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1.31 APPL-14-000180

Information

The macOS system must enable time synchronization daemon.

GROUP ID: V-259451RULE ID: SV-259451r1038944

The macOS time synchronization daemon (timed) must be enabled for proper time synchronization to an authorized time server.

Note: The time synchronization daemon is enabled by default on macOS.

Satisfies: SRG-OS-000355-GPOS-00143,SRG-OS-000356-GPOS-00144

Solution

Configure the macOS system to enable time synchronization daemon with the following command:

/bin/launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.timed.plist

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/24070

Item Details

Category: AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

References: 800-53|AU-8(1), CAT|II, CCI|CCI-001891, CCI|CCI-002046, CCI|CCI-004922, CCI|CCI-004923, CCI|CCI-004926, Rule-ID|SV-259451r1038944_rule, STIG-ID|APPL-14-000180, Vuln-ID|V-259451

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 3e184ff3b23d18f1276f2e9174918c417137b39a8f57b1b460d66a88be8516aa