Apple macOS 15 (Sequoia) Security Technical Implementation Guide
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049
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SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049
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SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049
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The macOS system must disable iCloud Reminders.
The macOS built-in Reminders.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 d...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049
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The macOS system must disable iCloud Address Book.
The macOS built-in Contacts.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 da...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049
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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
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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
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The macOS system must disable the camera.
It is detrimental for operating systems to provide, or install by default, functionality exceeding requirements or mission objectives. These unnecessary capabilities or services are often overlooke...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049
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SRG-OS-000205-GPOS-00083
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049
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The macOS system must disable Siri Setup during Setup Assistant.
The prompt for Siri during Setup Assistant must be disabled. Organizations must apply organizationwide configuration settings. The macOS Siri Assistant Setup prompt guides new users through enabli...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049
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The macOS system must disable iCloud Keychain Sync.
The macOS system's ability to automatically synchronize a user's passwords to their iCloud account must be disabled. Apple's iCloud service does not provide an organization with enough control ove...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049
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SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049
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The macOS system must disable iCloud Bookmarks.
The macOS built-in Safari.app bookmark synchronization via the iCloud service must be disabled. Apple's iCloud service does not provide an organization with enough control over the storage and acc...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049
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The macOS system must disable iCloud Photo Library.
The macOS built-in Photos.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-000080-GPOS-00048
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The macOS system must disable Screen Sharing and Apple Remote Desktop.
Support for both Screen Sharing and Apple Remote Desktop is nonessential and must be disabled. The information system must be configured to provide only essential capabilities. Disabling Screen Sh...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049
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The macOS system must disable the System Settings pane for Wallet and Apple Pay.
The System Settings pane for Wallet and Apple Pay must be disabled. Disabling the System Settings pane prevents the users from configuring Wallet and Apple Pay. Enabling any service increases the ...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049
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The macOS system must disable the system settings pane for Siri.
The System Settings pane for Siri must be hidden. Hiding the System Settings pane prevents users from configuring Siri. Enabling any service increases the attack surface for an intruder. By disabl...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000366-GPOS-00153
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SRG-OS-000423-GPOS-00187
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The macOS system must disable Bluetooth when no approved device is connected.
The macOS system must be configured to disable Bluetooth unless an approved device is connected. [IMPORTANT] ==== Information system security officers (ISSOs) may make the risk-based decision not ...Rule High Severity -
SRG-OS-000364-GPOS-00151
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SRG-OS-000366-GPOS-00153
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The macOS system must enable gatekeeper.
Gatekeeper must be enabled. Gatekeeper is a security feature that ensures that applications are digitally signed by an Apple-issued certificate before they are permitted to run. Digital signatures...Rule High Severity -
SRG-OS-000104-GPOS-00051
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The macOS system must disable unattended or automatic login to the system.
Automatic login must be disabled. When automatic logins are enabled, the default user account is automatically logged on at boot time without prompting the user for a password. Even if the screen ...Rule High Severity -
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00230
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SRG-OS-000324-GPOS-00125
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The macOS system must require an administrator password to modify systemwide preferences.
The system must be configured to require an administrator password to modify the systemwide preferences in System Settings. Some Preference Panes in System Settings contain settings that affect th...Rule High Severity
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