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Apple macOS 14 (Sonoma) Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
The macOS system must enforce enrollment in mobile device management.
The macOS system must enforce enrollment in mobile device management.
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The macOS system must enforce enrollment in mobile device management.
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>Users must enroll their Mac in a Mobile Device Management (MDM) software. User Approved MDM (UAMDM) enrollment or enrollment via Apple Business Manager (ABM)/Apple School Manager (ASM) is required to manage certain security settings. Currently these include: * Allowed Kernel Extensions * Allowed Approved System Extensions * Privacy Preferences Policy Control Payload * ExtensibleSingleSignOn * FDEFileVault In macOS 11, UAMDM grants Supervised status on a Mac, unlocking the following MDM features, which were previously locked behind ABM: * Activation Lock Bypass * Access to Bootstrap Tokens * Scheduling Software Updates * Query list and delete local users</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>