STIGQter: STIG Summary: Apple OS X 10.15 (Catalina) Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 4 Benchmark Date: 23 Apr 2021:

The macOS system must enforce an account lockout time period of 15 minutes in which a user makes three consecutive invalid logon attempts.

DISA Rule

SV-225132r610901_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-225132

Group Title

SRG-OS-000329-GPOS-00128

Rule Version

AOSX-15-000021

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-002238 - The information system automatically locks the account or node for either an organization-defined time period, until the locked account or node is released by an administrator, or delays the next logon prompt according to the organization-defined delay algorithm when the maximum number of unsuccessful logon attempts is exceeded.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

This setting is enforced using the "Passcode Policy" configuration profile or by a directory service.

Check Contents

Password policy is set with the Passcode Policy configuration profile.

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

If the return is null or not “minutesUntilFailedLoginReset = 15”, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-225132

Documentable

False

Rule Version

AOSX-15-000021

Severity Override Guidance

Password policy is set with the Passcode Policy configuration profile.

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

If the return is null or not “minutesUntilFailedLoginReset = 15”, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

4212

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