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Microsoft Exchange 2019 Mailbox Server Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-APP-000014

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Exchange must use encryption for RPC client access.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This setting controls whether client machines are forced to use secure channels to communicate with the server. If this featu...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000014

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Exchange must use encryption for Outlook Web App (OWA) access.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This setting controls whether client machines should be forced to use secure channels to communicate with this virtual direct...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000014

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Exchange must have forms-based authentication enabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Identification and Authentication provide the foundation for access control. Access to email services applications in the DOD...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000027

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Exchange must have administrator audit logging enabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Unauthorized or malicious data changes can compromise the integrity and usefulness of the data. Automated attacks or maliciou...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000033

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Exchange servers must use approved DOD certificates.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Server certificates are required for many security features in Exchange; without them, the server cannot engage in many forms...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000033

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Exchange must have authenticated access set to integrated Windows authentication only.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;To mitigate the risk of unauthorized access to sensitive information by entities that have been issued certificates by DOD-ap...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000038

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Exchange auto-forwarding email to remote domains must be disabled or restricted.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Attackers can use automated messages to determine whether a user account is active, in the office, traveling, and so on. An a...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000089

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Exchange 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
  • SRG-APP-000089

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Exchange email diagnostic log level must be set to the lowest level.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Log files help establish a history of activities and can be useful in detecting attack attempts or determining tuning adjustm...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000089

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Exchange audit record parameters must be set.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Log files help establish a history of activities and can be useful in detecting attack attempts. This item declares the field...
    Rule Low Severity

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