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Microsoft Exchange 2019 Mailbox Server Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-APP-000295

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  • The Exchange receive connector timeout must be limited.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Email system availability depends in part on best practice strategies for setting tuning. This configuration controls the num...
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  • SRG-APP-000340

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  • Exchange Outlook Anywhere clients must use NTLM authentication to access email.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Identification and authentication provide the foundation for access control. Access to email services applications require NT...
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  • Role-Based Access Control must be defined for privileged and nonprivileged users.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Role Based Access Control (RBAC) is the permissions model used in Microsoft Exchange Server 2013, 2016, and 2019. With RBAC, ...
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  • SRG-APP-000378

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  • The Exchange application directory must be protected from unauthorized access.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Default product installations may provide more generous access permissions than are necessary to run the application. By exam...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • SRG-APP-000380

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  • An Exchange software baseline copy must exist.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Exchange software, as with other application software installed on a host system, must be included in a system baseline recor...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • SRG-APP-000381

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  • Exchange software must be monitored for unauthorized changes.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Monitoring software files for changes against a baseline on a regular basis may help detect the possible introduction of mali...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • SRG-APP-000383

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  • Exchange services must be documented, and unnecessary services must be removed or disabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Unneeded but running services offer attackers an enhanced attack profile, and attackers are constantly watching to discover o...
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  • SRG-APP-000391

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  • SRG-APP-000431

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  • The Exchange email application must not share a partition with another application.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;In the same way that added security layers can provide a cumulative positive effect on security posture, multiple application...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • SRG-APP-000435

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  • Exchange must not send delivery reports to remote domains.

    &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...
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  • SRG-APP-000435

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  • Exchange must not send nondelivery reports to remote domains.

    &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...
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  • SRG-APP-000435

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  • The Exchange SMTP automated banner response must not reveal server details.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Automated connection responses occur as a result of FTP or Telnet connections when connecting to those services. They report ...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • SRG-APP-000435

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  • Exchange internal send connectors must use an authentication level.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) connector is used by Exchange to send and receive messages from server to server. Se...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • SRG-APP-000435

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  • Exchange must provide mailbox databases in a highly available and redundant configuration.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Exchange Server mailbox databases and any data contained in those mailboxes should be protected. This can be accomplished by ...
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  • SRG-APP-000439

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  • The application must protect the confidentiality and integrity of transmitted information.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without protection of the transmitted information, confidentiality and integrity may be compromised since unprotected communi...
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  • SRG-APP-000456

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  • Exchange must have the most current, approved Cumulative Update installed.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Failure to install the most current Exchange Cumulative Update (CU) leaves a system vulnerable to exploitation. Current CUs c...
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  • SRG-APP-000516

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  • Exchange must be configured in accordance with the security configuration settings based on DOD security configuration or implementation guidance, including STIGs, NSA configuration guides, CTOs, and DTMs.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Configuring Exchange to implement organization-wide security implementation guides and security checklists ensures compliance...
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