Apple macOS 15 (Sequoia) Security Technical Implementation Guide
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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SRG-OS-000355-GPOS-00143
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The macOS system must be configured to use an authorized time server.
<VulnDiscussion>An approved time server must be the only server configured for use. As of macOS 10.13, only one time server is supported. Th...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000355-GPOS-00143
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The macOS system must enable the time synchronization daemon.
<VulnDiscussion>The macOS time synchronization daemon (timed) must be enabled for proper time synchronization to an authorized time server. ...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000064-GPOS-00033
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The macOS system must configure sudo to log events.
<VulnDiscussion>Sudo must be configured to log privilege escalation. Without logging privilege escalation, it is difficult to identify attem...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000004-GPOS-00004
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The macOS system must be configured to audit all administrative action events.
<VulnDiscussion>The auditing system must be configured to flag administrative action (ad) events. Administrative action events include chang...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000032-GPOS-00013
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The macOS system must be configured to audit all login and logout events.
<VulnDiscussion>The audit system must be configured to record all attempts to log in and out of the system (lo). Frequently, an attacker tha...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000037-GPOS-00015
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The macOS system must enable security auditing.
<VulnDiscussion>The information system must be configured to generate audit records. Audit records establish what types of events have occur...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000047-GPOS-00023
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The macOS system must be configured to shut down upon audit failure.
<VulnDiscussion>The audit service must be configured to shut down the computer if it is unable to audit system events. Once audit failure oc...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000057-GPOS-00027
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The macOS system must configure audit log files to be owned by root.
<VulnDiscussion>Audit log files must be owned by root. The audit service must be configured to create log files with the correct ownership t...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000057-GPOS-00027
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The macOS system must disable the Bluetooth System Settings pane.
<VulnDiscussion>The Bluetooth System Setting pane must be disabled to prevent access to the Bluetooth configuration.</VulnDiscussion>&l...Rule Medium Severity -
The macOS system must configure audit log folders to be owned by root.
<VulnDiscussion>Audit log folders must be owned by root. The audit service must be configured to create log folders with the correct ownersh...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000057-GPOS-00027
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group
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