STIGUI
V-228357CAT II — Medium severitySV-228357r879559_rule

Exchange Connectivity logging must be enabled.

Rule version EX16-MB-000040 · STIG v2 · 2023-12-18

Discussion

A connectivity log is a record of the SMTP connection activity of the outbound message delivery queues to the destination Mailbox server, smart host, or domain. Connectivity logging is available on Hub Transport servers and Edge Transport servers. By default, connectivity logging is disabled. If events are not recorded, it may be difficult or impossible to determine the root cause of system problems or the unauthorized activities of malicious users.

Note: Transport configuration settings apply to the organization/global level of the Exchange SMTP path. By checking and setting them at the Hub server, the setting will apply to both Hub and Edge roles.

Check

Open the Exchange Management Shell and enter the following command:

Get-TransportService | Select Name, Identity, ConnectivityLogEnabled

If the value of "ConnectivityLogEnabled" is not set to "True", this is a finding.

Fix

Open the Exchange Management Shell and enter the following command:

Set-TransportService -Identity <'IdentityName'> -ConnectivityLogEnabled $true

Note: The <IdentityName> value must be in single quotes.

Identifiers

Group ID
V-228357
Group title
SRG-APP-000089
Rule ID
SV-228357r879559_rule
Check ID
C-30590r496867_chk
Fix ID
F-30575r496868_fix