No profile (default benchmark)
Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile
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Exch-1-002
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
Encryption must be used for RPC client access.
<VulnDiscussion>This setting controls whether client machines are forced to use secure channels to communicate with the server. If this feat...Rule Medium Severity -
Exch-1-005
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The Microsoft Exchange IMAP4 service must be disabled.
<VulnDiscussion>The IMAP4 protocol is not approved for use within the DoD. It uses a clear text based user name and password and does not sup...Rule Medium Severity -
Exch-1-008
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The Microsoft Exchange POP3 service must be disabled.
<VulnDiscussion>The POP3 protocol is not approved for use within the DoD. It uses a clear text based user name and password and does not supp...Rule Medium Severity -
Exch-1-103
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The Public Folder virtual directory must be removed if not in use by the site.
<VulnDiscussion>To reduce the vectors through which a server can be attacked, unneeded application components should be disabled or removed. ...Rule Low Severity -
Exch-1-202
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
Web email must use standard ports protocols.
<VulnDiscussion>PPSM standard defined ports and protocols must be used for all Exchange services. The standard port for HTTP connections is ...Rule Medium Severity -
Exch-1-203
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
Encryption must be used for OWA access.
<VulnDiscussion>This setting controls whether client machines should be forced to use secure channels to communicate with this virtual direct...Rule Medium Severity -
Exch-1-205
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
Forms-based Authentication must not be enabled.
<VulnDiscussion>Identification and Authentication provide the foundation for access control. Access to email services applications in the Do...Rule Medium Severity -
Exch-2-817
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
Email Diagnostic log level must be set to low or lowest level.
<VulnDiscussion>Log files help establish a history of activities, and can be useful in detecting attack attempts or determining tuning adjust...Rule Medium Severity -
Exch-1-402
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
Outlook Anywhere (OA) clients must use NTLM authentication to access email.
<VulnDiscussion>Identification and Authentication provide the foundation for access control. Access to email services applications require N...Rule Medium Severity -
Exch-2-820
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The Send Fatal Errors to Microsoft must be disabled.
<VulnDiscussion>Log files help establish a history of activities, and can be useful in detecting attack attempts or determining tuning adjust...Rule Medium Severity -
Exch-2-823
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
Administrator audit logging must be enabled.
<VulnDiscussion> Unauthorized or malicious data changes can compromise the integrity and usefulness of the data. Automated attacks or malici...Rule Medium Severity -
Exch-1-603
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The Microsoft Active Sync directory must be removed.
<VulnDiscussion> To reduce the vectors through which a server can be attacked, unneeded application components should be disabled or removed....Rule Low Severity -
Exch-2-826
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
Audit data must be protected against unauthorized access.
<VulnDiscussion>Log files help establish a history of activities, and can be useful in detecting attack attempts or determining tuning adjust...Rule Medium Severity -
Exch-2-828
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
Exchange application directory must be protected from unauthorized access.
<VulnDiscussion>Default product installations may provide more generous access permissions than are necessary to run the application. By exa...Rule Medium Severity -
Exch-2-831
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
Exchange must not send Customer Experience reports to Microsoft.
<VulnDiscussion>Log files help establish a history of activities, and can be useful in detecting attack attempts or determining tuning adjust...Rule Medium Severity -
Exch-2-833
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
Audit record parameters must be set.
<VulnDiscussion>Log files help establish a history of activities, and can be useful in detecting attack attempts. This item declares the fi...Rule Low Severity -
Exch-2-839
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
Audit data must be on separate partitions.
<VulnDiscussion>Log files help establish a history of activities, and can be useful in detecting attack attempts or determining tuning adjust...Rule Medium Severity -
Exch-2-842
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
Queue monitoring must be configured with threshold and action.
<VulnDiscussion>Monitors are automated “process watchers” that respond to performance changes, and can be useful in detecting outages and ale...Rule Medium Severity -
Exch-3-003
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
Email software must be monitored for change on INFOCON frequency schedule.
<VulnDiscussion>The INFOCON system provides a framework within which the Commander USSTRATCOM regional commanders, service chiefs, base/post/...Rule Medium Severity -
Exch-3-006
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
Exchange software baseline copy must exist.
<VulnDiscussion>Exchange software, as with other application software installed on a host system, must be included in a system baseline recor...Rule Medium Severity -
Exch-3-804
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
Services must be documented and unnecessary services must be removed or disabled.
<VulnDiscussion>Unneeded, but running, services offer attackers an enhanced attack profile, and attackers are constantly watching to discove...Rule Medium Severity -
Exch-3-807
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
Email application must not share a partition with another application.
<VulnDiscussion>In the same way that added security layers can provide a cumulative positive effect on security posture, multiple application...Rule Medium Severity -
Exch-2-014
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
Servers must use approved DoD certificates.
<VulnDiscussion>Server certificates are required for many security features in Exchange; without them the server cannot engage in many forms ...Rule Medium Severity -
Exch-3-814
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The current, approved service pack must be installed.
<VulnDiscussion>Failure to install the most current Exchange service pack leaves a system vulnerable to exploitation. Current service packs c...Rule Medium Severity -
Exch-2-019
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
Local machine policy must require signed scripts.
<VulnDiscussion>Scripts often provide a way for attackers to infiltrate a system, especially those downloaded from untrusted locations. By ...Rule Medium Severity
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