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Check: APPL-14-005090

Apple macOS 14 (Sonoma) STIG: APPL-14-005090 (in versions v1 r2 through v1 r1)

Title

The macOS system must authorize USB devices before allowing connection. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

USB devices connected to a Mac must be authorized. [IMPORTANT] ==== This feature is removed if a smart card is paired or smart card attribute mapping is configured. ====

Check Content

Verify the macOS system is configured to authorize USB devices before allowing connection with the following command: /usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript << EOS function run() { let pref1 = ObjC.unwrap($.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.applicationaccess')\ .objectForKey('allowUSBRestrictedMode')) if ( pref1 == false ) { return("false") } else { return("true") } } EOS If the result is not "true", this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the macOS system to authorize USB devices before allowing connection by installing the "com.apple.applicationaccess" configuration profile.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-259572r941338_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-259572

Group Title: SRG-OS-000378-GPOS-00163

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CCIs

CCIs tied to check.

Number	Definition
CCI-001958	The information system authenticates an organization-defined list of specific and/or types of devices before establishing a local, remote, or network connection.

Controls

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

Number	Title
IA-3	Device Identification And Authentication