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Exchange 2010 Hub Transport Server STIG

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Exch-2-760

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Send Connector connections count must be limited.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This setting controls the maximum number of simultaneous outbound connections allowed for a given SMTP Connector, and can be ...
    Rule Low Severity
  • Exch-2-763

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Internal Send Connectors must use Domain Security (Mutual Authentication TLS).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) connector is used by Exchange to send and receive messages from server to server. Th...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Exch-2-766

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Internal Send Connectors must require encryption.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) connector is used by Exchange to send and receive messages from server to server. Th...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Exch-2-771

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Internet facing send Connectors must specify a Smart Host.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;In the case of identifying a 'Smart Host' for the email environment, a logical send connector is the preferred method. A 'S...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Exch-2-801

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Connectivity logging must be enabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A connectivity log is a record of the SMTP connection activity of the outbound message delivery queues to the destination Mai...
    Rule Medium Severity

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