The macOS system must disable password hints.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>Password hints must be disabled. Password hints leak information about passwords that are currently in use and can lead to loss of confidentiality.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-259542r941248_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Configure the macOS system to disable password hints by installing the "com.apple.loginwindow" configuration profile.