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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The macOS system must disable proximity-based password sharing requests.
<VulnDiscussion>Proximity-based password sharing requests must be disabled. The default behavior of macOS is to allow users to request passw...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049
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The macOS system must disable Erase Content and Settings.
<VulnDiscussion>Erase Content and Settings must be disabled. Without disabling the Erase Content and Settings configuration, forensics data ...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000080-GPOS-00048
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The macOS system must enable Authenticated Root.
<VulnDiscussion>Authenticated Root must be enabled. When Authenticated Root is enabled, the macOS is booted from a signed volume that is cry...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000362-GPOS-00149
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The macOS system must prohibit user installation of software into /users/.
<VulnDiscussion>Users must not be allowed to install software into /users/. Allowing regular users without explicit privileges to install so...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000378-GPOS-00163
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The macOS system must authorize USB devices before allowing connection.
<VulnDiscussion>USB devices connected to a Mac must be authorized. [IMPORTANT] ==== This feature is removed if a smart card is paired or sma...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000445-GPOS-00199
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The macOS system must ensure Secure Boot level is set to "full".
<VulnDiscussion>The Secure Boot security setting must be set to "full". Full security is the default Secure Boot setting in macOS. During st...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
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The macOS system must enforce enrollment in Mobile Device Management (MDM).
<VulnDiscussion>Users must enroll their Mac in MDM software. User Approved MDM (UAMDM) enrollment or enrollment via Apple Business Manager (...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
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The macOS system must enable Recovery Lock.
<VulnDiscussion>A Recovery Lock password must be enabled and set. Single user mode, recovery mode, the Startup Manager, and several other to...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
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The macOS system must enforce installation of XProtect Remediator and Gatekeeper updates automatically.
<VulnDiscussion>Software Update must be configured to update XProtect Remediator and Gatekeeper automatically. This setting enforces definit...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049
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The macOS system must disable Genmoji.
<VulnDiscussion>Apple Intelligence features that use off-device Artificial Intelligence (AI) must be disabled. Use of off-device AI poses a ...Rule Medium Severity
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