Inter-site replication must be enabled and configured to occur at least daily.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-8553	DS00.3230_AD	SV-30992r3_rule		Medium

Description
Timely replication makes certain that directory service data is consistent across all servers that support the same scope of data for their clients. In AD implementation using AD Sites, domain controllers defined to be in different AD Sites require Site links to specify properties for replication scheduling. If AD Site link schedule and replication interval properties are configured improperly, AD data replication may not occur frequently enough and updates to identification, authentication, or authorization data may not be current on all domain controllers. If this data is not current, access to resources may be incorrectly granted or denied. The default for inter-site replication is to occur every 180 minutes, 24 hours a day.

Description

Timely replication makes certain that directory service data is consistent across all servers that support the same scope of data for their clients. In AD implementation using AD Sites, domain controllers defined to be in different AD Sites require Site links to specify properties for replication scheduling. If AD Site link schedule and replication interval properties are configured improperly, AD data replication may not occur frequently enough and updates to identification, authentication, or authorization data may not be current on all domain controllers. If this data is not current, access to resources may be incorrectly granted or denied. The default for inter-site replication is to occur every 180 minutes, 24 hours a day.

STIG	Date
Active Directory Domain Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG)	2019-03-21

Details

Check Text ( C-66415r2_chk )
Open "Active Directory Sites and Services". (Available from various menus or run "dssite.msc".) Expand "Sites" in the left pane. If only a single site exists, this is NA. By default the first site in a domain is named "Default-First-Site-Name" but may have been changed. If more than one site exists, expand "Inter-Site Transports" and select "IP". For each site link that is defined in the right pane perform the following: Right click the site link item and select "Properties". If the interval on the "General" tab for the "Replicate every" field is greater than "1440", this is a finding. Click the "Change Schedule" button. If the time frames selected for "Replication Available" do not allow for replication to occur at least daily, this is a finding. Click the Cancel buttons to exit.

Check Text ( C-66415r2_chk )

Open "Active Directory Sites and Services". (Available from various menus or run "dssite.msc".)
Expand "Sites" in the left pane.
If only a single site exists, this is NA. By default the first site in a domain is named "Default-First-Site-Name" but may have been changed.
If more than one site exists, expand "Inter-Site Transports" and select "IP".
For each site link that is defined in the right pane perform the following:
Right click the site link item and select "Properties".

If the interval on the "General" tab for the "Replicate every" field is greater than "1440", this is a finding.

Click the "Change Schedule" button.

If the time frames selected for "Replication Available" do not allow for replication to occur at least daily, this is a finding.

Click the Cancel buttons to exit.

Fix Text (F-71803r1_fix)
Maintain an Active Directory replication schedule that allows inter-site replication to occur at least on a daily basis. Open "Active Directory Sites and Services". (Available from various menus or run "dssite.msc".) Expand "Sites" in the left pane. Expand "Inter-Site Transports" and select "IP". For each site link that is defined in the right pane perform the following: Right click the site link item and select "Properties". Select an interval in the "Replicate every" field less than "1440". (By default this is 180.) Click the Change Schedule button. Select time frames for "Replication Available" to allow for replication to occur at least daily.

Fix Text (F-71803r1_fix)

Maintain an Active Directory replication schedule that allows inter-site replication to occur at least on a daily basis.
Open "Active Directory Sites and Services". (Available from various menus or run "dssite.msc".)
Expand "Sites" in the left pane.
Expand "Inter-Site Transports" and select "IP".
For each site link that is defined in the right pane perform the following:
Right click the site link item and select "Properties".
Select an interval in the "Replicate every" field less than "1440". (By default this is 180.)
Click the Change Schedule button.
Select time frames for "Replication Available" to allow for replication to occur at least daily.