Exchange ActiveSync (EAS) must only use certificate-based authentication to access email.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-39167	Exch-1-502	SV-50983r2_rule		Medium

Description
Identification and Authentication provide the foundation for access control. For EAS to be used effectively on DoD networks, client certificate authentication must be used for communications between the MEM and email server. Additionally, the internal and external URLs must be set to the same address, since all EAS traffic must be tunneled to the device from the MEM. The risk associated with email synchronization with CMD should be mitigated by the introduction of MEM products and is specified in the DoD CIO memo dated 6 Apr 2011. The memo states specifically, "Email redirection from the email server (e.g., Exchange Server) to the device shall be controlled via centrally managed server." When EAS is used on DoD networks, the devices must be managed by an MEM.

Description

Identification and Authentication provide the foundation for access control. For EAS to be used effectively on DoD networks, client certificate authentication must be used for communications between the MEM and email server. Additionally, the internal and external URLs must be set to the same address, since all EAS traffic must be tunneled to the device from the MEM. The risk associated with email synchronization with CMD should be mitigated by the introduction of MEM products and is specified in the DoD CIO memo dated 6 Apr 2011. The memo states specifically, "Email redirection from the email server (e.g., Exchange Server) to the device shall be controlled via centrally managed server." When EAS is used on DoD networks, the devices must be managed by an MEM.

STIG	Date
Exchange 2010 Client Access Server STIG	2017-01-03

Details

Check Text ( C-46507r4_chk )
Open the Exchange Management Shell and enter the following commands: Get-ActiveSyncVirtualDirectory -Identity "\Microsoft-Server-ActiveSync (Default Web Site)" \| fl Basic AuthEnabled,WindowsAuthEnabled,ClientCertAuth,WebSiteSSLEnabled,InternalAuthenticationMethods,ExternalAuthenticationMethods These should be the results returned: BasicAuthEnabled : False WindowsAuthEnabled : False ClientCertAuth : Required WebSiteSSLEnabled : True InternalAuthenticationMethods : {Certificate} ExternalAuthenticationMethods : {Certificate} If the values above are not returned, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-46507r4_chk )

Open the Exchange Management Shell and enter the following commands:

Get-ActiveSyncVirtualDirectory -Identity "\Microsoft-Server-ActiveSync (Default Web Site)" | fl Basic
AuthEnabled,WindowsAuthEnabled,ClientCertAuth,WebSiteSSLEnabled,InternalAuthenticationMethods,ExternalAuthenticationMethods

These should be the results returned:

BasicAuthEnabled : False
WindowsAuthEnabled : False
ClientCertAuth : Required
WebSiteSSLEnabled : True
InternalAuthenticationMethods : {Certificate}
ExternalAuthenticationMethods : {Certificate}

If the values above are not returned, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-44146r2_fix)
Open the Exchange Management Shell and enter the following command: Set-ActiveSyncVirtualDirectory -Identity "ClientAccessServerName\Microsoft-Server-ActiveSync (Default Web Site)" -ClientCertAuth "Required" -WindowsAuthEnabled:$False -InternalAuthenticationMethods "Certificate" –ExternalAuthenticationMethods “Certificate” –ExternalUrl “https://mail-site.easf.csd.disa.mil/Microsoft-Server-ActiveSync”

Fix Text (F-44146r2_fix)

Open the Exchange Management Shell and enter the following command:

Set-ActiveSyncVirtualDirectory -Identity "ClientAccessServerName\Microsoft-Server-ActiveSync (Default Web Site)" -ClientCertAuth "Required" -WindowsAuthEnabled:$False -InternalAuthenticationMethods "Certificate" –ExternalAuthenticationMethods “Certificate” –ExternalUrl “https://mail-site.easf.csd.disa.mil/Microsoft-Server-ActiveSync”