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Email application must not share a partition with another application.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

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 subsequent exploit to one application can lead to an exploit of other applications sharing the same security context. For example, an exploit to a web server process that leads to unauthorized administrative access to the host system can most likely lead to a compromise of all applications hosted by the same system. Email services should be installed on a partition that does not host other applications. Email services should never be installed on a Domain Controller / Directory Services server.

ID
SV-44045r2_rule
Severity
Medium
Updated

Remediation Templates

A Manual Procedure

Install Exchange on a dedicated application partition separate than that of the OS.