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III - Administrative Public

Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile

  • SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

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  • The macOS system must disable proximity-based password sharing requests.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Proximity-based password sharing requests must be disabled. The default behavior of macOS is to allow users to request passw...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

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  • The macOS system must disable Erase Content and Settings.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Erase Content and Settings must be disabled. Without disabling the Erase Content and Settings configuration, forensics data ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000080-GPOS-00048

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  • The macOS system must enable Authenticated Root.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Authenticated Root must be enabled. When Authenticated Root is enabled, the macOS is booted from a signed volume that is cry...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000362-GPOS-00149

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  • The macOS system must prohibit user installation of software into /users/.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Users must not be allowed to install software into /users/. Allowing regular users without explicit privileges to install so...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000378-GPOS-00163

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  • The macOS system must authorize USB devices before allowing connection.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;USB devices connected to a Mac must be authorized. [IMPORTANT] ==== This feature is removed if a smart card is paired or sma...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000445-GPOS-00199

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  • The macOS system must ensure Secure Boot level is set to "full".

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The Secure Boot security setting must be set to "full". Full security is the default Secure Boot setting in macOS. During st...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • The macOS system must enforce enrollment in Mobile Device Management (MDM).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Users must enroll their Mac in MDM software. User Approved MDM (UAMDM) enrollment or enrollment via Apple Business Manager (...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • The macOS system must enable Recovery Lock.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A Recovery Lock password must be enabled and set. Single user mode, recovery mode, the Startup Manager, and several other to...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • The macOS system must enforce installation of XProtect Remediator and Gatekeeper updates automatically.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Software Update must be configured to update XProtect Remediator and Gatekeeper automatically. This setting enforces definit...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

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  • The macOS system must disable Genmoji.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Apple Intelligence features that use off-device Artificial Intelligence (AI) must be disabled. Use of off-device AI poses a ...
    Rule Medium Severity

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