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:  | Vulnerability Id: V-203647

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

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

Fix

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