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 be configured to disable the system preference pane for iCloud.

DISA Rule

SV-225181r610901_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-225181

Group Title

SRG-OS-000370-GPOS-00155

Rule Version

AOSX-15-002031

Severity

CAT I

CCI(s)

• CCI-001774 - The organization employs a deny-all, permit-by-exception policy to allow the execution of authorized software programs on the information system.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

This setting is enforced using the "Restrictions Policy" configuration profile.

Check Contents

To check if the system has the correct setting in the configuration profile to disable access to the iCloud preference pane, run the following command:

/usr/sbin/system_profiler SPConfigurationProfileDataType | /usr/bin/grep -A 6 DisabledPreferencePanes | grep AppleIDPrefPane

If the return is not “com.apple.preferences.AppleIDPrefPane”, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-225181

Documentable

False

Rule Version

AOSX-15-002031

Severity Override Guidance

To check if the system has the correct setting in the configuration profile to disable access to the iCloud preference pane, run the following command:

/usr/sbin/system_profiler SPConfigurationProfileDataType | /usr/bin/grep -A 6 DisabledPreferencePanes | grep AppleIDPrefPane

If the return is not “com.apple.preferences.AppleIDPrefPane”, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

4212

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