Skip to content

MS Exchange 2010 Edge Transport Server STIG

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Exch-3-807

    Group
  • 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
  • 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
  • Exch-2-333

    Group
  • Messages with malformed from address must be rejected.

    Sender Identification (SID) is an email anti-spam sanitization process. Sender ID uses DNS MX record lookups to verify the SMTP sending server is authorized to send email for the originating domai...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Exch-2-019

    Group
  • Local machine policy must require signed scripts.

    Scripts often provide a way for attackers to infiltrate a system, especially those downloaded from untrusted locations. By setting machine policy to prevent unauthorized script executions, unanti...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Exch-2-330

    Group
  • Exch-2-200

    Group
  • SMTP automated banner response must not reveal server details.

    Automated connection responses occur as a result of FTP or Telnet connections, when connecting to those services. They report a successful connection by greeting the connecting client, stating the ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Exch-2-201

    Group
  • Outbound Connection Limit per Domain Count must be controlled.

    Email system availability depends in part on best practices strategies for setting tuning configurations. This configuration controls the maximum number of simultaneous outbound connections from a ...
    Rule Low Severity
  • Exch-2-327

    Group
  • SPAM evaluation filter must be enabled.

    By performing filtering at the perimeter, up to 90% of SPAM, malware, and other undesirable messages may be eliminated from the transport message stream, preventing their entry into the Exchange en...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Exch-2-302

    Group
  • Filtered messages must be archived.

    By performing filtering at the perimeter, up to 90% of SPAM, malware, and other undesirable messages are eliminated from the message stream rather than admitting them into the mail server environme...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Exch-2-324

    Group

The content of the drawer really is up to you. It could have form fields, definition lists, text lists, labels, charts, progress bars, etc. Spacing recommendation is 24px margins. You can put tabs in here, and can also make the drawer scrollable.

Capacity
Modules