The operating system at organization-defined information system components must load and execute the operating environment from hardware-enforced, read-only media.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-29021	SRG-OS-000187	SV-37012r1_rule		Medium

Description
Organizations may require the information system to load the operating environment from hardware enforced read-only media. The term operating environment is defined as the code upon which applications are hosted, for example, a monitor, executive, operating system, or application running directly on the hardware platform. Hardware-enforced, read-only media includes CD-R/DVD-R disk drives. Use of non-modifiable storage ensures the integrity of the software program from the point of creation of the read-only image. For this requirement, the operating environment is the operating system.

Description

Organizations may require the information system to load the operating environment from hardware enforced read-only media. The term operating environment is defined as the code upon which applications are hosted, for example, a monitor, executive, operating system, or application running directly on the hardware platform. Hardware-enforced, read-only media includes CD-R/DVD-R disk drives. Use of non-modifiable storage ensures the integrity of the software program from the point of creation of the read-only image. For this requirement, the operating environment is the operating system.

STIG	Date
Operating System Security Requirements Guide	2011-12-28

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