Send Connectors must be clearly named.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
Exch-HB-211	Exch-HB-211	Exch-HB-211_rule		Low

Description
For Send Connectors, unclear naming as to direction and purpose increases risk that messages may not flow as intended, troubleshooting efforts may be impaired, or incorrect assumptions made about the completeness of the configuration. Collectively, connectors should account for all connections required for the overall email topology design. Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) connectors, when listed, must name purpose and direction clearly, and their counterparts on servers to which they connect should be recognizable as their partners.

Description

For Send Connectors, unclear naming as to direction and purpose increases risk that messages may not flow as intended, troubleshooting efforts may be impaired, or incorrect assumptions made about the completeness of the configuration. Collectively, connectors should account for all connections required for the overall email topology design. Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) connectors, when listed, must name purpose and direction clearly, and their counterparts on servers to which they connect should be recognizable as their partners.

STIG	Date
Microsoft Exchange 2010 Hub Transport Server Role	2012-05-31

Details

Check Text ( C-_chk )
Open the Exchange Management Shell and enter the following command. Get-SendConnector \| Select Name, Identity Review the naming convention for the connectors. If the connectors are not clearly named, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-_fix)
Open the Exchange Management Shell and enter the following command. Set-SendConnector -Name <'SendConnector'> -Identity <'Identity'>