Check: EX16-ED-000010
Microsoft Exchange 2016 Edge Transport Server STIG:
EX16-ED-000010
(in versions v2 r5 through v1 r1)
Title
Exchange must limit the Receive connector timeout. (Cat II impact)
Discussion
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 conjunction with the Maximum Inbound Connections Count setting. Connections, once established, may incur delays in message transfer. If the timeout period is too long, there is risk that connections may be maintained for unnecessarily long time periods, preventing new connections from being established.
Check Content
Review the Email Domain Security Plan (EDSP), or Organizations applicable documentation. Determine the connection Timeout value. Open the Exchange Management Shell and enter the following command: Get-ReceiveConnector | Select Name, Identity, ConnectionTimeout For each Receive connector, if the value of "ConnectionTimeout" is not set to "00:05:00", this is a finding. or If "ConnectionTimeout" is set to another value other than "00:05:00" and has signoff and risk acceptance in the EDSP, this is not a finding.
Fix Text
Update the EDSP, or the applicable documentation. Open the Exchange Management Shell and enter the following command: Set-ReceiveConnector -Identity <'IdentityName'> -ConnectionTimeout 00:05:00 Note: The <IdentityName> value must be in single quotes. or The value as identified by the EDSP that has obtained a signoff with risk acceptance. Repeat the procedures for each Receive connector.
Additional Identifiers
Rule ID: SV-221202r879511_rule
Vulnerability ID: V-221202
Group Title: SRG-APP-000001
Expert Comments
CCIs
Number | Definition |
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CCI-000054 |
Limit the number of concurrent sessions for each organization-defined account and/or account type to an organization-defined number. |
Controls
Number | Title |
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AC-10 |
Concurrent Session Control |