Microsoft Windows Server 2012/2012 R2 Member Server Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Version

V3 · R7

CurrentPublished Thu Nov 09 2023

Ejection of removable NTFS media must be restricted to Administrators.

Microsoft Windows Server 2012/2012 R2 Member Server Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

Ejection of removable NTFS media must be restricted to Administrators.

Description

Discussion Text

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.

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Objective

V-225455

Rule

SV-225455r569185_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

WN12-SO-000011

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

If the following registry value does not exist or is not configured as specified, this is a finding:

Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE 
Registry Path: \Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\

Value Name: AllocateDASD

Value Type: REG_SZ
Value: 0

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

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".

STIG check 210 of 329 in the Microsoft Windows Server 2012/2012 R2 Member Server STIG checklist

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