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

From General Purpose Operating System SRG

Associated with: CCI-000778

SV-71029r1_rule The operating system must uniquely identify peripherals before establishing a connection.

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 content

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

Fix text

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

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