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Exchange mail quota settings must not restrict receiving mail.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-259675 EX19-MB-000122 SV-259675r942339_rule Low
Description
Mail quota settings control the maximum sizes of a user's mailbox and the system's response if these limits are exceeded. Mailbox data that is not monitored against a quota increases the risk of mail loss due to filled disk space, which can also render the system unavailable. Failure to allow mail receipt may impede users from receiving mission-critical data.
STIG Date
Microsoft Exchange 2019 Mailbox Server Security Technical Implementation Guide 2024-01-10

Details

Check Text ( C-63414r942337_chk )
Open the Exchange Management Shell and enter the following command:

Get-MailboxDatabase | Select-Object -Property Name, Identity, ProhibitSendReceiveQuota

If the value of "ProhibitSendReceiveQuota" is not set to "Unlimited", this is a finding.

or

If the value of "ProhibitSendReceiveQuota" is set to an alternate value and has signoff and risk acceptance in the EDSP, this is not a finding.
Fix Text (F-63322r942338_fix)
Open the Exchange Management Shell and enter the following command:

Set-MailboxDatabase -Identity <'IdentityName'> -ProhibitSendReceiveQuota Unlimited

Note: The value must be in quotes.

or

Enter the value as identified by the EDSP that has obtained a signoff with risk acceptance.