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Apple macOS 14 (Sonoma) Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

    Group
  • The macOS system must disable iCloud Mail.

    The macOS built-in Mail.app connection to Apple's iCloud service must be disabled. Apple's iCloud service does not provide an organization with enough control over the storage and access of data a...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

    Group
  • The macOS system must disable iCloud Notes.

    The macOS built-in Notes.app connection to Apple's iCloud service must be disabled. Apple's iCloud service does not provide an organization with enough control over the storage and access of data ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

    Group
  • The macOS system must disable the camera.

    macOS must be configured to disable the camera.
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

    Group
  • SRG-OS-000205-GPOS-00083

    Group
  • The macOS system must disable sending diagnostic and usage data to Apple.

    The ability to submit diagnostic data to Apple must be disabled. The information system must be configured to provide only essential capabilities. Disabling the submission of diagnostic and usage ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000080-GPOS-00048

    Group
  • The macOS system must disable Remote Apple Events.

    If the system does not require Remote Apple Events, support for Apple Remote Events is nonessential and must be disabled. The information system must be configured to provide only essential capabi...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

    Group
  • The macOS system must disable Apple ID setup during Setup Assistant.

    The prompt for Apple ID setup during Setup Assistant must be disabled. macOS will automatically prompt new users to set up an Apple ID while they are going through Setup Assistant if this is not d...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

    Group
  • The macOS system must disable Privacy Setup services during Setup Assistant.

    The prompt for Privacy Setup services during Setup Assistant must be disabled. Organizations must apply organizationwide configuration settings. The macOS Privacy Setup services prompt guides new ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

    Group
  • The macOS system must disable iCloud Storage Setup during Setup Assistant.

    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...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000074-GPOS-00042

    Group
  • SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

    Group
  • SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

    Group

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