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Apple macOS 15 (Sequoia) Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • The macOS system must configure the audit log files group to wheel.

    <VulnDiscussion>Audit log files must have the group set to wheel. The audit service must be configured to create log files with the correct ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000057-GPOS-00027

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The macOS system must configure the audit log folders group to wheel.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Audit log files must have the group set to wheel. The audit service must be configured to create log files with the correct ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000057-GPOS-00027

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The macOS system must configure audit log files to mode 440 or less permissive.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The audit service must be configured to create log files that are readable only by the root user and group wheel. To achieve ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000057-GPOS-00027

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The macOS system must configure audit log folders to mode 700 or less permissive.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The audit log folder must be configured to mode 700 or less permissive so that only the root user is able to read, write, and...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000057-GPOS-00027

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The macOS system must configure audit retention to seven days.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The audit service must be configured to require that records be kept for an organizational-defined value before deletion unle...
    Rule Low Severity
  • 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
  • The macOS system must be configured to audit all deletions of object attributes.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The audit system must be configured to record enforcement actions of attempts to delete file attributes (fd). ***Enforcement...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000057-GPOS-00027

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The macOS system must be configured to audit all changes of object attributes.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The audit system must be configured to record enforcement actions of attempts to modify file attributes (fm). Enforcement ac...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000057-GPOS-00027

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The macOS system must be configured to audit all failed read actions on the system.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The audit system must be configured to record enforcement actions of access restrictions, including failed file read (-fr) at...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000057-GPOS-00027

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The macOS system must be configured to audit all failed write actions on the system.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The audit system must be configured to record enforcement actions of access restrictions, including failed file write (-fw) a...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000341-GPOS-00132

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • SRG-OS-000047-GPOS-00023

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group

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