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Exchange must not send delivery reports to remote domains.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-33598 Exch-2-805 SV-44018r1_rule ECSC-1 Medium
Description
Attackers can use automated messages to determine whether a user account is active, in the office, traveling, and so on. An attacker might use this information to conduct future attacks. Ensure that delivery reports to remote domains are disabled. Before enabling this setting first configure a remote domain using the EMC or the New-RemoteDomain cmdlet.
STIG Date
Exchange 2010 Hub Transport Server STIG 2017-01-04

Details

Check Text ( C-41705r1_chk )
Open the Exchange Management Shell and enter the following command:

Get-RemoteDomain | select identity, DeliveryReportEnabled

If the value of 'DeliveryReportEnabled' is not set to 'False', this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-37490r1_fix)
Open the Exchange Management Shell and enter the following command:

Set-RemoteDomain -Identity <'RemoteDomainName'> -DeliveryReportEnabled $false