Title

The macOS system must disable Unlock with Apple Watch during Setup Assistant. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

The prompt for Apple Watch unlock setup during Setup Assistant must be disabled. Disabling Apple watches is a necessary step to ensuring the information system retains a session lock until the user reestablishes access using authorized identification and authentication procedures.

Check Content

Verify the macOS system is configured to disable Unlock with Apple Watch during Setup Assistant with the following command: /usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript << EOS $.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.SetupAssistant.managed')\ .objectForKey('SkipUnlockWithWatch').js EOS If the result is not "true", this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the macOS system to disable Unlock with Apple Watch during Setup Assistant by installing the "com.apple.SetupAssistant.managed" configuration profile.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-268561r1034623_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-268561

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

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