The macOS system must enable the time synchronization daemon.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
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
- ID
- SV-268450r1038944_rule
- Version
- APPL-15-000180
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A 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.