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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 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

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    Group
  • The macOS system must disable iCloud Keychain Sync.

    &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

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    Group
  • The macOS system must disable iCloud Document Sync.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The macOS built-in iCloud document synchronization service must be disabled to prevent organizational data from being synchro...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

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    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

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  • 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

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  • The macOS system must disable Screen Sharing and Apple Remote Desktop.

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

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  • 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

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    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 users from configuring Siri. Enab...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000366-GPOS-00153

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  • The macOS system must apply gatekeeper settings to block applications from unidentified developers.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The information system implements cryptographic mechanisms to authenticate software prior to installation. Gatekeeper settin...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-OS-000423-GPOS-00187

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  • The macOS system must disable Bluetooth when no approved device is connected.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The macOS system must be configured to disable Bluetooth unless an approved device is connected. [IMPORTANT] ==== Informatio...
    Rule High Severity

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