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 with more control over their data storage.

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-268498r1034434_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-268498

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

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