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The macOS system must initiate the session lock no more than five seconds after a screen saver is started.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

A screen saver must be enabled and set to require a password to unlock. An excessive grace period impacts the ability for a session to be truly locked, requiring authentication to unlock.

ID
SV-252438r877365_rule
Version
APPL-12-000003
Severity
Medium
References
Updated

Remediation Templates

A Manual Procedure

This setting is enforced using the "Login Window Policy" configuration profile.