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Apple macOS 14 (Sonoma) Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-OS-000046-GPOS-00022

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The macOS system must configure audit capacity warning.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The audit service must be configured to notify the system administrator when the amount of free disk space remaining reaches ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000047-GPOS-00023

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • SRG-OS-000365-GPOS-00152

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The macOS system must disable iCloud Document synchronization.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The macOS built-in iCloud document synchronization service must be disabled to prevent organizational data from being synchro...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • The macOS system must configure the system to audit all authorization and authentication events.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The auditing system must be configured to flag authorization and authentication (aa) events. Authentication events contain i...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000066-GPOS-00034

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The macOS system must set smart card certificate trust to moderate.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The macOS system must be configured to block access to users who are no longer authorized (i.e., users with revoked certifica...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000109-GPOS-00056

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The macOS system must disable root logon for SSH.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If SSH is enabled to ensure individual accountability and prevent unauthorized access, logging in as root via SSH must be dis...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000057-GPOS-00027

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The macOS system must configure audit_control group to wheel.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;/etc/security/audit_control must have the group set to wheel. The audit service must be configured with the correct group ow...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000057-GPOS-00027

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The macOS system must configure audit_control owner to root.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;/etc/security/audit_control must have the owner set to root. The audit service must be configured with the correct ownership...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000057-GPOS-00027

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The macOS system must configure audit_control to not contain access control lists.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;/etc/security/audit_control must not contain Access Control Lists (ACLs). /etc/security/audit_control contains sensitive con...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000067-GPOS-00035

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The macOS system must disable password authentication for SSH.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If remote logon through SSH is enabled, password-based authentication must be disabled for user logon. All users must go thr...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-OS-000080-GPOS-00048

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group

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