Exchange Receive connectors must be clearly named.

From MS Exchange 2013 Edge Transport Server Security Technical Implementation Guide

Associated with: CCI-001095

SV-84459r1_rule Exchange Receive connectors must be clearly named.

Vulnerability discussion

For receive 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.

Check content

Open the Exchange Management Shell and enter the following command: Get-ReceiveConnector | Select Name, Identity For each Receive connector, review the naming for connectors. If the connectors are not clearly named for purpose and direction, this is a finding.

Fix text

Open the Exchange Management Shell and enter the following command: Set-ReceiveConnector -Name <'NewName'> -Identity <'IdentityName'> Note: Both the and value must be in quotes. Repeat the procedure for each Receive connector.

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