STIGQter: STIG Summary: Apple macOS 11 (Big Sur) Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 23 Apr 2021:

The macOS system must enforce the limit of three consecutive invalid logon attempts by a user before the user account is locked.

DISA Rule

SV-230756r599842_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-230756

Group Title

SRG-OS-000329-GPOS-00128

Rule Version

APPL-11-000022

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 may be 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 'maxFailedAttempts\|minutesUntilFailedLoginReset'

If "maxFailedAttempts" is not set to "3" and "minutesUntilFailedLoginReset" is not set to "15", this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-230756

Documentable

False

Rule Version

APPL-11-000022

Severity Override Guidance

Password policy is set with the Passcode Policy configuration profile.

/usr/sbin/system_profiler SPConfigurationProfileDataType | /usr/bin/grep 'maxFailedAttempts\|minutesUntilFailedLoginReset'

If "maxFailedAttempts" is not set to "3" and "minutesUntilFailedLoginReset" is not set to "15", this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

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Target Key

5246

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