The operating system must uniquely identify peripherals before establishing a connection.

STIG ID: SRG-OS-000114-GPOS-00059  |  SRG: SRG-OS-000114 | Severity: medium |  CCI: CCI-000778

Vulnerability Discussion

Without identifying devices, unidentified or unknown devices may be introduced, thereby facilitating malicious activity.

Peripherals include, but are not limited to, such devices as flash drives, external storage, and printers.

Check

Verify the operating system uniquely identifies peripherals before establishing a connection. If it does not, this is a finding.

Fix

Configure the operating system to uniquely identify peripherals before establishing a connection.