Local volumes must be formatted using NTFS.

From Windows 7 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Associated with: CCI-000213

SV-25005r2_rule Local volumes must be formatted using NTFS.

Vulnerability 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

Open the Computer Management Console. Expand "Storage" in the left pane. Select "Disk Management". If the file system column does not indicate "NTFS" as the file system for each local hard drive, this is a finding. Some hardware vendors create a small FAT partition to store troubleshooting and recovery data. No other files must be stored here. This must be documented with the ISSO.

Fix text

Format all local partitions/drives to use NTFS.

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