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Check: APPL-14-000070

Apple macOS 14 (Sonoma) STIG: APPL-14-000070 (in versions v2 r2 through v1 r1)

Title

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

Discussion

The screen saver timeout must be set to 900 seconds or a shorter length of time. This rule ensures that a full session lock is triggered within no more than 900 seconds of inactivity.

Check Content

Verify the macOS system is configured to initiate the screen saver timeout after 15 minutes of inactivity with the following command: /usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript << EOS function run() { let timeout = ObjC.unwrap($.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.screensaver')\ .objectForKey('idleTime')) if ( timeout <= 900 ) { return("true") } else { return("false") } } EOS If the result is not "true", this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the macOS system to initiate the screen saver after 15 minutes of inactivity by installing the "com.apple.screensaver" configuration profile.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-259441r958402_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-259441

Group Title: SRG-OS-000029-GPOS-00010

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CCIs

CCIs tied to check.

Number	Definition
CCI-000057	Prevent further access to the system by initiating a device lock after organization-defined time period of inactivity; and/or requiring the user to initiate a device lock before leaving the system unattended.

Controls

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

Number	Title
AC-11	Session Lock