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Exchange Mail quota settings must not restrict receiving mail.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-207297 EX13-MB-000155 SV-207297r615936_rule Low
Description
Mail quota settings control the maximum sizes of a user’s mailbox and the system’s response if these limits are exceeded. Mailbox data that is not monitored against a quota increases the risk of mail loss due to filled disk space, which can also render the system unavailable. Failure to allow mail receipt may impede users from receiving mission-critical data.
STIG Date
Microsoft Exchange 2013 Mailbox Server Security Technical Implementation Guide 2021-12-16

Details

Check Text ( C-7555r393404_chk )
Open the Exchange Management Shell and enter the following command:

Get-MailboxDatabase | Select Name, Identity, ProhibitSendReceiveQuota

If the value of ProhibitSendReceiveQuota is not set to Unlimited, this is a finding.

or

If the value of ProhibitSendReceiveQuote is set to an alternate value and has signoff and risk acceptance in the EDSP, this is not a finding.
Fix Text (F-7555r393405_fix)
Open the Exchange Management Shell and enter the following command:

Set-MailboxDatabase -Identity <'IdentityName'> -ProhibitSendReceiveQuota Unlimited

Note: The value must be in quotes.

or

The value as identified by the EDSP that has obtained a signoff with risk acceptance.