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V-282681CAT II — Medium severitySV-282681r1201023_rule

TOSS 5 must be configured to prevent unrestricted mail relaying.

Rule version TOSS-05-000207 · STIG v1 · 2026-08-20

Discussion

If unrestricted mail relaying is permitted, unauthorized senders could use this host as a mail relay for the purpose of sending spam or other unauthorized activity.

Check

Verify TOSS 5 is configured to prevent unrestricted mail relaying using the following command:

$ postconf -n smtpd_client_restrictions 

smtpd_client_restrictions = permit_mynetworks,reject

If the "smtpd_client_restrictions" parameter contains any entries other than "permit_mynetworks" and "reject", and the additional entries have not been documented with the information system security officer (ISSO), this is a finding.

Fix

Modify the postfix configuration file to restrict client connections to the local network using the following command:

$ sudo postconf -e 'smtpd_client_restrictions = permit_mynetworks,reject'

Identifiers

Group ID
V-282681
Group title
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
Rule ID
SV-282681r1201023_rule
Check ID
C-87242r1201021_chk
Fix ID
F-87147r1201022_fix