Apple macOS 14 (Sonoma) Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Severity

Version

V2 · R4

CurrentPublished Wed Oct 01 2025

The macOS system must enforce on device dictation.

Apple macOS 14 (Sonoma) Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

The macOS system must enforce on device dictation.

Description

Discussion Text

Dictation must be restricted to on device only to prevent potential data exfiltration.

The information system must be configured to provide only essential capabilities.

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Objective

V-259530

Rule

SV-259530r958478_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

APPL-14-002220

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

For Intel-based systems, this is not applicable.

Verify the macOS system is configured to enforce on device dictation with the following command:

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

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

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

Configure the macOS system to enforce on device dictation by installing the "com.apple.applicationaccess" configuration profile.

STIG check 110 of 156 in the Apple macOS 14 (Sonoma) STIG checklist

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