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MS Exchange 2013 Edge Transport Server Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Exchange must have antispam filtering enabled.

    Originators of spam messages are constantly changing their techniques in order to defeat spam countermeasures; therefore, spam software must be constantly updated to address the changing threat. Sp...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Exchange must have antispam filtering configured.

    Originators of spam messages are constantly changing their techniques in order to defeat spam countermeasures; therefore, spam software must be constantly updated to address the changing threat. A ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Exchange 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 ser...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • The Exchange 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 and stating th...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Exchange internal Send connectors must use an authentication level.

    The Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) connector is used by Exchange to send and receive messages from server to server. Several controls work together to provide security between internal server...
    Rule Medium Severity

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