Title

Local volumes must be formatted using NTFS. (Cat I impact)

Discussion

The ability to set access permissions and auditing is critical to maintaining the security and proper access controls of a system. To support this, volumes must be formatted using the NTFS file system.

Check Content

Run "Computer Management". Navigate to Storage >> Disk Management. If the "File System" column does not indicate "NTFS" for each volume assigned a drive letter, this is a finding. This does not apply to system partitions such the Recovery and EFI System Partition.

Fix Text

Format all local volumes to use NTFS.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-220708r958472_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-220708

Group Title: SRG-OS-000080-GPOS-00048

Expert Comments

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