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Booting into alternate operating systems is permitted.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-1119 5.003 SV-29661r1_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 XP Security Technical Implementation Guide 2013-03-14

Details

Check Text ( C-513r1_chk )
Open the Control Panel
Double-click on the “System” applet.
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.