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Apple macOS 15 (Sequoia) Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

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  • The macOS system must disable iCloud Mail.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The macOS built-in Mail.app connection to Apple's iCloud service must be disabled. Apple's iCloud service does not provide a...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

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    Group
  • The macOS system must disable iCloud Notes.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The macOS built-in Notes.app connection to Apple's iCloud service must be disabled. Apple's iCloud service does not provide ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

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    Group
  • The macOS system must disable the camera.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;It is detrimental for operating systems to provide, or install by default, functionality exceeding requirements or mission ob...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

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    Group
  • The macOS system must disable Siri.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Support for Siri is nonessential and must be disabled. The information system must be configured to provide only essential c...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000205-GPOS-00083

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    Group
  • The macOS system must disable sending diagnostic and usage data to Apple.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The ability to submit diagnostic data to Apple must be disabled. The information system must be configured to provide only e...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000080-GPOS-00048

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    Group
  • The macOS system must disable Remote Apple Events.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If the system does not require Remote Apple Events, support for Apple Remote Events is nonessential and must be disabled. Th...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

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    Group
  • The macOS system must disable Apple ID setup during Setup Assistant.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The prompt for Apple ID setup during Setup Assistant must be disabled. macOS will automatically prompt new users to set up a...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

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    Group
  • The macOS system must disable Privacy Setup services during Setup Assistant.

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

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    Group
  • The macOS system must disable iCloud storage setup during Setup Assistant.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;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

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    Group
  • The macOS system must disable Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) service.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If the system does not require TFTP support, it is nonessential and must be disabled. The information system must be configu...
    Rule High Severity

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