the OWA virtual directories. Ensure this is set to Integrated Windows Authentication only. Anonymous access provides for no acce...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • IIS must map client certificates to an approved certificate server

    For EAS to be used effectively on DoD networks, client certificate authentication must be used for communications between the MEM and email server. Identification and Authentication provide the fou...
    Rule Medium Severity

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