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Exchange 2010 Hub Transport Server STIG

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • 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
  • Exch-2-833

    Group
  • Audit record parameters must be set.

    Log files help establish a history of activities, and can be useful in detecting attack attempts. This item declares the fields that must be available in the audit log file in order to adequately...
    Rule Low Severity
  • Exch-2-839

    Group
  • Audit data must be on separate partitions.

    Log files help establish a history of activities, and can be useful in detecting attack attempts or determining tuning adjustments to improve availability. Audit log content must always be consid...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Exch-2-842

    Group
  • Exch-3-003

    Group
  • Email software must be monitored for change on INFOCON frequency schedule.

    The INFOCON system provides a framework within which the Commander USSTRATCOM regional commanders, service chiefs, base/post/camp/station/vessel commanders, or agency directors can increase the mea...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Exch-3-006

    Group
  • 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
  • Exch-3-804

    Group
  • Exch-2-011

    Group
  • Exch-3-807

    Group
  • Email application must not share a partition with another application.

    In the same way that added security layers can provide a cumulative positive effect on security posture, multiple applications can provide a cumulative negative effect. A vulnerability and subseque...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Exch-2-014

    Group
  • Servers must use approved DoD certificates.

    Server certificates are required for many security features in Exchange; without them the server cannot engage in many forms of secure communication. Failure to implement valid certificates makes ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Exch-2-015

    Group
  • Global outbound message size must be controlled.

    Email system availability depends in part on best practices strategies for setting tuning configurations. Message size limits should be set to 10 megabytes at most, but often are smaller, depending...
    Rule Low Severity
  • Exch-3-814

    Group
  • The current, approved service pack must be installed.

    Failure to install the most current Exchange service pack leaves a system vulnerable to exploitation. Current service packs correct known security and system vulnerabilities.
    Rule Medium Severity

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