Ejection of removable NTFS media must be restricted to Administrators.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-1171	WN12-SO-000011	SV-52875r1_rule		Medium

Description
Removable hard drives, if they are not properly configured, can be formatted and ejected by users who are not members of the Administrators Group. Formatting and ejecting removable NTFS media must only be done by administrators.

STIG	Date
Windows Server 2012 / 2012 R2 Member Server Security Technical Implementation Guide	2016-07-22

Details

Check Text ( None )
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Fix Text (F-45801r1_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".