Apple OS X 10.12 Security Technical Implementation Guide

The Apple OS X 10.12 Security Technical Implementation Guide (V1 R6) has 122 STIG checks. New to STIG checklists? Read What is a STIG checklist?, CKL vs CKLB, and STIG vs SCAP benchmark.

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Severity

Version

V1 · R6

CurrentPublished Fri Jan 24 2020

The OS X system must be configured to prevent Apple Watch from terminating a session lock.

Apple OS X 10.12 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

The OS X system must be configured to prevent Apple Watch from terminating a session lock.

Description

Discussion Text

Users must be prompted to enter their passwords when unlocking the screen saver. The screen saver acts as a session lock and prevents unauthorized users from accessing the current user's account.

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Objective

V-75949

Rule

SV-90637r1_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

AOSX-12-000007

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

To check if the system is configured to prevent Apple Watch from terminating a session lock, run the following command:

/usr/sbin/system_profiler SPConfigurationProfileDataType | /usr/bin/grep "allowAutoUnlock = 0;"

If there is no result, this is a finding.

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

This setting is enforced using the "Security Privacy Policy" configuration profile.

STIG check 3 of 122 in the Apple OS X 10.12 STIG checklist

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