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System BIOS or system controllers must have administrator accounts/passwords configured.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-36663 WIN00-000011 SV-54963r2_rule ECLP-1 Medium
Description
A system's BIOS or system controller handles the initial startup of a system, and its configuration must be protected from unauthorized modification. When the BIOS or system controller supports the creation of user accounts or passwords, such protections must be used and accounts/passwords only assigned to system administrators. Failure to protect BIOS or system controller settings could result in Denial of Service or compromise of the system resulting from unauthorized configuration changes.
STIG Date
Windows Server 2008 R2 Member Server Security Technical Implementation Guide 2015-09-02

Details

Check Text ( C-48723r2_chk )
Verify a supervisor or administrator password is set in the BIOS or system controller. If a password is not configured, this is a finding.

If access is restricted by way of hypervisor configuration settings on virtual systems, this would not be a finding.
Fix Text (F-47844r2_fix)
Access the system's BIOS or system controller. Configure a supervisor/administrator password.

Restrictions may also be applied through hypervisor configuration settings for virtual machines.