Apple macOS 14 (Sonoma) Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Version

V2 · R4

CurrentPublished Wed Oct 01 2025

The macOS system must disable iCloud Storage Setup during Setup Assistant.

Apple macOS 14 (Sonoma) Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

The macOS system must disable iCloud Storage Setup during Setup Assistant.

Description

Discussion Text

The prompt to set up iCloud storage services during Setup Assistant must be disabled.

The default behavior of macOS is to prompt new users to set up storage in iCloud. Disabling the iCloud storage setup prompt provides organizations more control over the storage of their data.

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Objective

V-259498

Rule

SV-259498r958478_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

APPL-14-002037

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

Verify the macOS system is configured to disable iCloud Storage Setup during Setup Assistant with the following command:

/usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript << EOS
$.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.SetupAssistant.managed')\
.objectForKey('SkipiCloudStorageSetup').js
EOS

If the result is not "true", this is a finding.

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

Configure the macOS system to disable iCloud Storage Setup during Setup Assistant by installing the "com.apple.SetupAssistant.managed" configuration profile.

STIG check 78 of 156 in the Apple macOS 14 (Sonoma) STIG checklist

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