Booting into alternate operating systems is permitted.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-1119	5.003	SV-19250r1_rule	ECSC-1	Medium

Description
Allowing other operating systems to run on a secure system, can allow users to circumvent security. If more than one operating system is installed on a computer, each must be configured to be compliant with STIG guidance.

STIG	Date
Windows Vista Security Technical Implementation Guide	2015-06-03

Details

Check Text ( C-19596r1_chk )
Open the Control Panel Double-click on the “System” applet. Click on the “Advanced System Settings” link. Click on the “Advanced” tab. Click the Startup and Recovery “Settings” button. If the drop-down listbox in System Startup shows any operating system other than the current Windows OS, this may be a finding. If all additional operating systems are STIG compliant, then this is not a finding.

Check Text ( C-19596r1_chk )

Open the Control Panel
Double-click on the “System” applet.
Click on the “Advanced System Settings” link.
Click on the “Advanced” tab.
Click the Startup and Recovery “Settings” button.

If the drop-down listbox in System Startup shows any operating system other than the current Windows OS, this may be a finding. If all additional operating systems are STIG compliant, then this is not a finding.

Fix Text (F-5811r1_fix)
Configure the system to prevent running non-compliant alternate operating systems.