III - Administrative Public
Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile
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SRG-APP-000380
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The Exchange software baseline copy must exist.
Exchange software, as with other application software installed on a host system, must be included in a system baseline record and periodically reviewed; otherwise, unauthorized changes to the soft...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000381
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Exchange software must be monitored for unauthorized changes.
Monitoring software files for changes against a baseline on a regular basis may help detect the possible introduction of malicious code on a system.Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000383
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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 -
SRG-APP-000431
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Exchange software must be installed on a separate partition from the OS.
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 subseque...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000435
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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 -
SRG-APP-000435
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Exchange must provide redundancy.
Denial of Service (DoS) is a condition when a resource is not available for legitimate users. When this occurs, the organization either cannot accomplish its mission or must operate at degraded cap...Rule High Severity -
SRG-APP-000435
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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 -
SRG-APP-000439
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Exchange internal Receive connectors must require encryption.
The Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) Receive connector is used by Exchange to send and receive messages from server to server using SMTP protocol. This setting controls the encryption strength ...Rule High Severity -
SRG-APP-000439
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Exchange internal Send connectors must require encryption.
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 High Severity -
SRG-APP-000456
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Exchange must have the most current, approved service pack installed.
The organization (including any contractor to the organization) must promptly install security-relevant software updates (e.g., patches, service packs, hot fixes). Flaws discovered during security ...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000278
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The applications built-in Malware Agent must be disabled.
Malicious code protection mechanisms include, but are not limited, to, anti-virus and malware detection software. In order to minimize potential negative impact to the organization that can be caus...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000278
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A DoD-approved third party Exchange-aware malicious code protection application must be implemented.
Malicious code protection mechanisms include, but are not limited, to, anti-virus and malware detection software. In order to minimize potential negative impact to the organization that can be caus...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000001
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Exchange must limit the Receive connector timeout.
Email system availability depends in part on best practices strategies for setting tuning. This configuration controls the number of idle minutes before the connection is dropped. It works in conju...Rule Medium Severity
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