Title

The macOS system must have the security assessment policy subsystem enabled. (Cat I impact)

Discussion

Any changes to the hardware, software, and/or firmware components of the information system and/or application can potentially have significant effects on the overall security of the system. Accordingly, software defined by the organization as critical must be signed with a certificate that is recognized and approved by the organization.

Check Content

To check the status of the Security assessment policy subsystem, run the following command: /usr/sbin/spctl --status 2> /dev/null | /usr/bin/grep enabled If "assessments enabled" is not returned, this is a finding.

Fix Text

To enable the Security assessment policy subsystem, run the following command: /usr/bin/sudo /usr/sbin/spctl --master-enable

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-252514r877463_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-252514

Group Title: SRG-OS-000366-GPOS-00153

Expert Comments

CCIs tied to check.

Controls tied to check. These are derived from the CCIs shown above.