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Check: APPL-14-002037

Apple macOS 14 (Sonoma) STIG: APPL-14-002037 (in versions v1 r2 through v1 r1)

Title

The macOS system must disable iCloud Storage Setup during Setup Assistant. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

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.

Check Content

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.

Fix Text

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

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-259498r941116_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-259498

Group Title: SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

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CCIs

CCIs tied to check.

Number	Definition
CCI-000381	The organization configures the information system to provide only essential capabilities.

Controls

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

Number	Title
CM-7	Least Functionality