HTTP authenticated access must be set to Integrated Windows Authentication only.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-33645	Exch-1-208	SV-44065r1_rule	ECSC-1	Medium

Description
This feature controls the authentication method used to connect to the OWA virtual directories. Ensure this is set to Integrated Windows Authentication only. Anonymous access provides for no access control. Basic Authentication transmits the password in the clear and risks exposure, and the other methods are not recommended by Microsoft for this control. Failure to configure this as per the recommendation may result in unrestricted access to OWA virtual directory, passwords being sent in the clear, and/or the inability to correctly authenticate, depending on which change is made.

Description

This feature controls the authentication method used to connect to the OWA virtual directories. Ensure this is set to Integrated Windows Authentication only. Anonymous access provides for no access control. Basic Authentication transmits the password in the clear and risks exposure, and the other methods are not recommended by Microsoft for this control. Failure to configure this as per the recommendation may result in unrestricted access to OWA virtual directory, passwords being sent in the clear, and/or the inability to correctly authenticate, depending on which change is made.

STIG	Date
Exchange 2010 Client Access Server STIG	2013-01-03

Details

Check Text ( C-41755r1_chk )
Open the Exchange Management Shell and enter the following command: Get-OwaVirtualDirectory \| Select Name, Identity, WindowsAuthentication If the value of 'WindowsAuthentication' is not set to 'True', this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-37538r1_fix)
Open the Exchange Management Shell and enter the following command: Set-OwaVirtualDirectory -WindowsAuthentication $true -Identity ''