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Check: APPL-14-005061

Apple macOS 14 (Sonoma) STIG: APPL-14-005061 (in versions v2 r2 through v1 r1)

Title

The macOS system must disable Erase Content and Settings. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

Erase Content and Settings must be disabled.

Check Content

Verify the macOS system is configured to disable Erase Content and Settings with the following command: /usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript << EOS $.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.applicationaccess')\ .objectForKey('allowEraseContentAndSettings').js EOS If the result is not "false", this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the macOS system to disable Erase Content and Settings by installing the "com.apple.applicationaccess" configuration profile.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-259569r958478_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-259569

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

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CCIs

CCIs tied to check.

Number	Definition
CCI-000381	Configure the system to provide only organization-defined mission essential capabilities.

Controls

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

Number	Title
CM-7	Least Functionality