STIGQter: STIG Summary: Apple OS X 10.14 (Mojave) Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 3 Benchmark Date: 23 Apr 2021:

The macOS system must initiate a session lock after a 15-minute period of inactivity.

DISA Rule

SV-209524r610285_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-209524

Group Title

SRG-OS-000029-GPOS-00010

Rule Version

AOSX-14-000004

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000057 - The information system initiates a session lock after the organization-defined time period of inactivity.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

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

Check Contents

To check if the system has a configuration profile configured to enable the screen saver after a time-out period, run the following command:

/usr/sbin/system_profiler SPConfigurationProfileDataType | /usr/bin/grep idleTime

If there is no result, or if "idleTime" is not set to "900" seconds or less, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-209524

Documentable

False

Rule Version

AOSX-14-000004

Severity Override Guidance

To check if the system has a configuration profile configured to enable the screen saver after a time-out period, run the following command:

/usr/sbin/system_profiler SPConfigurationProfileDataType | /usr/bin/grep idleTime

If there is no result, or if "idleTime" is not set to "900" seconds or less, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

2930

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