Local volumes must be formatted using NTFS.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-1081	WN08-GE-000005	SV-48021r2_rule		High

Description
The ability to set access permissions and auditing is critical to maintaining the security and proper access controls of a system. To support this, volumes must be formatted using the NTFS file system.

STIG	Date
Windows 8/8.1 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2017-05-17

Details

Check Text ( C-44759r3_chk )
Open the Computer Management Console. Expand the "Storage" object in the left pane. Select the "Disk Management" object. If the file system column does not indicate "NTFS" as the file system for each local hard drive, this is a finding. Some hardware vendors create a small FAT partition to store troubleshooting and recovery data. No other files must be stored here. This must be documented with the ISSO.

Check Text ( C-44759r3_chk )

Open the Computer Management Console.
Expand the "Storage" object in the left pane.
Select the "Disk Management" object.

If the file system column does not indicate "NTFS" as the file system for each local hard drive, this is a finding.

Some hardware vendors create a small FAT partition to store troubleshooting and recovery data. No other files must be stored here. This must be documented with the ISSO.

Fix Text (F-41159r2_fix)
Format all local partitions/drives to use NTFS.