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

Receive Connector Maximum Hop Count must be 60.

DISA Rule

SV-43999r2_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-33579

Group Title

Exch-2-741

Rule Version

Exch-2-741

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 -MaxHopCount 60

If an alternate value is desired, obtain signoff with risk acceptance and document in the EDSP.

Check Contents

Obtain the Email Domain Security Plan (EDSP) and locate the value for 'Receive Connectors”.
Open the Exchange Management Shell and enter the following command:

Get-ReceiveConnector | Select name, MaxHopCount

If the value of 'MaxHopCount' is set to 60 this is not a finding.

If the value of 'MaxHopCount' is set to a value other than 60 and has signoff and risk acceptance in the EDSP, this is not a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-33579

Documentable

False

Rule Version

Exch-2-741

Severity Override Guidance

Obtain the Email Domain Security Plan (EDSP) and locate the value for 'Receive Connectors”.
Open the Exchange Management Shell and enter the following command:

Get-ReceiveConnector | Select name, MaxHopCount

If the value of 'MaxHopCount' is set to 60 this is not a finding.

If the value of 'MaxHopCount' is set to a value other than 60 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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