STIGQter: STIG Summary: MS Exchange 2010 Edge Transport Server STIG Version: 1 Release: 15 Benchmark Date: 26 Apr 2019:

Outbound Connection Timeout must be 10 or less.

DISA Rule

SV-44066r1_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-33646

Group Title

Exch-2-769

Rule Version

Exch-2-769

Severity

CAT III

CCI(s)

• CCI-000366 - The organization implements the security configuration settings.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Open the Exchange Management Shell and enter the following command:

Set-ReceiveConnector -Identity <'ReceiveConnector'> -ConnectionInactivityTimeOut
00:10:00 or other value as identified by the EDSP.

Check Contents

Obtain the Email Domain Security Plan (EDSP) and locate the 'Connection Timeout' value.

Open the Exchange Management Shell and enter the following command:

Get-SendConnector | Select Name, Identity, ConnectionInactivityTimeOut

If the value of 'ConnectionInactivityTimeOut' is set to 00:10:00, this is not a finding.

If 'ConnectionInactivityTimeOut' is set to other than 00:10:00, and has signoff and risk acceptance in the EDSP, this is not a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-33646

Documentable

False

Rule Version

Exch-2-769

Severity Override Guidance

Obtain the Email Domain Security Plan (EDSP) and locate the 'Connection Timeout' value.

Open the Exchange Management Shell and enter the following command:

Get-SendConnector | Select Name, Identity, ConnectionInactivityTimeOut

If the value of 'ConnectionInactivityTimeOut' is set to 00:10:00, this is not a finding.

If 'ConnectionInactivityTimeOut' is set to other than 00:10:00, and has signoff and risk acceptance in the EDSP, this is not a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

1995

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