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Apple macOS 14 (Sonoma) Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

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

    <VulnDiscussion>The prompt to set up iCloud storage services during Setup Assistant must be disabled. The default behavior of macOS is to pr...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000074-GPOS-00042

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The macOS system must disable Trivial File Transfer Protocol service.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If the system does not require Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP), support it is nonessential and must be disabled. The i...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The macOS system must disable Siri Setup during Setup Assistant.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The prompt for Siri during Setup Assistant must be disabled. Organizations must apply organizationwide configuration setting...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

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

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The macOS system's ability to automatically synchronize a user's passwords to their iCloud account must be disabled. Apple's...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

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

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The macOS built-in Safari.app bookmark synchronization via the iCloud service must be disabled. Apple's iCloud service does ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The macOS system must disable iCloud Photo Library.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The macOS built-in Photos.app connection to Apple's iCloud service must be disabled. Apple's iCloud service does not provide...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000080-GPOS-00048

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The macOS system must disable Screen Sharing and Apple Remote Desktop.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Support for both Screen Sharing and Apple Remote Desktop (ARD) is nonessential and must be disabled. The information system ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The macOS system must disable the TouchID System Settings pane.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The System Settings pane for TouchID must be disabled. Disabling the System Settings pane prevents the users from configurin...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The macOS system must disable the System Settings pane for Wallet and Apple Pay.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The System Settings pane for Wallet and Apple Pay must be disabled. Disabling the System Settings pane prevents the users fr...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The macOS system must disable the system settings pane for Siri.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The System Settings pane for Siri must be hidden. Hiding the System Settings pane prevents the users from configuring Siri.&...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000366-GPOS-00153

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group

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