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Check: APPL-14-000002

Apple macOS 14 (Sonoma) STIG: APPL-14-000002 (in versions v1 r2 through v1 r1)

Title

The macOS system must enforce screen saver password. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

Users must authenticate when unlocking the screen saver. The screen saver acts as a session lock and prevents unauthorized users from accessing the current user's account.

Check Content

Verify the macOS system is configured to prompt users to enter a password to unlock the screen saver with the following command: /usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript << EOS $.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.screensaver')\ .objectForKey('askForPassword').js EOS If the result is not "true", this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the macOS system to prompt users to enter a password to unlock the screen saver by installing the "com.apple.screensaver" configuration profile.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-259419r940879_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-259419

Group Title: SRG-OS-000028-GPOS-00009

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CCIs

CCIs tied to check.

Number	Definition
CCI-000056	The information system retains the session lock until the user reestablishes access using established identification and authentication procedures.

Controls

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

Number	Title
AC-11	Session Lock