Exchange mail quota settings must not restrict sending mail.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-259676	EX19-MB-000123	SV-259676r961152_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. Multiple controls supply graduated levels of opportunity to respond before risking email service loss. This control prohibits the user from sending an email when the mailbox limit reaches the prohibit send quota value. Note: Best practice for this setting is to prohibit the user from sending email when the mailbox reaches 90 percent of capacity.

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. Multiple controls supply graduated levels of opportunity to respond before risking email service loss. This control prohibits the user from sending an email when the mailbox limit reaches the prohibit send quota value. Note: Best practice for this setting is to prohibit the user from sending email when the mailbox reaches 90 percent of capacity.

STIG	Date
Microsoft Exchange 2019 Mailbox Server Security Technical Implementation Guide	2024-06-10

Details

Check Text ( C-63415r942340_chk )
Review the Email Domain Security Plan (EDSP) or document that contains this information. Determine the value for the Prohibit Send Quota limit. Open the Exchange Management Shell and enter the following command: Get-MailboxDatabase \| Select-Object -Property Name, Identity, ProhibitSendQuota If the value of "ProhibitSendQuota" is not set to the site's Prohibit Send Quota limit, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-63415r942340_chk )

Review the Email Domain Security Plan (EDSP) or document that contains this information.

Determine the value for the Prohibit Send Quota limit.

Open the Exchange Management Shell and enter the following command:

Get-MailboxDatabase | Select-Object -Property Name, Identity, ProhibitSendQuota

If the value of "ProhibitSendQuota" is not set to the site's Prohibit Send Quota limit, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-63323r942341_fix)
Update the EDSP to specify the value for the Prohibit Send Quota limit or verify that this information is documented by the organization. Open the Exchange Management Shell and enter the following command: Set-MailboxDatabase -Identity <'IdentityName'> -ProhibitSendQuota <'QuotaLimit'> Note: The and values must be in quotes.