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 not allow an unattended or automatic logon to the system.

Apple OS X 10.12 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

The OS X system must not allow an unattended or automatic logon to the system.

Description

Discussion Text

When automatic logons are enabled, the default user account is automatically logged on at boot time without prompting the user for a password. Even if the screen is later locked, a malicious user would be able to reboot the computer to log on. Disabling automatic logons mitigates this risk.

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Objective

V-76105

Rule

SV-90793r1_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

AOSX-12-000925

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

To check if the system is configured to automatically log on, run the following command:

/usr/sbin/system_profiler SPConfigurationProfileDataType | /usr/bin/grep DisableAutoLoginClient

If "com.apple.login.mcx.DisableAutoLoginClient" is not set to "1", this is a finding.

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

This setting is enforced using the "Login Window Policy" configuration profile.

STIG check 81 of 122 in the Apple OS X 10.12 STIG checklist

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