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Ejection of removable NTFS media is not restricted to administrators.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-1171 3.052 SV-25034r1_rule Medium
Description
Removable hard drives can be formatted and ejected by others who are not members of the Administrators Group, if they are not properly configured. Formatting and ejecting removable NTFS media should only be done by administrators.
STIG Date
Windows 7 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2017-07-28

Details

Check Text ( None )
None
Fix Text (F-113r1_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> Security Options -> “Devices: Allowed to Format and Eject Removable Media” to “Administrators”.