Exchange Send connectors must be clearly named.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-70017	EX13-MB-000195	SV-84639r1_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 may be 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 may be 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
MS Exchange 2013 Mailbox Server Security Technical Implementation Guide	2019-12-23

Details

Check Text ( C-70491r1_chk )
Open the Exchange Management Shell and enter the following command: Get-SendConnector \| Select Name, Identity Determine the naming for the Send connectors. For each Send connector, if the connectors are not clearly named for purpose and direction, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-76253r1_fix)
Open the Exchange Management Shell and enter the following command: Set-SendConnector -Name <'NewSendConnectorName'> -Identity <'IdentityName'> Note: Both the and value must be in quotes. Repeat the procedure for each Send connector.