Exchange must provide redundancy.

From Microsoft Exchange 2016 Edge Transport Server Security Technical Implementation Guide

Associated with: CCI-002418

SV-95309r1_rule Exchange must provide redundancy.

Vulnerability discussion

Denial of Service (DoS) is a condition when a resource is not available for legitimate users. When this occurs, the organization either cannot accomplish its mission or must operate at degraded capacity.This requirement addresses the configuration of applications to mitigate the impact of DoS attacks that have occurred or are ongoing on application availability. For each application, known and potential DoS attacks must be identified and solutions for each type implemented. A variety of technologies exist to limit or, in some cases, eliminate the effects of DoS attacks (e.g., limiting processes or restricting the number of sessions the application opens at one time). Employing increased capacity and bandwidth, combined with service redundancy, may reduce the susceptibility to some DoS attacks.

Check content

Review the Email Domain Security Plan (EDSP). Determine if the Exchange servers are using redundancy by entering the following command: Get-TransportService | select FL If the value returned is not at least two Edge servers, this is a finding.

Fix text

Update the EDSP to reflect the Exchange servers used for redundancy. Configure two or more Edge servers for load balancing.

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