Exchange Send connector connections count must be limited.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-69827	EX13-EG-000115	SV-84449r1_rule		Low

Description
This setting controls the maximum number of simultaneous outbound connections allowed for a given SMTP Connector and can be used to throttle the SMTP service if resource constraints warrant it. If the limit is too low, connections may be dropped. If the limit is too high, some domains may use a disproportionate resource share, denying access to other domains. Appropriate tuning reduces the risk of data delay or loss.

Description

This setting controls the maximum number of simultaneous outbound connections allowed for a given SMTP Connector and can be used to throttle the SMTP service if resource constraints warrant it. If the limit is too low, connections may be dropped. If the limit is too high, some domains may use a disproportionate resource share, denying access to other domains. Appropriate tuning reduces the risk of data delay or loss.

STIG	Date
MS Exchange 2013 Edge Transport Server Security Technical Implementation Guide	2019-03-11

Details

Check Text ( C-70297r1_chk )
Review the Email Domain Security Plan (EDSP). Determine the value for SMTP Server Maximum Outbound Connections. Open the Exchange Management Shell and enter the following command: Get-TransportService \| Select Name, Identity, MaxOutboundConnections If the value of MaxOutboundConnections is not set to 1000, this is a finding. or If the value of MaxOutboundConnections is set to a value other than 1000 and has signoff and risk acceptance in the EDSP, this is not a finding.

Check Text ( C-70297r1_chk )

Review the Email Domain Security Plan (EDSP).

Determine the value for SMTP Server Maximum Outbound Connections.

Open the Exchange Management Shell and enter the following command:

Get-TransportService | Select Name, Identity, MaxOutboundConnections

If the value of MaxOutboundConnections is not set to 1000, this is a finding.

or

If the value of MaxOutboundConnections is set to a value other than 1000 and has signoff and risk acceptance in the EDSP, this is not a finding.

Fix Text (F-76057r1_fix)
Update the EDSP. Open the Exchange Management Shell and enter the following command: Set-TransportService -Identity <'IdentityName'> -MaxOutboundConnections 1000 Note: The value must be in quotes. or The value as identified by the EDSP that has obtained a signoff with risk acceptance.