The macOS system must initiate the session lock no more than five seconds after a screen saver is started.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>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.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-257144r905065_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Configure the macOS system to initiate a session lock within five seconds of the screen saver starting by installing the "Login Window Policy" configuration profile.