The macOS system must enable the time synchronization daemon.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>The macOS time synchronization daemon (timed) must be enabled for proper time synchronization to an authorized time server. NOTE: The time synchronization daemon is enabled by default on macOS. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000355-GPOS-00143, SRG-OS-000356-GPOS-00144, SRG-OS-000785-GPOS-00250</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-268450r1034290_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Configure the macOS system to enable the time synchronization daemon with the following command:
/bin/launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.timed.plist
NOTE: The service "timed" cannot be unloaded or loaded while System Integrity Protection (SIP) is enabled.